The Association of Cuban Journalists (UPEC) will host an internet forum Thursday entitled 'Fidel Castro and Challenges in Today’s Digital Era’ dedicated to Cuban revolution leader Fidel Castro on occasion of his 94th birthday anniversary. ... More


La Paz, August 13 (RHC)-- In Bolivia, morgues in the capital city of La Paz are filled to capacity as bodies of COVID-19 victims have been left uncollected in an open-air spot near a local chapel. ... More


Berlin, August 13 (RHC)-- The number of infections in Germany hit a three-month high as the government urged citizens to keep their guard up and stick to public health guidelines.... More


Beirut, August 13 (RHC)-- In Lebanon, mourners on Tuesday marked one week since a catastrophic explosion destroyed the Port of Beirut, killing more than 220 people, injuring 7,000 and leaving more than a quarter-million residents homeless. ... More


Los Angeles, August 13 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of California, a viral video shows Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies detaining three teenagers at gunpoint after bystanders called 911 to report the teens were under attack by a man with a knife.  Two of the three teens are African American, and the arresting officers are white. ... More


La Paz, August 12 (RHC)-- René Sahonero, technical advisor to the Bolivian de facto government's Health Ministry, said that "it is not worth it" for doctors to sacrifice themselves for people "who do not value life" -- referring to citizens mobilized in the framework of the general strike that has been going on for a week.... More


Brasilia, August 12 (RHC)-- In environmental news, the destruction of the Brazilian Amazon continues to accelerate, with the number of fires in 2020 up dramatically — even compared to last year’s devastating so-called fire season. ... More


San Diego, August 12 (RHC)-- In U.S. immigration news, advocates are urging Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release a Mexican man imprisoned at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California and to remove him from a “deportation list.” ... More


Minneapolis, August 12 (RHC)-- Newly-released police bodycam video of George Floyd’s killing shows medical personnel waited almost three minutes to perform chest compressions on an unresponsive Floyd. ... More


Charlotte, August 12 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of North Carolina, a nurse and five guards at Forsyth County Jail face charges of involuntary manslaughter over their roles in the death of 56-year-old African American prisoner John Elliott Neville last December. ... More


United Nations, August 12 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan ambassador to the United Nations, Samuel Moncada, denounced that the United States is trying to provoke a war against Venezuela using alleged drug trafficking as a pretext.... More


Cockburn Town, August 12 (RHC)-- The head of the Henry Reeve medical contingent in the Turks and Caicos Islands, Alfredo Moran, reaffirmed Tuesday the defense of the humanist legacy of Fidel Castro in the support of Cuba to the British overseas territory facing the COVID-19.... More


Senator Sandy Pappas

St. Paul, August 12 (RHC)— A group of 11 State Senators and Representatives from Minnesota has addressed a letter to the Governor of that state, Tim Walz, communicating the legislative resolution that requests arrangements with Cuba to obtain assistance and crucial expertise for the residents of Minnesota amid the COVID-19 pandemic.... More


Buenos Aires, August 12 (RHC)-- Argentina's death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 5,000 on Tuesday amid a surge in cases that have pushed the South American nation up in the global charts despite months of lockdown.... More


Havana, August 12 (RHC)-- More than a year after the project’s first images were published, a statue of Switzerland’s Enriqueta Favez by Cuban sculptor José Villa Soberón has been unveiled... More


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