Washington, April 27 (RHC)-- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar pushed her bipartisan bill to lift the over-50-year U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba at a recent Senate hearing on Capitol Hill, and discussed steps to ensure that U.S. farmers and ranchers benefit from relations with Cuba.... More
Havana, April 27 (RHC)-- A business mission from the U.S. state of Texas is visiting Cuba this week to meet with local companies, including Alimport, Cuba's food import enterprise.... More
Havana, April 27 (RHC)-- The 8th International Health Fair, held in Havana last week entitled Health for All, contributed to strengthen cooperation links in the sector and particularly favored the exchange of information and experience on technology and material resources. ... More
The national soccer champion team, Camagüey, moved into the Luis Pérez Lozano Stadium to face today Cienfuegos, owner of the 3rd seat, in one of the most interesting matches of the May 16th event for the National Soccer Cup.... More
Havana, April 25 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez concluded an intense European tour that took him to the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Luxembourg.... More
Havana, April 25 (RHC)-- Cuban First Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel highlighted the success of the 13th 'Health for All' International Trade Fair and the International Convention on Public Health 'CubaSalud 2015',which were officially closed Friday here in Havana.... More
Havana, April 25 (RHC)-- Health Ministers of more than 40 countries who attended the just concluded International Convention on Public Health CubaSalud 2015 coincided in highlighting Cuba's health achievements and voiced their interest in further expanding and strengthening health cooperation with the Caribbean island country.... More
Havana, April 25 (RHC)-- Hero of the Republic of Cuba, Fernando González, is currently in Finland, where he met at the Parliament headquarters with a group of legislators led by the former President of the Finland-Cuba Parliamentary Friendship Group, Aino-Kaisa Pekonen.... More
Kathmandu, April 25 (RHC)-- A strong earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale has hit an area near Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu, causing extensive damage to buildings and leaving hundreds of people dead. The quake took place before noon local time on Saturday, with its epicenter registered 80 kilometers northwest of the capital. ... More
Quito, April 25 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa denounced efforts by the opposition in his country to copy the strategy of the opposition in Venezuela and try to destabilize his government and the country. ... More
Ramallah, April 25 (RHC)-- A Palestinian teenager has been shot dead by Israeli border guards at a checkpoint in the occupied East Jerusalem. Israeli security forces killed the 16-year-old Palestinian boy on Friday night while he was walking towards the al-Zaim checkpoint with his family, claiming that he intended to stab an Israeli officer. ... More
Tegucigalpa, April 25 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Manuel Zelaya, the leftist president of Honduras ousted in a 2009 coup, said on Friday that his country is living under a “permanent coup” regime. The former president made the comment in response to a decision by the Honduran high court to modify the constitution and allow for the re-election of presidents. The move to eliminate term limits for the office of the president was promoted by members of the ruling National Party of the current president, Juan Orlando Hernandez. ... More
Dhaka, April 25 (RHC)-- Hundreds of Bangladeshi garment workers have staged a protest just outside of the capital Dhaka demanding justice for the victims of an apparel factory that collapsed two years ago. Protesters, including trade union members, relatives of the victims, and hundreds of survivors, gathered around the disaster site to commemorate the second anniversary of the Rana Plaza tragedy on Friday. ... More
Yerevan, April 25 (RHC)-- Armenia has held a memorial ceremony to mark the centenary of the massacre of a great number of Armenians during the World War I. Friday's event saw dignitaries and world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart, Francois Hollande, gather at the Tsitsernakaberd memorial complex in the Armenian capital, Yerevan. ... More
Niamey, April 25 (RHC)-- Niger's health minister says the death toll from the meningitis epidemic that broke out in the West African country in January has reached nearly 130. Mango Aghali said in a statement on Friday: "There are a total of 1,150 cases and unfortunately 129 deaths." ... More
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