The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced on Thursday that it will collaborate in the reconstruction of a historic church in Haiti, which suffered significant damage following a fire last April 13th that engulfed and destroyed its wooden dome.... More
‘Tiempo muerto, cuarentena y surrealismo con objetos’ is the title of the latest exhibition by Cuban photographer Julio César García, to be inaugurated online this Saturday, as an alternative to visualize the artist’s work in the context of necessary physical distancing due to the Covid-19 pandemic.... More
Havana, April 24 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 50 new cases of COVID-19, for an total of 1,235 positive cases across the island. ... More
Beijing, April 24 (RHC)-- An planeload of medical products acquired in China arrived in Cuba with the purpose of strengthening its capabilities while fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Cuban ambassador to China, Carlos Miguel Pereira.... More
Havana, April 24 (RHC)-- Since the first cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on the island in early March, the Cuban government has carried out a daily battle against the pandemic, making it a priority on its agenda.... More
Havana, April 24 (RHC)-- During the daily meeting held at the Palacio de la Revolucion to examine the situation regarding COVID-19, President Miguel Díaz-Canel and other senior government leaders met with public health experts and scientists from various sectors. ... More
Mogadishu, April 24 (RHC)-- In Somalia, the U.S. military has carried out more airstrikes so far this year than it did during all eight years of Barack Obama’s presidency. ... More
Havana, April 23 (RHC)-- The Cuban Minister of Communications, Jorge Luis Perdomo, reviewed operations through a video conference, noting actions of the Cuban Postal Service amid the COVID-19 pandemic.... More
Tehran, April 23 (RHC)-- Iran will not hesitate to retaliate against the U.S. Navy if it attacks any Iranian vessel, Tehran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander has warned, responding to a similar threat by Donald Trump.... More
Washington, April 23 (RHC)-- U.S. President Dponald Trump has signed an executive order suspending the processing of immigrants’ green card applications for 60 days. ... More
Mexico City, April 23 (RHC)-- At the U.S.-Mexico border, Mexican authorities are forcing people recently deported from the U.S. to walk through “disinfection tunnels” upon their arrival. ... More
Havana, April 23 (RHC)— Cuban Public Health authorities assured on Thursday that no outbreaks or confirmed COVID19 cases have been reported on the island’s penitentiaries.... More
Brasilia, April 23 (RHC)-- In Brazil, the largest cemetery in the city of Manaus has begun digging mass graves to handle 100 burials a day — more than three times the usual rate, suggesting COVID-19 has taken a much larger toll on the city than the official figure of 156 deaths. ... More
Chinese scientists have developed a kind of nanomaterial that can effectively remove antibiotics in water, according to the Science and Technology Daily Thursday.... More
Pretoria, April 23 (RHC)-- South Africa made the delivery of a donation of supplies to combat the SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus in Cuba, an action that is part of the close political and historical relations between the two nations.... More
