Caracas, February 7 (RHC)-- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital. Upon his arrival, Lavrov met with his Venezuelan counterpart, Jorge Arreaza. On Friday, he is meeting with Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro at a time when the U.S. government threatens to tighten its sanctions against the Bolivarian Revolution.... More


Havana, February 7 (RHC)--   A new major, that of Engineering in Cybersecurity, will begin to be taught next September at the University of Computer Science of Havana.... More


The Recombinant Interferon Alpha 2B (IFNrec), an antiviral produced by the Cuban biotech industry, is being used by Chinese doctors to treat patients infected by the coronavirus.... More


Havana, February 7 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel advocated in Havana on Thursday for the use of renewable energy.... More


Palestinian Ambassador Akram Samhan speaks to the press in Havana, February 6, 2020.

Havana, February 6 (RHC)--"The people of Palestine do not accept the loss of their national rights," the Ambassador of the State of Palestine in Cuba, Akram Samhan, told media representatives in Havana.... More


The Cuban Deputy Prime Minister and head of Economy and Planning, Alejandro Gil Fernández, said on Thursday that the measures for the sale of merchandise in the stores of free convertible currency have had good results.... More


Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.  (Photo: AFP)

Moscow, February 7 (RHC)-- A Russian official says Moscow is alarmed by the U.S. Navy's decision to deploy low-yield nuclear missiles on submarines since they heighten the risk of a limited nuclear war.  Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters the deployment of the W76-2 warhead in the name of strengthening deterrence had caused Russia great concern over U.S. nuclear strategy.... More


Buenos Aires, February 7 (RHC)-- Former Bolivian President Evo Morales says that one of the reasons for his candidacy as a senator is to "shield himself from the threats" from the United States, following the coup d'état that took place in November last year.... More


Salvadoran migrants start their journey towards the United States in San Salvador, on January 20, 2020. (Photo: AFP)

New York, February 7 (RHC)-- At least 200 people have been either murdered or abused and sexually assaulted after the U.S. deported them back to El Salvador as U.S. President Donald Trump continues crackdown on so-called “illegal aliens.”... More


Home collapsed after an earthquake in Guanica, Puerto Rico.  (Photo: Reuters)

San Juan, February 7 (RHC)-- The U.S. Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction, and Resilience (COR3) has requested that the U.S. government extend to nine other municipalities the Major Disaster Declaration for Puerto Rico signed by President Donald Trump.... More


U.S. soldier at a ground tactical exercise simulating the securing of an airfield, Colombia.  (Photo: Twitter/ @Southcom)

Bogota, February 7 (RHC)-- The U.S. Special Operations Command South spokesperson Cesar Santiago reported that Colombia and the United States are developing joint military exercises in Cartagena.... More


Mexico City, February 7 (RHC)-- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with his Mexican counterpart, Marcelo Ebrard, to strengthen trade, political and diplomatic relations between the two nations.... More


The 29th International Book Fair -FIL Cuba 2020- was inaugurated this Thursday at the San Carlos de La Cabaña Fortress in Havana.... More


Beijing, February 6 (RHC)-- China has slammed the German media over spreading “discrimination and xenophobia” in the face of the deadly coronavirus outbreak -- with a leading German magazine in the crosshairs.... More


London, February 6 (RHC)-- In Britain, climate activists forced oil and gas giant BP to temporarily shut down its headquarters in London Wednesday.  ... More


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