Mexico City, December 24 (RHC)-- Chile and Costa Rica have begun a roll-out of coronavirus vaccinations on Thursday, joining Mexico to be among the first Latin American countries to begin mass immunization campaigns.... More


Paris, December 24 (RHC)-- France has sent warplanes to fly over the Central African Republic (CAR), with French President Emmanuel Macron claiming that the move is aimed at preventing the disruption of the upcoming elections in the former French colony.... More


Lipa, December 24 (RHC)-- More than one thousand refugees and migrants from Asia, the Middle East and North Africa were left to sleep in the cold after their camp in northwestern Bosnia burned down amid a dispute among Bosnian politicians over where to house them.... More


Tunis, December 24 (RHC)-- At least 20 migrants and refugees died when their boat capsized off Tunisia’s coast as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to the Italian island of Lampedusa, Tunisian authorities said.... More


Brussels, December 24 (RHC)-- The United Kingdom and European Union have agreed on a post-Brexit trade deal after months of torturous negotiations, averting the prospect of a chaotic and acrimonious divorce at the end of this year.... More


Moscow, December 24 (RHC)-- Russia reiterated its rejection of the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba. It confirmed its commitment to develop and deepen its strategic cooperation with the island in various areas.... More


Havana, December 24 (RHC) President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez welcomed on Wednesday the Henry Reeve contingent brigade that fought the COVID-19 in Sierra Leone.... More


Baghdad, December 24 (RHC)-- Iraq’s government and the Hezbollah Brigades have denounced a decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to pardon Blackwater contractors jailed for the killing of unarmed Iraqi civilians in Baghdad.... More


New York, December 24 (RHC)-- Some are elderly and figure they do not have many Christmases left.  Others are trying to keep long-distance romance alive. Some just yearn for the human connection that has been absent for the past nine months.... More


Havana, December 24 (RHC)--The Cuban Aviation Corporation S.A. is reinforcing hygienic-sanitary measures against the Covid-19 and is urging the population to reduce visits to the air terminals.... More


Havana, December 23 (RHC) --The president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), Fernando González, ratified on Wednesday the commitment of that organization to the defense of the Revolution and solidarity for just causes.... More


Havana, December 24 (RHC) --The Australian company Metals Corporation Pty Limited signed with Cuba on Wednesday an International Economic Association (IEA) contract for the exploration and future exploitation of nickel, cobalt, iron, chrome, and other metals of commercial value.... More


Washington, December 24 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, associate Roger Stone and Charles Kushner, a real estate developer and the father of his son-in-law, Jared.... More


Washington, December 24 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has accused Iran of being behind the recent rocket attack on the highly fortified Green Zone and the US Embassy in Baghdad.  “Our embassy in Baghdad got hit Sunday by several rockets.  Three rockets failed to launch.  Guess where they were from: IRAN.  Now we hear chatter of additional attacks against Americans in Iraq...,” Trump claimed in a tweet on Wednesday night.... More


Mexico City, December 24 (RHC)-- The number of journalists killed in retaliation for their work more than doubled this year, with Mexico being the most dangerous country for journalists in 2020, followed by Afghanistan and the Philippines.  ... More


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