Havana, August 18 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez has accused the United States of sabotaging the Proclamation as a Zone of Peace assumed by all Latin American and Caribbean countries in 2014.... More


Havana, August 18 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported 44 new cases detected yesterday of COVID-19, for a total of 3,408 positive cases across the island.  ... More


Havana, August 18 (RHC)-- A medical brigade is on its way to Esuatini to help face the COVID-19 pandemic in that southern African nation.... More


La Paz, August 18 (RHC)-- Bolivia has surpassed 100,000 coronavirus cases, according to the country's Ministry of Health, predicting that the virus would reach its peak in Bolivia in September.... More


Paris, August 18 (RHC)-- The international call for the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Cuba's Henry Reeve medical brigades is growing daily from various Internet platforms, a call that has been reinforced by initiatives in France.... More


Havana, August 18 (RHC)-- Although the number of active cases is gradually decreasing on the island, the Cuban government is closely following the situation with the epidemic of COVID-19 in the national territory, where 3,364 people have been diagnosed with the disease since March 11th.... More


Havana, August 17 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez reported on Monday that a new Henry Reeve medical brigade will support the Venezuelan health system in its confrontation with the coronavirus pandemic.... More


Matanzas, August 17 (RHC)-- Cuban Education Minister Ena Elsa Velázquez said on Monday that Matanzas province is ready to resume the 2019-2020 school year in September, in compliance with health and hygiene measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in any educational institution.... More


Kayapo indigenous people block one of Brazil's national highway in Novo Progresso. (Photo: Lucas Landau/Reuters)

Brasilia, August 17 (RHC)-- Members of the Kayapo indigenous tribe blocked a key grains transport route in centre-west Brazil, protesting against a lack of government protection from the coronavirus pandemic that has killed several of their elders.... More


Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian.  (Photo: Press TV)

Beijing, August 17 (RHC)-- China has called on the United States to end its "unilateral" sanctions against Iran and adopt a correct path towards respecting a multilateral 2015 nuclear agreement reached between Tehran and big powers.... More


 Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez.  (Photo: AP)

San Juan, August 17 (RHC)-- In Puerto Rico, Governor Wanda Vázquez on Sunday conceded the gubernatorial primary race for her party to Pedro Pierluisi.  Pierluisi represented Puerto Rico from 2009 to 2017 in Congress.  He said achieving statehood would be his top priority if he wins in November’s general election. ... More


Mogadishu, August 17 (RHC)-- In Somalia, at least 16 people were killed, including government officials, after al-Shabab militants detonated a car bomb outside a hotel and seized hostages in the capital Mogadishu Sunday. ... More


Washington, August 17 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump says he will unilaterally reinstate international sanctions on Tehran, after the U.N. Security Council rejected a U.S. resolution to extend the embargo on Iran. ... More


El Paso, August 17 (RHC)-- In the United States, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune report guards at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement jail in El Paso, Texas, systematically sexually assaulted and harassed at least three prisoners. ... More


Atlanta, August 17 (RHC)-- Anti-racist protesters were violently attacked by right-wing groups in several cities over the weekend. ... More


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