Kabul, December 21 (RHC)-- In Afghanistan, a car bomb exploded in the capital Kabul on Sunday, killing nine people and wounding 15 others, including a parliamentarian. ... More
Washington, December 21 (RHC)-- The U.S. recorded over 250,000 cases in a day for the first time over the weekend. Nearly one in 200 people in the U.S. was diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last week, although the actual number of infected people is likely much higher. ... More
Havana, December 21 (RHC)-- In a verbal note addressed to the Department of State, the Cuban Embassy to the United States informed that José Ramón Cabañas Rodríguez has completed his duty as Ambassador of the island to the United States on Monday, December 21, 2020.... More
Havana, December 21 (RHC)-- The Distinction for National Culture was awarded to filmmakers Estela and Ernesto Mario Bravo to recognize their extensive and prolific audiovisual work in support of the Cuban Revolution and search for truth.... More
Havana, December 21 (RHC)-- The Central Bank of Cuba (BCC) informed that on December 30th and 31st, its branches will be closed due to the necessary processes for the launching of the monetary reform on the island.... More
Damascus, December 21 (RHC)-- Another convoy consisting of 73 U.S. Army vehicles loaded with weapons, military equipment and logistic reinforcement has arrived in Syria’s oil-rich northeastern province of Hasakah from Iraq, Syria’s official news agency reports.... More
Beijing, December 21 (RHC)-- China condemned Monday the use of human rights by the United States as a subject of political pressure and interference in Cuba's internal affairs, urging it to normalize bilateral ties based on respect for human rights.... More
Havana, December 21 (RHC)--The Cuban medical brigade that for more than six months fought in Peru against COVID-19 concluded its presence in that country with a tribute to the Peruvian doctors who were victims of the pandemic, especially three of them who graduated in Cuba.... More
Havana, December 21 (RHC) Artists and intellectuals pay tribute are paying tribute on Monday to Cuba's prima ballerina assoluta, Alicia Alonso, on the Ibero-American Day of Dance, declared to mark the centenary of her birth.... More
Ramallah, December 21 (RHC)-- The Palestinian Authority has denounced repeated attacks against Palestinians by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem al-Quds, calling on the United Nations Security Council to break its silence in the face of such attacks.... More
Washington, December 21 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly convened a heated meeting in the Oval Office -- including lawyer Sidney Powell and her client, former national security adviser Michael Flynn -- two people familiar with the matter said, describing a session that began as an impromptu gathering but devolved and eventually broke out into screaming matches. They said that some of Trump's aides pushed back on Powell and Flynn's more outrageous suggestions about overturning the election.... More
Washington, December 21 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign made a long shot bid at the Supreme Court on Sunday to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in Pennsylvania in a petition that asked the justices to reverse the outcome of the race.... More
New York, December 20 (RHC)-- Initial shipments of the second COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the United States left a distribution center on Sunday, a desperately needed boost as the nation works to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control.... More
Montevideo, December 21 (RHC)-- The President of the South American Parliament (PARLASUR), Oscar Laborde, confirmed that he is promoting an investigation of the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, for his role in the Bolivian crisis of 2019.... More
Baghdad, December 20 (RHC)-- Iraqi sources say at least three Katyusha rockets have landed within the highly fortified Green Zone in the capital Baghdad whose apparent target has been the US embassy in the vicinity... More
- Desde Mi Habana
- Cartas a la Redacción
- Cancionero Iberoamericano
More Views
- Clear and unmistaken ethnic cleansing: Trump calls for moving Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan to clean out Gaza
- Cuba rejects U.S. decision to imprison migrants at Guantanamo Naval Base
- Leñadores lose again in Baseball Series of the Americas
- Cuba prepares for the effects of climate change
- Gustavo Petro orders more than 15,000 Americans residing in Colombia illegally to report to immigration service
