Asunción, May 25 (RHC) -– The Paraguayan government announced on Monday that a trade mission from that country will visit Cuba to evaluate business opportunities.... More


Athens, May 25 (RHC)-- The Greek solidarity movement with Cuba has honored José Martí on the 120th anniversary of his death in combat on May 19, 1895. Local officials, representatives of social and political organizations, diplomatic representatives and Cuban residents in Athens, the Greek capital, gathered in a downtown park and laid a wreath at the statue of Cuba's National Hero.... More


Camaguey, May 25 (RHC) -– An investigation by the Comptroller's Office in eastern Camaguey province uncovered alleged corruption crimes at a local domestic trade company.... More


Mexico City, May 25 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexican Federal Police killed 42 men in the embattled state of Michoacan that they claim were members of the Jalisco New Generation cartel on Saturday and that they died during an armed confrontation, but testimonies by families and preliminary reports shows a whole different picture, as the bodies reveal that some were beaten before they died, while other bodies were moved and arms were placed, according to a report published on Sunday by La Jornada. ... More


Caracas, May 25 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced new plans to create a subsidized food program for school teachers and other workers in the educational sector. “We must create a … plan for the education (sector) that reaches communities, regions, high schools – all under the PDVAL (food) program,” Maduro said on Saturday. ... More


Havana, May 25 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Pastor Alape, a commander with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and a member of the peace delegation in Cuba, insisted on Saturday that the rebel group is not interested in retaliation for the government airstrike that left 26 rebels dead and called for the implementation of a bilateral cease-fire. ... More


Mexico City, May 25 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Anger and frustration were notable among the relatives and families of 16 of at least 30 people who were violently disappeared about 10 days ago, and they riffled questions at the Interim Governor of Guerrero Rogelio Ortega because it took him two weeks to finally decide to visit the violent city of Chilapa, Guerrero. ... More


Quito, May 25 (teleSUR-RHC)-- In his annual address to the nation on Sunday, President Rafael Correa highlighted worker's achievements during previous years of administration despite the massive drop in oil prices. ... More


Sports News Roundup May 23

Cuban slugger Alfredo Despaigne had an amazing performance in the Japanese Professional Baseball League by hitting 2 homers in the 10-6 win of his team, the Chiba Lotte Marines, over the Saitama Seibu Lions.... More


San Salvador, May 23 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Some 300,000 pilgrims coming from different parts of the world attended Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero’s beatification ceremony in San Salvador on Saturday, led by a special envoy from the Vatican. ... More


Kabul, May 23 (RHC)-- At least five people have been killed and several others injured in a fresh US drone strike in the troubled northeastern Afghanistan. Local Afghan security officials said that the attack took place in Kunar province on Friday evening. ... More


Amman, May 23 (RHC)-- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he is determined to continue making efforts toward the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in the territories occupied by Israel. ... More


Washington, May 23 (RHC)-- The U.S. State Department has released hundreds of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's e-mails related to the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The e-mails, released on Friday, are from Clinton's private e-mail account, which she used while she was the head of the State Department. ... More


Geneva, May 23 (RHC)-- Thirty-one people, mostly Burundian refugees, have lost their lives to a cholera outbreak in Tanzania since last week, according to the United Nations. The deaths, “two locals and 29 refugees”, were reported in the port town of Kigoma on Lake Tanganyika, in the nearby villages of Kagunga and Nyarugusu, and among the people on ferries en route from Kagunga to Kigoma, the UN Refugee Agency said on Friday. ... More


Bursa, May 23 (RHC)-- Workers at the Ford Otosan automotive manufacturing company in Turkey have staged a strike in a wave of walkouts by the country's major car makers over a deepening labor dispute. ... More


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