Washington, May 13 (RHC)-- The U.S. State Department has included Cuba on the list of countries that supposedly do not collaborate in the fight against terrorism.  Cuba has not been on the list since 2015, when it was removed by the Barack Obama administration after being included for 33 years.... More


Washington, May 13 (RHC)-- The United States continues to lead the world in COVID-19 infections, with researchers at Johns Hopkins recording 1,894 deaths from the disease in just 24 hours Tuesday — a sharp increase from earlier this week.  The official U.S. death toll now stands at over 82,300. ... More


La Paz, May 13 (RHC)-- In Bolivia, anti-hunger protests have broken out in the city of Cochabamba.  Injuries were reported among the protesters as police and military clamped down on the demonstrations. ... More


Washington, May 13 (RHC)-- A group of over 50 U.S. organizations sent a letter to presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden, urging him to adopt a foreign policy that prioritizes diplomacy and multilateralism over militarism.  The letter was also sent to President Donald Trump. ... More


New Delhi, May 13 (RHC)-- India is moving to ease its nationwide lockdown despite still registering thousands of daily cases.  Long-distance railway services have now been restored, which means many of the migrant workers who became stranded after India imposed its strict lockdown in March can finally go home.  India has over 71,000 confirmed cases and over 2,300 reported deaths.  ... More


Washington, May 13 (RHC)-- The United Food and Commercial Workers Union — the U.S.' largest meatpacking workers’ union — is condemning the reopening of 14 meatpacking plants under a recent executive order by President Donald Trump.  ... More


New York, May 13 (RHC)-- The largest study to date on the use of hydroxychloroquine against the coronavirus has confirmed earlier research that the anti-malarial drug could cause serious heart problems and is not an effective treatment for COVID-19.  Trump has repeatedly promoted the drug. ... More


Washington, May 13 (RHC)-- The Washington Post reports a planned visit to a Pennsylvania factory producing personal protective equipment was scuttled last week after officials at the Braskem factory expressed concerns for the health of its workers.  Trump has refused to wear a face mask when out in public. ... More


J.J. Rendon with his "President" Juan Guaido.

Washington, May 13 (RHC)-- U.S.-based advisers to lawmaker Juan Guaido have handed in their "resignations" over the foiled May 3rd coup attempt and their involvement in hiring mercenaries to carry out the plot aimed at assassinating Venezuelan government officials and the president. ... More


Havana, May 13 (RHC)-- The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, evoked this Wednesday the words of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro, about the possibility of a world where brotherhood and justice prevail.... More


Havana, May 13 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said that questions of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his scandalous silence regarding the attack on the Cuban embassy in Washington, DC are growing.... More


Havana, May 13 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 6 new cases of COVID-19, for an total of 1,783 positive cases across the island.  ... More


Havana, May 13 (RHC)-- Sixty-three days after the first confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Cuba, the behavior of the disease in the country remains within the most favorable forecasts, and the Cuban government, far from being confident, continues the systematic evaluation of each of the measures that have been designed to confront the epidemic in the most diverse scenarios.... More


Caracas, May 13 (RHC)-- Venezuela’s Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez Tuesday presented a video with the confession of Antonio Sequea, a terrorist who confirmed that the Colombian government, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and international drug traffickers act in complicity to attack Venezuela through armed groups operating near its border. ... More


Havana, May 12 (RHC)-- Alicia Jrapko, coordinator in the United States of the International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity, and co-chair of the National Network on Cuba (NNOC), assured that despite the COVID-19, and in compliance with the social distancing, the actions of these groups are still active.... More


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