Havana, October 26 (RHC)-- Cuban volleyball players Robertlandy Simón, Osmany Juantorena, Yoandy Leal and Wilfredo León are still on fire in Italian volleyball and led their clubs to their seventh wins on Sunday, keeping them as the only undefeated team in the Super League.... More


Ramallah, October 26 (RHC)-- In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the family of an 18-year-old Palestinian teen, who died after being beaten by Israeli forces, is demanding answers. ... More


Washington, October 26 (RHC)-- The U.S. State Department has suspended all training programs for employees related to diversity and inclusion, an internal cable obtained by Reuters showed, after President Donald Trump directed federal agencies last month to end programs deemed divisive by the White House.... More


Athens, October 26 (RHC)-- Europe’s border security agency Frontex has been involved in several illegal “pushbacks” of migrants and refugees crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey to Greece, a media investigation has revealed.... More


Washington, October 26 (RHC)-- A new outbreak in the White House has infected at least five of Vice President Mike Pence’s aides.  In spite of the news, Pence, who the White House says has tested negative, has continued campaigning and is refusing to quarantine, in defiance of guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ... More


United Nations, October 26 (RHC)-- A United Nations treaty banning nuclear weapons is set to go into effect in 90 days.  On Saturday, Honduras became the 50th nation to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which bans the development, testing and possession of nuclear warheads, as well as any threat to use such weapons. ... More


Washington, October 26 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that would grant him more power to easily hire and fire tens of thousands of federal workers. ... More


Washington, October 26 (RHC)-- The U.S. Labor Department reports 787,000 American workers filed new unemployment claims last week — the second-lowest total since March but still historically high compared to pre-pandemic levels. ... More


Havana, October 26 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel-  praised Monday the role of the Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean-ECLAC and its Executive-Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, for their dedication and efforts in pursuit of sustainable development in the region.... More


Tel Aviv, October 26 (RHC)-- Israel will not oppose U.S. sales of “specific weapons systems” to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz said, in an apparent reference to the high-tech F-35 warplanes sought by Abu Dhabi.... More


Havana, October 26 (RHC)-- Confronting the COVID-19, advances in the economic and social strategy, monetary order, and legislative activity are the subjects that Cuban lawmakers will evaluate through virtual sessions on Monday and Tuesday.... More


Washington, October 26 (RHC)-- The Intercept reports Google technology will be deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border to assist in border security enforcement. ... More


United Nations, October 26 (RHC)-- The United Nations has called on the Israeli regime to put an end to the practice of administrative detention and immediately release Maher al-Akhras, a Palestinian prisoner who is on hunger strike for the past three months and is going through the medically critical phase.... More


Miami, October 26 (RHC) The Miami-based Alianza Martiana Coalition organized Sunday a caravan of hundreds of people. It paraded through the streets of that Floridian city, either on foot or on bicycles or in cars.... More


Varadero, October 26 (RHC)-- A group of 241 tourists from the United Kingdom were the first to arrive on Sunday at the famous beach resort of Varadero, which is now open to foreign markets under one maxim: Cuba is a hygienic and safe destination.... More


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