Havana, August 4 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported 31 new cases detected yesterday of COVID-19, for a total of 2,701 positive cases across the island. ... More


 A woman attends a face mask distribution ceremony in Maputo, Mozambique, on July 31, 2020. The government of Maputo distributed some 13,000 face masks to 4,500

United Nations, August 4 (RHC)-- The full participation of women is essential for an effective response to the Covid-19 pandemic and also in the advancement of peace processes, notes a report released on Monday at the UN.... More


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Havana, August 4 (RHC)-- Manuel Marrero Cruz, Prime Minister of Cuba, met on Monday with members of the "Henry Reeve" Brigade that supported the fight against COVID-19 in Mexico for three months.... More


Tokyo, August 4  (RHC)-- The Cuban Ambassador to Japan, Miguel Angel Ramirez Ramos, met on Monday with Yamasaki Junichiro, Deputy General Manager of the Department of Energy, Infrastructure and Urban Development Business of the Japanese company Mitsubishi Corporation, recently appointed as the new director for its office in Havana.... More


Bratislava, August 3 (RHC)-- Cuba's and Slovakia's representatives highlighted on Monday the good state of bilateral relations and called for the strengthening of collaboration and exchange between them.... More


Havana, August 3 (RHC)-- Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez on Monday said neoliberal policies applied by governments in their economy will only deepen the crisis generated by Covid-19.... More


Madrid, 3 August (RHC)-- The King Emeritus of Spain, Juan Carlos I, announced to his son and current monarch, Felipe VI, his decision to settle elsewhere outside the country, because of the repercussions of the criminal investigations being carried out against him.... More


Gaza City, August 3 (RHC)-- Israel warplanes have launched new airstrikes against the positions of the Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas in the central parts of the besieged Gaza strip.... More


Geneva, August 3 (RHC)-- The world-wide death toll from the coronavirus is approaching 700,000, with nearly 18 million confirmed cases, as the pandemic continues to accelerate. ... More


Tehran, August 3 (RHC)-- Iran has been elected to chair a council at the United Nations program for human settlements and sustainable urban development for one year despite opposition and obstruction from the United States.   ... More


Washington, August 3 (RHC)-- The U.S. House of Representatives has passed an aid package valued at hundreds of millions of dollars and designated for assistance to the Israeli regime to develop its surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems.... More


Vatican City, August 3 (RHC)-- Pope Francis has called on politicians to create jobs so that economies can relaunch from the lockdowns imposed to combat the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Associated Press news agency.... More


Rome, August 3 (RHC)-- The number of new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Italy nudged lower to 239 in the last 24 hours, while all eight deaths were recorded in Lombardy, the epicentre of the country’s epidemic.... More


Brasilia, August 3 (RHC)-- Brazil has recorded 25,800 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and 541 deaths from the disease caused by the virus in the past 24 hours, according to Reuters news agency quoting the country's health ministry.... More


New York, August 3 (RHC)-- Microsoft says it is in talks to acquire U.S. operations for the popular app TikTok, after Donald Trump said he would ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing platform. ... More


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