Havana, August 3 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported 24 new cases detected yesterday of COVID-19, for a total of 2,670 positive cases across the island.  ... More


Havana, August  3 (RHC)-- The BioCubaFarma Business Group and the UK company Sg Innovations Limited announced on Monday the creation of a new company, BioFarma Innovations.... More


Berlin, August 2 (RHC)-- Thousands of protesters against German coronavirus restrictions converged in Berlin over the weekend for a demonstration proclaiming "the end of the pandemic" has arrived just as authorities voice increasing concerns about an upturn in new infections.... More


New Delhi, August 2 (RHC)-- Asian countries reported record rises of new coronavirus cases as health authorities warned that the effects of the pandemic would be felt for decades and the scramble for a vaccine has heated up.... More


Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun.

Beirut, August 2 (RHC)-- Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun says his country is ready to defend itself against Israel’s acts of aggression, which are in violation of a 2006 resolution by the United Nations Security Council, a few days after Israel bombed a Lebanese border town.... More


Tel Aviv, August 2 (RHC)-- Thousands protested against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu across Israel on night, demanding he resign over alleged corruption and a resurgence of coronavirus cases.... More


Washington, August 2 (RHC)-- The U.S. Justice Department says it will send federal agents to Cleveland, Milwaukee and Detroit amid crackdown on anti-racism protests, expanding the deployment of troops to major U.S. cities under a program authorized by President Donald Trump.... More


Mexico City, August 2 (RHC)-- Mexico has racked up a record number of new confirmed coronavirus infections, registering more than 9,000 daily cases for the first time and passing the previous peak for the second day running, Reuters news agency reported on Sunday quoting official data.... More


Los Angeles, August 2 (RHC)-- Nearly 8,000 residents of Riverside County in Southern California were forced to evacuate their homes as a wildfire spread uncontained across more than 4,000 acres, the county fire department said.... More


Havana, August 2 (RHC)-- Havana is paying spontaneous tribute to the city's historian, Eusebio Leal, whose death on Friday deeply touched Cubans and personalities from all over Latin America.... More


Geneva August 2 (RHC)--The World Health Organization (WHO) has extended the state COVID-19 pandemic as a public health emergency of international concern  (PHEIC).... More


Pullman Hotel in Cayo Coco. File Photo

Havana, August 2 (RHC)--Cuba reported the first arrival of foreign tourists at the Jardines del Rey international airport in Cayo Coco,  as part of the post-COVID-19 recovery phase. ... More


Havana, August 2 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported 13 new cases detected yesterday of COVID-19, for a total of 2,646 positive cases across the island.... More


TitTok Trump impersonator, Sara Cooper

Washington, August 1 (RHC)-- Trump said Friday he could take action as soon as Saturday to stop the operation of the popular video-sharing social media app in the U.S.... More


FILE PHOTO: Smoke billows from a fire in an area of the Amazon rainforest near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

Brasilia, August 1 (RHC)-- The number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest jumped 28% in July from a year ago, official data showed on Saturday, as some environmentalists warned a jump this week could signal a repeat of last year’s surging destruction of the world’s largest rainforest.... More


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