Managua, January 22 (RHC)-- Nicaragua attracted 1.5 billion U.S. dollars in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2013, up 17 percent from the previous year, state-run investment agency ProNicaragua said Tuesday.... More
Cairo, January 22 (RHC)-- Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is to stand trial on charges of conspiring with foreign groups to carry out terrorist attacks. Egypt's prosecutor general said on Tuesday that Morsi will stand trial on February 16th for alleged espionage and conspiracy charges.... More
Gaza City, January 22 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have launched another airstrike on the blockaded Gaza Strip, with initial reports indicating there have been at least two deaths. In the attack, which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, an Israeli fighter jet targeted a vehicle in the city of Beit Hanoun in northeast Gaza.... More
Tokyo, January 22 (RHC)-- Voters on the Japanese island of Okinawa have re-elected a mayor opposed to the relocation of a major U.S. military base. Local officials agreed to a deal last month that would move the base from a densely populated urban area to a more remote location. ... More
Havana, January 22 (RHC)-- Members of Puerto Rican Independence-oriented organizations will come to Havana in the context of the Second Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, which will promote the membership of Puerto Rico.... More
Havana, January 22 (RHC)-- Brazil will boost the number of Cuban doctors contracted under the Mais Médicos program to 11,000, the Brazilian ambassador in Havana announced Tuesday.... More
Asuncion, January 22 (RHC)-- The president of Paraguay, Horacio Cartes, will attend the 2nd summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), to be held here in Havana, Foreign Minister Eladio Loizaga said Tuesday.... More
Havana, January 22 (RHC)-– The Universities of Havana and the Mexican state of Campeche signed an agreement Tuesday to promote joint academic and research projects, Prensa Latina reported.... More
Havana, January 22 (RHC)-- Two German ships carrying high school students and professors will arrive in Cuba's westernmost province of Pinar del Río in February as part of an academic overseas program that will take them to several nations in the region, officials said.... More
Havana, January 22 (RHC)-- Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdes said that the upcoming 20th Congress of the Confederation of Cuban Workers, the CTC, will focus on the defense of the socialist revolution and describe it as a revolutionary forum of the proletariat in a country that is implementing a process of change and transformations. ... More
The Cuban National Ballet Company will dedicate the 24th International Ballet Festival in late October and early November to honor the memory of famous English playwright, writer and poet, William Shakespeare.... More
La Paz, January 21 (RHC-NNN) -- Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister D. Majid Takht confirmed on Monday his country's willingness to strengthen friendship and cooperation ties with Bolivia.... More
Santiago de Chile, January (RHC-PL) – A recent study has revealed that Chile's forestry policy violates the rights of the Mapuche people and is an obstacle to its development. ... More
Jan 21, -- Cuban GM Leinier Dominguez obtained this morning his 3rd victory at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament after defeating Philippine GM Wesley So, corresponding to the 8th round, which takes place in three cities in the Netherlands until next Sunday mourning.... More
Jan 21, -- The football player Cristiano Ronaldo received one of his nation's most prestigious awards the ''Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry'', granted by Portugal President, Anibal Cavaco Silva.... More
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