Beijing, October 27 (RHC)-- China has blasted U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's "Cold War mentality" for repeatedly referring to what he calls a China threat during an Asian tour.  Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin slammed Pompeo in a press briefing on Tuesday after the U.S. official -- who is on a five-day visit to India and other South Asian countries -- repeatedly referred to what he called a Chinese threat to regional security.... More


Geneva, October 27 (RHC)-- The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging people around the world not to give up in the fight against the coronavirus as cases surge once again, stressing the need for mask-wearing, physical distancing and other measures to avoid the kind of full-scale lockdowns that were imposed earlier this year.... More


La Paz, October 27 (RHC)-- In Bolivia, a court in La Paz has dismissed terrorism charges and annulled an arrest warrant against Evo Morales, arguing the former president’s rights and due process had been violated. ... More


Washington, October 27 (RHC)-- The Donald Trump White House has imposed sweeping new counterterrorism sanctions on Iran’s oil sector in a move designed to make it harder for Joe Biden to undo sanctions if he is elected president. ... More


Beijing, October 27 (RHC)-- China is testing the entire city of Kashgar in Xinjiang province — nearly 5 million people — after authorities say they identified one asymptomatic case.  At least 137 other asymptomatic cases have been reported since testing started. ... More


Washington, October 27 (RHC)-- As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surge across the United States, Newark -- New Jersey’s largest city -- begins a new curfew starting at 8 p.m. Tuesday night.  In El Paso, Texas, a curfew has also been imposed after the city hit full capacity on its ICU beds following a 300% jump in coronavirus hospitalizations in the last month.... More


Jenin, October 27 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have demolished a Palestinian home in a village in the occupied northern West Bank city of Jenin, displacing its residents.  Palestinian media reported that Israeli troops stormed at-Tayba village on Monday morning, encircling the house before starting to tear it down.... More


Havana, October 27 (RHC)-- Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero reaffirmed Tuesday that the island's premise in the fight against Covid-19 is to preserve the life of its people.... More


Havana, October 27 (RHC)--Cuba reported 83 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours after the study of some 7,880 samples for the diagnosis of the disease.]... More


Havana, October 27 (RHC) The Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Cuba, is celebrating from October 27 to November 3, an event for promoting exportable products and services of Cuban companies, aiming to attract partners and investors to boost the development of the national econom... More


Havana, October 27 (RHC)—Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has congratulated Bolivian leaders Evo Morales and Luis Arce over the resounding victory of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) in Bolivia.... More


Havana, October 27 (RHC)-- The confrontation with the Covid-19 and aspects of the national economy's performance are at the center of the agenda of the Cuban Parliament.... More


United Nations, October 26 (RHC)-- The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Barcena, said during the opening of the 38th Session of the organization that the world and Latin America are facing the most severe crisis in recent years in environmental, social and economic aspects, among others.... More


Washington, October 26 (RHC)-- With only eight days before the U.S. presidential election, the Republican-held Senate has confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, a move that could throw the upcoming election to President Donald Trump.... More


Tehran, October 26 (RHC)-- Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the United States has spent most of its history in war and does not hesitate to wage economic and military wars against those who do not submit to its whims.... More


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