Havana, July 16 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel congratulated the city of Santa Clara, capital of the province of Villa Clara (downtown), on the 331st anniversary of its foundation, on July 15, 1689.... More


The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were two new cases detected of COVID-19, for a total of 2,440 positive cases across the island.  ... More


Havana, July 16 (RHC)-- Cuban government officials will appear this Thursday on the prime time radio and TV program "Mesa Redonda" (Round Table) to report on economic measures adopted by the government.... More


Havana, July 16 (RHC)-- With the good news that at the close of the day on Wednesday, Cuba did not report any patients in a serious or critical condition, the Minister of Public Health, José Angel Portal Miranda, updated the current situation of the country during the meeting of the temporary working group for the prevention and control of COVID-19, headed by President Miguel Díaz-Canel and Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz.... More


Havana, 16 July (ACN)-- One of the great strengths of Cuban journalism during the period of confrontation with COVID-19 was the relationship, woven over the years, between the system of public institutions and public media, which has allowed the Cuban population to receive immediate and effective information.... More


Cuban National Ballet Director, premier dancer Viengsay Valdés. Photo: PL

Havana, July 16 (RHC) - The National Ballet of Cuba, declared a Cultural Heritage of the Nation, resumed its usual work, directed by Viengsay Valdés, after a long period of recess due to the COVID-19 pandemic... More


Photo: Abel Padrón Padilla -- Cubadebate

Havana, July 15 (RHC)-- As an expression of the historic solidarity between Cuba and Africa, medicines, protective equipment and other medical supplies arrived in Havana as part of the second donation from various institutions and the government of South Africa to contribute to the battle against COVID-19.... More


A total of 218 former FARC-EP combatants have been killed since the signing of the 2016 peace accords.  (Photo: @yonaytu)

Bogota, July 15 (RHC)-- Former combatants of the demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) began on Wednesday to leave the areas of reincorporation due to the violence against them.... More


Sanaa, July 15 (RHC)-- Saudi-led military aircraft have carried out fresh deadly strikes in Yemen, this time targeting a residential area in the northern province of al-Jawaf, as part of the Riyadh regime's ongoing aerial bombardment campaign against its crisis-hit southern neighbor.... More


Brasilia, July 15 (RHC)-- Protesters descended on Brazil's capital on Tuesday, chanting "Bolsonaro out!" in a call for the impeachment of right-wing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.  The protest was attended by some 150 people from left-wing political parties as well as indigenous rights groups.... More


Mexico City, July 15 (RHC)-- Mexico's Health Ministry has reported 7,051 new confirmed coronavirus infections and 836 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 311,486 cases and 36,327 deaths, according to Reuters news agency.... More


Caracas, July 15 (RHC)-- Venezuelan officials say new coronavirus cases have surpassed 10,000 nationwide, with an alarming number of recent illnesses found in the capital of Caracas.... More


Beijing, July 15 (RHC)-- Chinese health authority said Wednesday that it received reports of six new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland as of the end of Tuesday, and all of them were imported.... More


Miami, July 15 (RHC)-- Florida reported 10,181 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the total number of infections in the state to 301,810. ... More


Atlanta, July 15 (RHC)-- Coronavirus deaths among Americans ages 65 and younger are more common among non-whites than among whites, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in a publication.... More


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