Havana, April 7 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has reiterated his call to institutions and the population to act with cooperation, discipline, and responsibility.... More


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Havana, April 7 (RHC) - Canadian citizen Michael Glosheter expressed his gratitude to the medical authorities and Cuba on Monday after his recovery in the Cuban province of Holguin from COVID-19.... More


Havana, April 7 (RHC) Cubans are paying tribute to the legacy of revolutionary fighter and defender of the full rights of women Vilma Espín, on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of her birth, this Tuesday.... More


Havana, April 7 (RHC)— A donation by the Chinese government and companies with medical supplies for the prevention and control of the new coronavirus was officially delivered in Havana on Monday.... More


Iranian medics treat a patient infected with COVID-19 virus at a hospital. (Photo: Tasnim news agency)

Washington, April 7 (RHC)-- A group of 24 senior diplomats and defense officials have called on U.S. President Donald Trump to make a targeted effort to ease Washington's rules, which prevent Tehran from trading in medical and humanitarian goods, in order to save “potentially hundreds of thousands of lives” across the Middle East amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.... More


Washington, April 7 (RHC)-- U.S. Navy Captain Brett Crozier, who last week called for the evacuation of thousands of sailors stuck on board the USS Theodore Roosevelt in Guam, has tested positive for COVID-19.  ... More


Dhaka, April 7 (RHC)-- In Bangladesh, an estimated one million garment workers have lost their jobs as the apparel industry has taken a huge hit from the coronavirus outbreak and its economic fallout. ... More


Tehran, April 7 (RHC)-- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says friendly countries should exert pressure on the United States to lift its "cruel and one-sided" sanctions against Tehran at the current juncture that the Islamic Republic is diligently fighting the deadly new coronavirus pandemic.... More


London, April 6 (RHC)-- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to an intensive care unit Monday after his COVID-19 symptoms worsened.  “Over the course of this afternoon, the condition of the prime minister has worsened and, on the advice of his medical team, he has been moved to the Intensive Care Unit at the hospital,” a Downing Street spokesman said, adding Johnson had received oxygen.... More


New York, April 6 (RHC)-- New York remains the epicenter of the crisis in the U.S., representing nearly half of the country’s fatalities.  Over the weekend, more than 1,200 New Yorkers died within a 48-hour window, bringing the state’s official death toll to over 4,000.  There are over 123,000 confirmed cases. ... More


New York, April 6 (RHC)-- Data is emerging showing major racial disparities in coronavirus death rates across the United States.  ... More


London, April 6 (RHC)-- In Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to a hospital Sunday, 10 days after he tested positive for COVID-19.  Johnson has reportedly been given oxygen treatment.  The British prime minister was widely criticized for his government’s initial approach to handling the outbreak, which has already killed nearly 5,000 in Britain.... More


Washington, April 6 (RHC)-- In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised all Americans to wear nonmedical face masks when out in public.  President Donald Trump, however, said he would forego the recommendation, saying: “Somehow I don’t see it for myself.” ... More


Washington, April 6 (RHC)-- The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has topped 70,000 with over 1.3 million confirmed cases.  The U.S. has by far the highest number of known cases, with over 336,000 reported, as the country’s official death toll approaches 10,000.... More


Havana, April 6 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla denounced on his Twitter account Monday that the economic, financial and commercial blockade imposed by the United States on the island is genocidal.... More


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