Moa, February 7 (RHC) -- The Vice President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Ramiro Valdes Menendez, inaugurated on Thursday the first generator of the new diesel electrical plant in the municipality of Moa, located in the province of Holguin.... More
New York, February 7 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of New York, lawmakers are seeking passage of a bill that would block financing for academic groups that boycott academic institutions in Israel. ... More
Pretoria, February 7 (RHC) -– The government of South Africa on Friday stressed its interest in continuing to develop cooperation programs with Cuba.... More
Washington, February 7 (RHC) -- A large group of world renowned figures have expressed their support of an upcoming five-day campaign to be held in Washington to demand the release of the anti-terrorist Cuban fighters unfairly imprisoned in the United States.... More
Mexico City, February 7 (RHC) -– Mexico and Cuba have agreed to step up cooperation in the sphere of fisheries and aquaculture during the 25th Meeting of Fisheries Authorities, held in Mexico City.... More
Luanda, February 7 (RHC) -- The vice president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), Alicia Corredera, has begun a working visit to Angola, where she expects to meet with members of different solidarity organizations.... More
Yale University's main mixed choir, the Yale Glee Club –YGC-, will visit Cuba from March 10 through 15 to sing and exchange with some of their Cuban counterparts. ... More
Washington, February 6 (RHC)-- U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency Director Michael Flynn claims the National Security Agency data leaked by former contractor Edward Snowden would lead to the deaths of American troops.... More
Quito, February 6 (RHC) –- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has signed a decree that takes his country out of the Inter-American Reciprocal Assistance Treaty (TIAR), according to the Foreign Ministry.... More
Rome, February 6 (RHC)-- A group representing victims of child sex abuse at the Catholic Church has called on the Vatican to prosecute offending priests. ... More
Bogotá, February 6 (RHC) –- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday that he has set a period of 10 days for an internal investigation of the Army for the alleged illegal monitoring of the negotiating team with the FARC rebels.... More
Tel Aviv, February 6 (RHC)-- Israel has issued a fresh threat of war against the Gaza Strip, saying rockets fired from the Palestinian territory are enough reason for Tel Aviv to invade the besieged enclave.... More
Panama City, February 6 (RHC) -- Expansion work on the Panama Canal has virtually stalled amid an ongoing cost overrun dispute between the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and the multinational consortium, Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC), the canal authority announced Wednesday.... More
Tokyo, February 6 (RHC)-- Japan’s electronics giant Sony will cut some 5,000 jobs around the world, saying it would book great financial losses. The company claims that the job cuts, part of a restructuring plan, would save about $1.0 billion annually.... More
London, February 6 (RHC)-- Londoners endured yet another day of travel chaos as the 48-hour strike by tube workers continued on Thursday. ... More
