New York, April 23 (RHC)-- Hundreds of workers called in sick Tuesday at Amazon warehouses around the United States, demanding paid time off work while improved safety measures are implemented. ... More


Washington, April 23 (RHC)-- In the U.S., a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health has found coronavirus patients administered the drugs hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin had a higher death rate than those receiving standard care alone. ... More


Havana, April 22 (RHC)-- Dr. Disnaldo Raúl Pérez González, general director of the National Institute of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology, proposed to the Provincial Defense Council (CDP) of Havana a strategy for social distancing that would make it possible to anticipate the infection and transmission of COVID-19.... More


Havana, April 22 (RHC)-- The Cuban Council of State approved six decree-laws during its April 16th session, with the presence of President Miguel Díaz-Canel and Prime Minister Manuel Marrero, according to parliamentary sources.... More


Nicosia, April 22 (RHC)-- The Association of Cuban Residents in Cyprus demanded the end of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on the Caribbean nation and condemned Washington's actions to discredit the island's medical cooperation around the world.... More


Havana, April 22 (RHC)-- Alpidio Alonso, Cuban Minister of Culture, spoke at a virtual meeting of ministers of the sector convened by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).... More


Washington, April 22 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump is stepping up his anti-Iran threats by claiming that he has instructed the U.S. Navy to destroy Iranian boats “if they harass” U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf.... More


Sign reads:  "Tenemos hambre."  "We're hungry."

Santiago de Chile, April 22 (RHC)-- The COVID-19 pandemic will herald the worst economic contraction in the history of Latin American and the Caribbean, with a projected -5.3 percent drop in activity this year, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has warned.... More


Washington, April 22 (RHC)-- In the U.S., outside the White House, dozens of nurses held a protest and vigil Tuesday, reading the names of 50 healthcare workers who have died after becoming infected by the coronavirus on the job.... More


Dr. Francisco Duran

Havana, April 22(RHC) With the passing of two COVID-19 patients on Tuesday, Cuba accumulates 40 deaths since the first people tested positive on the island last March 11. ... More


Caracas, April 22 (RHC)-- Cuban health professionals remain deployed fighting the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in Venezuela, stated Reinol Garcia, head of the Cuban medical mission in Caracas.... More


Tucson, April 22 (RHC)-- The only country that has demonstrated genuine internationalism has been Cuba, said U.S. philosopher and linguist Noam Chomsky as he analyzed the lessons of the new coronavirus pandemic present today worldwide.... More


Luanda, April 22 (RHC)-- Cuban healthcare professionals, most of them specialists in Comprehensive General Medicine (MGI), began to arrive in the provinces of Angola to join the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, according to local press reports in Luanda.  The media has been covering of the arrival of brigade members in various provinces of Angola.... More


United Nations, April 22 (RHC)-- Coronavirus infections continue to climb worldwide — officially at 2.5 million confirmed cases and 178,000 deaths linked to COVID-19, though the true toll is certain to be far higher. ... More


Washington, April 22 (RHC)-- The Trump Organization is seeking rent relief for the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., which is housed in a federally owned building leased from the Trump administration. ... More


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