El Paso, August 10 (RHC)-- More details have emerged about Wednesday’s visit to El Paso by the president and first lady Melania Trump.  Reporters were barred from following the Trumps as they toured the University Medical Center of El Paso, where victims of last week's mass shooting were treated. ... More


New Orleans, August 10 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Louisiana, over 100 immigrants were tear-gassed, shot with rubber bullets, beaten and put in solitary confinement after they launched a hunger strike at the Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center. ... More


New York, August 10 (RHC)-- In the United States, a federal judge has denied a request by U.S. Army whistle-blower Chelsea Manning to reconsider mounting fines imposed on her for refusing to cooperate in a federal grand jury investigation into WikiLeaks. ... More


Miami, August 10 (RHC)-- Customers of SoulCycle and Equinox have launched a boycott, following reports that Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross -- a major shareholder in the high-end fitness chains — is planning a fundraiser for Donald Trump’s re-election campaign. ... More


London, August 9 (RHC)-- An explosive new report by The Guardian reveals that U.S. agribusiness giant Monsanto ran a “fusion center” to surveil and discredit journalists and activists who publicly criticized or wrote damning reports about Monsanto’s weed killer Roundup. ... More


Cuba in Lima: August 8 Summary

Lima, August 9 (RHC)-- The 14th day of the Lima 2019 Pan-Am Games competition schedule was Cuban sports party. Five Gold medals added up Cuban athletes this Thursday, August 9 with some surprises and some other athletes who stood up to the challenge and dominated in their competitions.... More


Lima, August 9 (RHC)-- Wrestling gave Cuba yet another Gold Medal, this time, it was the “Herradura’s Giant” Mijain Lopez in the Men’s Greco-Roman 130kg. 3-time Olympic Champion, and willing to write a new chapter in Olympic Wresting history, the Pinar del Rio native has become a legend in continental sports by becoming the first athlete to win five Pan-Am Wrestling titles.... More


Lima, August 9 (RHC)-- Yariulvis Cobas and Aimee Hernandez won this Thursday the first title for Cuba in Rowing, in the Lima 2019 Pan-Am Games. This was somehow an unexpected victory that Cobas referred to as “the spark” of upcoming achievements.... More


Washington, August 9 (RHC)-- In Washington, DC, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler has announced that his panel is officially conducting an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.... More


United Nations, August 9 (RHC)-- The United Nations' human rights chief has warned that the latest U.S. sanctions against Venezuela will worsen the situation for millions of people across the oil-rich country.... More


Guantánamo, August 9 (RHC)-- The 50th Contingent of the U.S. Venceremos Brigade begins a visit to the eastern province of Guantánamo on Friday.... More


Havana, August 9 (RHC)-- Cuba will soon have 14 breast milk banks said Doctor Pablo Roque Peña, National Coordinator of the island´s program for this kind of facilities. ... More


Moscow, August 9 (RHC)-- Russia's Foreign Ministry said it regrets the cancellation of the round of negotiations that had been developed in Barbados, between a delegation of the government of President Nicolas Maduro and the Venezuelan opposition.... More


Havana, August 9 (RHC)-- Cuba will participate in the Pacific Islands Forum scheduled to take place from August 13-16 in Tuvalu’s capital Funafuti. The Caribbean island's delegation will be headed by Emilio Lozada Garcia, Director of Bilateral Affairs at the Foreign Ministry.... More


Former Argentinean President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner  (Photo: AFP)

Buenos Aires, August 9 (RHC)-- Closing rallies for Argentina’s main political parties have been held, ahead of primary elections that are slated for this Sunday.  President Mauricio Macri’s right-wing party held their rally in a small gym in Mar del Plata, while the progressive Fernandez-Fernandez ticket, led by Alberto Fernandez and former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as his running mate, held a large public rally in Rosario. ... More


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