Beirut, October 16 (RHC-PL) -- Two ministers, representatives of other government agencies, and business representatives from Lebanon and Cuba held in Beirut today a second business forum, aimed at materializing bilateral investment projects and joint ventures. Organized by the Lebanese-Cuban Businessmen Council (Chnlc), the one-day meeting was presided over by Minister of Economy and Trade of the Arab country, Alain Hakim; and Minister for Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment of the Caribbean island, Rodrigo Malmierca.... More
Havana, October 16 (RHC-PL) -- The 16th Havana Theater Festival will be dedicated to famous British theater director Peter Brook and the 30th anniversary of Teatro Buendia, members of the Organizing Committee said today. Noel Bonilla Chongo, director of Development of the international festival, which will be held from October 22nd to 31st in Havana and six other provinces of Cuba, said that there will be participants from 22 countries and 37 foreign plays will be staged, as well as 13 Cuban and two joint plays.... More
Geneva, October 16 (RHC-PL) -- Cuban Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Environment, America Santos, and the director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Francis Gurry, held a working meeting in Geneva on Thursday. The exchange took place in the context of the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which was held October 5th to the 14th.... More
Havana, October 16 (RHC-PL) -- The Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology of Cuba (CIGB) in Havana yesterday presented the results of the new Cuban medicine PEG-Heberon to treat chronic hepatitis C. A national workshop on that disease took place in the Havana center where the immediate prospects to include new technologies that will improve the quality of diagnosis and treatment of Cuban patients were discussed, specialist Iris Lugo, of the Communication Group and Image at CIGB, explained.... More
The 2015 World Boxing Championships ended in Doha, Qatar with 4 golds for Cuba, 2 for Russia and one apiece for Azerbaijan, France, Ireland and Morocco, with the latter two making history with their first ever AIBA World golds.... More
Buenos Aires, October 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Argentinean presidential candidate of the ruling Front for Victory Party (FpV) Daniel Scioli would win the second round of elections if the October 25th ballot went to a runoff, according to consulting firm Dicen.... More
Bogotá, October 16 (PL-RHC)-- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has reiterated his optimism about the possibility of achieving peace within six months, while describing as transcendental the recent agreement on justice with the FARC-EP.... More
Caracas, October 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) met with candidates on Thursday, who committed to respecting the results of parliamentary elections on December 6th.... More
Santiago de Chile, October 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Both high school and university students took to the streets of Santiago de Chile on Thursday to demand the government make more progress to offer free education in the country.... More
Quito, October 16 (PL-RHC)-- Foreign Ministers Ricardo Patiño, from Ecuador, and Heraldo Muñoz, from Chile, opened in Quito the 4th Bi-national Inter-ministerial Meeting and confirmed the signing of common agreements.... More
Mexico City, October 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Transgender people in Mexico City can get an official document, which will allow them to have their constitutional rights with their new gender identity without passing through expert medical examinations, the city's legal services adviser Manuel Granados announced on Thursday.... More
Washington, October 16 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has announced the United States will halt its military withdrawal from Afghanistan, instead keeping thousands of troops in the country through the end of Obama’s term in 2017. There are currently 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.... More
Nine U.S. governors sent a letter to Congressional leaders in Washington to request decisive steps to open trade with Cuba and put an end to the blockade against the Island. ... More
Las Tunas and Holguin are included in the selective group with 20 wins in the 55th Cuban Baseball Series, whose 36th day of the preliminary schedule is disputed today.... More
United Nations, October 15 (RHC)-- Cuba has called for an international order that guarantees peace and development without exclusions. ... More
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