Havana, April 23 (RHC)-- The General Secretary of the Confederation of Cuban Workers -- Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC) -- Ulises Guilarte, highlighted the broad expression of solidarity with the Cuban Revolution by trade unions around the world.... More
Havana, April 23 (RHC)-- The implementation of the first bioenergy Atlas and also the improvement of the quality of life FOR over 700 families using biogas are the results of the UNDP cooperation in Cuba.... More
Havana, April 23 (RHC)-- The 22nd brigade of the Henry Reeve International Contingent of Doctors Specialized in Disaster Situations and Serious Epidemics left on Wednesday for the African country of Cape Verde.... More
Washington, April 23 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered U.S.-based multinational oil companies to gradually shut down their activities in Venezuela.... More
Mexico City, April 23 (RHC)-- Mexican officials say the country has entered its most severe stage in the spread of the coronavirus — what they refer to as Phase 3 — as cases surge, with the death toll topping 2,600. ... More
New York, April 23 (RHC)-- Hundreds of workers called in sick Tuesday at Amazon warehouses around the United States, demanding paid time off work while improved safety measures are implemented. ... More
Washington, April 23 (RHC)-- In the U.S., a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health has found coronavirus patients administered the drugs hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin had a higher death rate than those receiving standard care alone. ... More
Havana, April 22 (RHC)-- Dr. Disnaldo Raúl Pérez González, general director of the National Institute of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology, proposed to the Provincial Defense Council (CDP) of Havana a strategy for social distancing that would make it possible to anticipate the infection and transmission of COVID-19.... More
Havana, April 22 (RHC)-- The Cuban Council of State approved six decree-laws during its April 16th session, with the presence of President Miguel Díaz-Canel and Prime Minister Manuel Marrero, according to parliamentary sources.... More
Nicosia, April 22 (RHC)-- The Association of Cuban Residents in Cyprus demanded the end of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on the Caribbean nation and condemned Washington's actions to discredit the island's medical cooperation around the world.... More
Havana, April 22 (RHC)-- Alpidio Alonso, Cuban Minister of Culture, spoke at a virtual meeting of ministers of the sector convened by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).... More
Washington, April 22 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump is stepping up his anti-Iran threats by claiming that he has instructed the U.S. Navy to destroy Iranian boats “if they harass” U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf.... More
![Sign reads: "Tenemos hambre." "We're hungry."](https://www.radiohc.cu/articles/762-tenemos-hambre.jpg "Sign reads: "Tenemos hambre." "We're hungry."")
Santiago de Chile, April 22 (RHC)-- The COVID-19 pandemic will herald the worst economic contraction in the history of Latin American and the Caribbean, with a projected -5.3 percent drop in activity this year, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has warned.... More
Washington, April 22 (RHC)-- In the U.S., outside the White House, dozens of nurses held a protest and vigil Tuesday, reading the names of 50 healthcare workers who have died after becoming infected by the coronavirus on the job.... More
Havana, April 22(RHC) With the passing of two COVID-19 patients on Tuesday, Cuba accumulates 40 deaths since the first people tested positive on the island last March 11. ... More
