A person walks next to a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing site, closed in Houston, Texas.  (Photo: REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare)

Washington, June 26 (RHC)-- The Donald Trump administration said that it would no longer directly fund 13 of its original coronavirus testing sites in five states, saying states were allocated money for testing by the federal government last month.... More


Havana, June 26 (RHC) – EGREM continues with the eighth online broadcast of the Tempo Cubano program, featuring Clásicos de Fabré, Leo Vera and the Arnaldo y su Talismán orchestra... More


Havana, June 26 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were four new cases detected of COVID-19, for a total of 2,325 positive cases across the island.  ... More


Miami, June 26 (RHC)-- The U.S. state of Florida reported more than 5,500 cases, breaking its record for daily new infections.  "What we're seeing in Florida is really rapid transmission in that 18-to-34 age group," Governor Ron DeSantis told a press conference.... More


Havana, June 26 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel says that the United States is lying in its campaign against Cuba's international health cooperation.   On his Twitter account, the president described as "false, illegitimate and unilateral the list on human trafficking on which Washington includes the Caribbean nation."... More


Havana, June 26 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel highlighted the achievements of Cuban science during these complex months of confrontation with the COVID-19 in the country.  He said that from uncertainty, "we have moved on to consolidate results that show progress and that we have travelled a scientific path that is becoming stronger."... More


Geneva, June 26 (RHC)-- In Geneva, authorities from the World Health Organization warned the pandemic will soon reach a grim milestone of 10 million confirmed coronavirus cases. ... More


Moscow, June 25 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jorge Arreaza, on Thursday described as perverse the attempts by U.S. congressmen to propose sanctions against countries that accept Cuba's medical collaboration.... More


Havana, June 25 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez says that Cuba maintains its position of zero tolerance towards any manifestation of human trafficking.... More


Berlin, June 25 (RHC)-- Lufthansa shareholders have backed a 9 billion euro ($10 billion) government bailout, securing the future of Germany's flagship airline after it was brought to the brink of collapse by the pandemic.... More


Paris, June 25 (RHC)-- French technology company Vogo said a saliva-based product it was developing with partners to test for the coronavirus had won "CE marking approval" -- denoting it meets required health standards set out by regulators. ... More


London, June 25 (RHC)-- Authorities in the UK are reviewing social distancing rules as COVID-19 cases fall.  Beginning July 4th, people in England will be allowed to go to the pub, visit a cinema or a museum, get a haircut or attend a religious service -- but not a choir.... More


Houston, June 25 (RHC)-- Governor Greg Abbott said the U.S. state of Texas registered more than 5,000 new cases in the past 24 hours -- the highest daily increase so far.... More


Brussels, June 25 (RHC)-- European Union countries are considering banning entry to Americans as the U.S. has failed in controlling the spread of the coronavirus, according to draft lists of travellers seen by The New York Times.... More


Brussels, June 25 (RHC)-- As the coronavirus spreads, soaring demand for oxygen is bringing out a stark global truth: Even the right to breathe depends on money.  In much of the world, oxygen is expensive and hard to get - a basic marker of inequality both between and within countries.... More


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