Havana, February 26 (RHC)-- Chinese buses of the make Yutong will continue to be the main public transportation means in Havana up to 2016, according governmental accords between Havana and Beijing facilitating the purchase by the island of the equipment, logistics and post-sale services. ... More
Havana, February 26 (RHC)-- Guests and journalists attending the 26 Habano Cigar Festival in the Cuban capital took part of tour of tobacco-leaf plantations in famous Pinar del Rio province on Tuesday, after they took part of a welcoming gala on Monday, which was dedicated to famous brands Partagas and Hoyo de Monterrey.... More
Havana, February 26 (RHC)-- Doctor Hage Gottfried Geingob, Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia, is on an official visit to the island since Tuesday and one of his first activities here was laying wreath to José Martí at the Memorial to the National Hero in Havana.... More
Havana, February 26 (RHC)-- A Cultural Festival will be held in Cairo in the second trimester of this year, as part of a joint plan between Cuba and Egypt. ... More
Havana, February 26 (RHC) Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro and President Raul Castro head the list of delegates to the 8th Congress of the Association of Cuban Artists and Writers (UNEAC), to take place April 11 and 13 in Havana. ... More
Havana, February 26 (RHC) Former Brazilian head of state Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva and Cuban President Raul Castro toured the Special Development Zone, under construction at the Mariel Port, west of Havana, where the Brazilian leader described the project as the opportunity for an industrial revolution for Cuba.... More
Caracas, February 25 (RHC) –- Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles has once again refused to take part in a dialogue to resolve recent political unrest.... More
Bogotá, February 25 (RHC) -- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday condemned an attack over the weekend on the convoy of a presidential contender in the general elections due in May.... More
Beirut, February 25 (RHC)-- Israeli warplanes have launched airstrikes on targets near the border between Lebanon and Syria. There were contradictory reports on the targets of Monday’s attacks, with sources in Lebanon saying the airstrikes hit inside Syrian territory.... More
Moscow, February 25 (RHC)-- Russia has questioned the legitimacy of Ukraine’s new government, saying the current authorities have come to power as a result of an "armed mutiny."... More
Lima, February 25 (RHC) -- Peruvian Prime Minister Cesar Villanueva on Monday submitted his resignation to President Ollanta Humala following a brawl with the country's finance minister, an official source said.... More
Havana, February 25 (RHC) -- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebel group said on Monday that military spying has negatively affected the ongoing peace negotiations with the government.... More
Sao Paulo, February 25 (RHC) -- Public prosecutors in Brazil have launched an investigation into a weekend fan riot that killed one person and left another injured, Xinhua news agency reported.... More
Detroit, February 25 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Detroit, the city's emergency manager has floated a proposal to slash worker pensions and retiree benefits in a bid to bring the city out of bankruptcy. ... More
London, February 25 (RHC)-- The 10th annual Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) has gotten underway in the United States and Britain with similar events expected to be held in other parts of the world in March.... More
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