Caracas, June 5 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said that opposition leader Juan Guaidó is sheltered at the French Embassy in Venezuela. "We cannot enter the residence of an embassy of any country, in this case Spain or France, and have them taken away by force."... More
Havana, June 5 (RHC) - The Cuban Film Institute (ICAIC) and the Culture Ministry have called to celebrate with a tweet the 60 years of ICAIC’s Latin American Newscast... More
Havana, June 5 (RHC)-- The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, highlighted this Friday his country's commitment to sustainable development, on the occasion of World Environment Day.... More
Caracas, June 5 (RHC)-- Venezuela says it plans to import more gasoline and additives from Iran after receiving five shipments of fuel from the Middle Eastern country in the face of U.S. sanctions.... More
Vatican City, June 5 (RHC)-- At the Vatican, Pope Francis had a message for the American people. He said: "I have witnessed with great concern the disturbing social unrest in your nation in these past days, following the tragic death of Mr. George Floyd. My friends, we cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism and exclusion in any form, and yet claim to defend the sacredness of every human life.”... More
Many leading athletes have come out publicly to support the protests of police brutality in the United States. Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote in The Los Angeles Times: “Racism in America is like dust in the air. It seems invisible — even if you’re choking on it — until you let the sun in. Then you see it’s everywhere. As long as we keep shining that light, we have a chance of cleaning it wherever it lands. But we have to stay vigilant, because it’s always still in the air.”... More
New York, June 5 (RHC)-- A coalition of public health officials is calling on police departments to end the widespread use of tear gas against protesters during the pandemic. ... More
New York, June 5 (RHC)-- Mass protests continue in New York City, with blocks of the Upper East Side shut down as a massive sit-in took place outside of Gracie Mansion, the residence of Mayor Bill de Blasio. ... More
Havana, June 5 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 14 new cases of COVID-19, for an total of 2,133 positive cases across the island. ... More
Havana, June 5 (RHC)-- As he has done every week since the battle against COVID-19 began in Cuba, the President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel, met at the Palace of the Revolution with the scientists and experts who are directly involved in confronting the epidemic in the country, a day he described as encouraging.... More
Paris, June 5 (RHC)-- The French petition portal MesOpinions.com and social networks are increasing their support for the proposal to award the Nobel Peace Prize to the Cuban doctors who fight COVID-19 around the world.... More
Minneapolis, June 4 (RHC)-- More than 10,000 people have been arrested in protests across the United States, according to an Associated Press tally of known arrests.... More
Tegucigalpa, June 4 (RHC)-- Even after Central American countries closed their borders to contain the coronavirus outbreak, migrants from Africa and the Caribbean previously stranded there kept heading north in an attempt to reach the United States.... More
Las Vegas, June 4 (RHC)-- Three Nevada men with ties to a movement of "right-wing extremists" advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government have been arrested on terrorism-related charges in what authorities say was a conspiracy to spark violence during recent protests in Las Vegas.... More
Abu Dhabi, June 4 (RHC)-- Eight tons of medical supplies donated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were sent to Cuba on Thursday to help the Caribbean nation's health personnel in the confrontation with COVID-19.... More
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