Rome, June 17 (RHC)-- Coronavirus-related deaths in Italy has risen by 34, compared to 26 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency has said, while new cases have decreased to 210 from 303 on Monday.... More
Washington, June 17 (RHC)-- The World Health Organization's regional director for the Americas, Carissa Etienne, has said the pandemic is still accelerating as the region is fast approaching four million coronavirus cases.... More
New joint report proposes ten measures to prevent the current health crisis from becoming a food crisis.... More
In a discussion organized by the Mexican Senate, Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena warned that women are the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and advocated for a feminist social compact with equality and sustainability.... More
The organizing committee of the Havana World Music announced Monday that the Primera Base contest will be held online July 16-18, sponsored by the Cuban record and musical editions company EGREM, with collaboration from the British Council and the Hermanos Saiz Association.... More
Since Chinese singer Jay Chou released his new song "Mojito" there has been an upsurge of interest in the culture and tourism in Cuba, where the music video was shot. ... More
The organizing committee of the Caribbean Festival announced that the event has been postponed for 2021. In its place, a special edition will be held online July 3-9, featuring highlights of the previous 39 editions.... More
New York, June 17 (RHC)-- In the United States, another 740 people have died from the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to nearly 117,000. ... More
Washington, June 17 (RHC)-- The Donald Trump administration has sued former national security adviser John Bolton in a bid to block the publication of his forthcoming book. The Justice Department claims the book could compromise national security and that it did not go through the necessary pre-publication review process. ... More
Atlanta, June 17 (RHC)-- Activists in the United States have created an online petition demanding justice for Rayshard Brooks. The petition has gathered over 52,000 signatures.... More
Seoul, June 17 (RHC)-- A large "Black Lives Matter" banner draped on the outside of the U.S. embassy in Seoul, South Korea was removed after President Donald Trump expressed his displeasure about it, two people familiar with the matter told the Reuters News Agency.... More
Havana, June 17 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel highlighted this Wednesday the internationalist legacy of General Máximo Gómez, of Dominican origin and one of the leaders of the independence wars against Spanish colonialism in Cuba.... More
Washington, June 17 (RHC)-- The new coronavirus has now infected more than eight million people and killed over 436,000 across the world, according to Johns Hopkins University.... More
Havana, June 17 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 7 new cases detected of COVID-19, for an total of 2,280 positive cases across the island. ... More
Havana, June 17 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has called on the Cuban people to behave responsibly when the country, with the exception of Havana and Matanzas provinces, enters the initial phase of the first stage of post-COVID-19 recovery on Thursday.... More
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