Drought Continues to Besiege Cuba

Havana, March 17 (RHC/ACN) – In Cuba, drought continues to take a toll on both the economy and society. An expert with the National Water Resources Institute told the media in Havana that of the country's 168 municipalities... More


Quito, March 17 (RHC/PL) – Indigenous, Afro-Ecuadorean, and social movement organizations publicly have endorsed Lenin Moreno, candidate in Ecuador's upcoming April 2 run-off elections.... More


Damascus, March 17 (RHC-teleSUR) -- On Thursday the U.S. government confirmed that it carried out an airstrike in Syria which, according to AFP, struck a mosque killing 46 civilians.... More


Hanoi, March 17 (RHC)-- Cuba and Vietnam have signed two new agreements aimed at strengthening cooperation in the health sector.... More


Washington, March 17 (RHC-DemocracyNow) -- President Trump’s proposed budget came under fire Thursday from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers.... More


Buenos Aires, March 17 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Thousands of teachers in the Argentinean province of Buenos Aires have vowed to continue their strike during a massive protest in the provincial capital of La Plata.... More


Geneva, March 17 (RHC-Xinhua), -- Over 100,000 civilians have been forced to flee their homes since the Iraqi government kicked off its second wave of military operations to recapture western parts of Mosul from Islamic State (IS) militants a month ago, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported Friday.... More


Mexico City, March 17 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Policemen in Culiacan, the capital of Mexico’s notorious Sinaloa state, were filmed arresting eight young men before handing them over to what was believed to be an organized crime group... More


Geneva, March 17 (RHC-Xinhua), -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Friday that 31 Somalis reportedly lost their lives in an alleged helicopter attack on a refugee boat late on Thursday.... More


Havana, March 15 (RHC) – The Cuban Journalists Association, UPEC, announced it will be holding a national congress in 2018.... More


Brasilia, March 15 (RHC-PL) -- Brazilian Health Minister Ricardo Barros said Brazilian patients would rather go to be seen by Cuban doctors than Brazilian ones. He attributed the attitude to the dedication and care shown by the Cubans.... More


Quito, March 15 (RHC-Xinhua), -- Ecuador's ruling party presidential candidate Lenin Moreno has now 15-point lead over rival Guillermo Lasso as the April 2 runoff is coming near, a poll showed on Tuesday.... More


Damascus, March 15 (RHC-Xinhua) -- A second blast rocked the resort area of Rabweh in the Syrian capital Damascus Wednesday, just an hour after a suicide bombing targeted the Justice Palace in central Damascus, and killed over 30 people, state-run SANA news agency reported.... More


Havana, March 15 (RHC-ACN) Cuban and Russian officials held bilateral talks in Havana on migration, consular and legal issues and the pace of cooperation projects.... More


Caracas, Mar 14 (RHC-PL)-- Since Tuesday and until Friday, Caracas is the host of the Venezuela-Cuba Enterprise Meeting, wanting to strengthen bilateral trade and foster the economic agenda of Venezuela.... More


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