Havana, April 18 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez says that about 1,200 Cuban health professionals have joined the battle against COVID-19 around the globe. Writing on his Twitter account, the top Cuban diplomat notes that, in times of the coronavirus pandemic, 21 medical brigades have taken Cuban solidarity to Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America and the Caribbean.... More
Washington, April 18 (RHC)-- Cuba's solidarity with other countries in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic have eclipsed the United States in the world, the website www.strategic-culture.org underlines today.... More
Washington, April 18 (RHC) -- The Playing for Change project released a new version of 'Chan Chan', one of the best-known Cuban songs internationally... More
Moscow, April 18 (RHC)-- Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has filed a request to extend his residency permit in Russia for three more years, his lawyer has said, according to state-run news agency TASS.... More
United Nations, April 18 (RHC)-- The United Nations warns the coronavirus pandemic could prove catastrophic for children around the world, with 1.5 billion affected by countrywide school closures; millions losing access to school meal programs; and widespread disruptions to maternal and newborn care. ... More
Minnetonka, April 18 (RHC)-- The for-profit health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group reported profits grew by over $160 million during the first quarter of 2020, as demand for nonessential medical treatment plummeted while coronavirus hospitalizations surged.... More
New York, April 18 (RHC)-- A report by two grassroots workers’ rights organizations suggests coronavirus cases in U.S. Amazon warehouses will likely “exponentially increase” in the coming days as the corporation refuses to shut down some of its facilities — even when workers test positive for COVID-19. ... More
San Francisco, April 18 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of California, Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica has suspended 10 nurses who refused orders to treat COVID-19 patients without N95 masks and other personal protective equipment. ... More
Sioux Falls, April 18 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of South Dakota, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating one of the largest pork processing plants in the world, where cases of COVID-19 related to the factory have surged to at least 730. ... More
Havana, April 17 (RHC)-- Army General Raúl Castro, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, presided over a meeting to analyze the situation in the country, where the Plan for the Prevention and Control of the New Coronavirus was reviewed.... More
New York, April 17 (RHC)-- U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 35,400 on Friday, rising by more than 2,000 for the fourth day in a row, according to a Reuters tally, as some states announced timetables for lifting restrictions aimed at blunting the pandemic.... More
Caracas, April 17 (RHC)-- Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has announced that his administration is taking action to carry out 10 million detection tests for COVID-19. "We have to get at least 10 million tests with the help of the World Health Organization (WHO), the Pan American Health Organization, China, Russia, Iran and Cuba," Maduro said.... More
Washington, April 17 (RHC)-- A U.S. military task force is preparing to secure the country's capital amid coronavirus crisisUS government officials in Washington, DC are preparing for a coronavirus epidemic in the capital similar to New York, one that could potentially cripple the government, according to US media reports.... More
Brasilia, April 17 (RHC)-- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil rose from 28,320 to 30,425, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. The death toll from the disease increased from 1,736 to 1,924, for a mortality rate of 6.3 percent, the ministry said.... More
San Juan, April 17 (RHC)-- In Puerto Rico, protesters in cars rallied outside the island’s government-funded public television station WIPR, denouncing what they called propaganda produced by Governor Wanda Vázquez about the coronavirus pandemic. Protesters also demanded more COVID-19 testing on the island. ... More
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