Washington, May 6 (RHC)-- The official coronavirus death toll worldwide has topped a quarter of a million, with over 3.6 million confirmed cases.  The official U.S. death toll is near 70,000, but that is widely believed to be an undercount.... More


Guatemalan deportees boarding flight in the U.S. May 2020 | Photo: Twitter/@SocietyDistant

Guatemala City, May 6 (RHC)-- U.S. migration authorities have resumed the deportation of Guatemalan nationals, amid a pandemic.  Extradition restarted after a two week ban when 40 deportees tested COVID positive. ... More


Foreign Ministry spokesperson Abbas Mousavi.  (Photo: teleSUR)

Tehran, May 6 (RHC)-- Iran has declared the U.S. attempt to extend the United Nations Security Council arms embargo against Tehran an 'illegal' move.... More


Havana, May 6 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has recalled the reflections of the historic leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro, on the damages caused by neoliberalism that currently governs the global economy.... More


Havana, May 6 (RHC)-- Various virtual actions will be carried out beginning Wednesday as part of the 13th annual celebration of the Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, respecting the social distance demanded by COVID-19.... More


 Despite the constant attacks against Venezuela, we will continue to guarantee peace and stability.  (Photo: @PresidencialVE)

Caracas, May 6 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez denounced a new attack reported Tuesday against the country's electric service and condemned the series of failed attempts led by mercenaries who seek to destabilize the South American nation. ... More


Havana, May 6 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 18 new cases of COVID-19, for an total of 1,703 positive cases across the island.  ... More


Beijing, May 6 (RHC)-- China has strongly condemned the recent attack on the Cuban embassy in the U.S. capital of Washington, DC.  Beijing also condemned a thwarted plan to invade Venezuela and all the interferenceist maneuvers against the sovereignty of any country.... More


New York, May 5 (RHC)-- Puerto Rican independence activist José Soler has died in New York. He was a staunch internationalist and anti-imperialist throughout his life. During the 1970s and 80s, he worked actively in the struggle against the South African apartheid regime.... More


Havana, May 5 (RHC)-- Good news is being reported these days in Cuba as a decrease in active cases of COVID-19 has been registered on the island.... More


Washington, May 5 (RHC)-- A group of 27 members of the U.S. Congress have asked their government to confirm that it is possible to ship humanitarian goods to Cuba from other parts of the world, despite U.S. policy toward the island.... More


Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez, Caracas, Venezuela.  (Photo: Twitter/ @PresidencialVE)

Caracas, May 5 (RHC)-- Venezuela’s Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez Tuesday confirmed that Juan Guaido hired mercenaries for a terrorist incursion into his country, which is evidenced in the contract that the opposition lawmaker signed with the U.S.-based private security company Silvercorp.... More


Havana, May 5 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez has denounced the validity and the intensification of the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States against Cuba, despite the international demands for its complete suspension.... More


ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated in an EU-LAC Foundation webinar, urging for a “new green deal” to be forged with Europe for a more democratic, less unequal and more sustainable world.... More


Monday’s concert by Cuban trova musician Karel García, broadcast on the frequencies of Canal Clave, Radio Progreso, the Youtube channel of the Cuban Ministry of Culture and a network of more than 100 Facebook pages, marked the first in a series of fresh such virtual performances by musicians on the island, in support of the national campaign #EstamosContigo #MusicosPorCuba to stop the spread of Covid-19.... More


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