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
United Nations, January 21 (RHC)-- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has rescinded his invitation to Iran to participate in the forthcoming international conference aimed at achieving a political solution to the Syrian crisis under pressure from the United States.... More
Damascus, January 21 (RHC)-- At least 16 people have been killed in two car bomb attacks in Syria’s Idlib Province near a border post with Turkey. ... More
Tel Aviv, January 21 (RHC)-- Israel is still seeking to take “draconian steps” to provoke a war between the U.S. and Iran despite the implementation of an interim nuclear deal. A leading regional political commentator, Mark Dankof, warned that Tel Aviv is pushing Washington for a confrontation despite the cost in human lives and material damage.... More
Moscow, January 21 (RHC)-- Russia has criticized the European Union for portraying itself as a human rights champion while facing serious problems concerning violation of rights. The Russian Foreign Ministry published a report this week, evaluating the human rights situation in EU member states in 2013.... More
Columbus, January 21 (RHC)-- In the United States, the family of an Ohio man whose “agonizing” execution took nearly 25 minutes is to sue the state, saying the way he was executed was in violation of his constitutional rights.... More
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