Havana, May 9 (RHC) -- The album ‘Para la espera’ by singer-songwriter, Silvio Rodríguez, will be presented on June 12 on the main digital platforms... More


London, May 9 (RHC)-- The biggest threat to Brazil's ability to successfully combat the spread of the coronavirus and tackle the unfolding public health crisis is the country's president, Jair Bolsonaro, according to British medical journal The Lancet.... More


Washington, May 9 (RHC)-- Katie Miller, a spokesperson for U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, has tested positive for coronavirus, according to two people with knowledge of Miller's diagnosis.... More


United Nations, May 9 (RHC)-- The United States prevented a vote in the United Nations Security Council on a resolution on the coronavirus pandemic, apparently because it made implicit mention of the World Health Organization, diplomats said.... More


Havana, May 9 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 13 new cases of COVID-19, for an total of 1,754 positive cases across the island.  ... More


Washington, May 8 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump Friday reiterated the claim that his administration was not involved in the failed attempt at a maritime incursion into Venezuela and pointed out that the results would have been different if his country had really been involved.... More


 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) talks to US Ambassador David Friedman (L).  (Photo: AFP)

Tel Aviv, May 8 (RHC)-- U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman says Washington is ready to recognize the Tel Aviv regime’s sovereignty in parts of the occupied West Bank, including the Jordan Valley, as U.S. authorities look to implement President Donald Trump’s so-called Deal of the Century.... More


Geneva, May 8 (RHC)-- The United Nations said Wednesday it needs billions of dollars in additional funding for humanitarian aid, as the pandemic sends food prices soaring even as millions of workers have lost their jobs. ... More


Brussels, May 8 (RHC)-- In Brussels, European Union leaders warn the 27-nation bloc is facing the worst recession in its history, with forecasters projecting a 7.4% drop in economic output. ... More


Washington, May 8 (RHC)-- The Associated Press reports a 17-page report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offering step-by-step advice to local leaders on when and how to reopen public places has been shelved, with one CDC official saying the document “would never see the light of day.” ... More


New York, May 8 (RHC)-- A new report finds the U.S. private sector lost more than 20 million jobs in April as coronavirus lockdowns came into effect — by far the worst one-month surge in job losses ever recorded. ... More


San Diego, May 8 (RHC)-- In U.S. immigration news, a 57-year-old man from El Salvador is the first person to die of COVID-19 while in custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ... More


New Delhi, May 8 (RHC)-- In India, at least nine people have died, including two children, and hundreds of others are hospitalized, after a gas leak from a chemical factory in the southeastern region of the country. ... More


Caracas, May 8 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan Minister of Communications, Jorge Rodriguez, revealed details about the contract -- signed by Juan Guaidó and others -- to attack Venezuela and overthrow the legitimate president Nicolas Maduro.... More


Havana, May 8 (RHC)-- The President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, spoke by telephone this Friday with the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, to congratulate him on the 75th anniversary of the Red Army's victory over fascism in the Great Patriotic War, which is being commemorated this Saturday, May 9th.... More


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