Havana, May 22 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 8 new cases of COVID-19, for an total of 1,916 positive cases across the island.  ... More


Sony Music Latin and the international advocacy organization Global Citizen have just released a brand-new version of Diego Torres’ “Color Esperanza (The Color Hope),” thus joining forces in the fight against COVID-19.... More


Havana, May 22 (RHC)-- "In the fight against the pandemic, we have achieved very dignified results, and more so given the conditions in which the country has done so," said Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, as he exchanged views once again with the group of scientists and experts who are directly involved in Cuba's battle against COVID-19.... More


The first Caribbean UNESCO ResiliArt-Transcultural debate was held May 21 on occasion of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, sponsored by UNESCO Havana and Kingston Offices.... More


Havana, May 22 (RHC)-- The Interreligious Platform of Cuba has released a statement repudiating the most recent hostile actions of the United States against our country as well as Washington's blockade of the island.... More


A nurse crosses a makeshift ball field to reach Comandante Pinares Provincial Hospital.   (Photo: Irene Pérez/ Cu)

Havana, May 21 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel highlighted the contribution of Cuban biotechnology in the fight against COVID-19.  The Cuban president referred to the production of drugs such as CIGB 258 and the monoclonal antibody ANTI-CD6, which help save the lives of patients with the disease.... More


Caracas, May 21 (RHC)-- The Vice President of Communications of Venezuela, Jorge Rodriguez, presented this Thursday new evidence that ratifies the link of the opposition leader Juan Guaidó with the armed incursion called "Operation Gideon", according to the testimony of one of the detained Americans.... More


United Nations, May 21 (RHC)-- The United Nations Middle East envoy has called on Israel to abandon its plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank.... More


Caracas, May 21 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab has reported the arrest of 66 individuals involved in the failed terrorist incursion of May 3rd, aimed at perpetrating assassinations and coup d'état.... More


Henderson Pinder, chief of nursing services at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados, highlighted the professionalism, dedication and work of the Cuban doctors who are helping that nation to fight COVID-19.... More


Art pieces belonging to the collection of the Museo Orgánico de Romerillo, a community project led by Cuban artist Alexis Leiva Machado “Kcho”, are on display these days in family homes of the Romerillo neighborhood in the Havana municipality of Playa. The exhibit was opened on occasion of International Museum Day.... More


Burial of a COVID-19 victims in Vila Formosa cemetery, Sao Paulo, Brazil.  (Photo: EFE)

Brasilia, May 21 (RHC)-- With 257,396 COVID-19 cases and 16,941 deaths, Brazil has now become the third country with the highest number of infections and ranked sixth in the number of deaths in the world.... More


Ottawa, May 21 (RHC)-- Canada and the United States have agreed to extend a ban on non-essential travel between the two nations by another 30 days as part of the fight against the coronavirus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.... More


The Hague, May 21 (RHC)-- In the Netherlands, dozens of climate activists followed social distancing guidelines as they protested outside the headquarters of Shell Oil in The Hague, where the fossil fuel giant held its annual shareholder meeting. ... More


New Delhi, May 21 (RHC)-- Authorities in eastern India and Bangladesh struggled to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people as Supercyclone Amphan hammers the region.  Evacuation efforts have been hampered by social distancing and other rules aimed at preventing the further spread of the coronavirus. ... More


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