Russian tourism to Cuba grew by about 30 percent in 2019, when there were almost 178,000 visitors from that Eurasian country, a figure listed as a record for that market that has become one of the emerging issuers to the Caribbean island. ... More


MAS presidential candidate Luis Arce arrives at Prosecutor's Office.   (Photo: Reuters)

La Paz, January 29 (RHC)-- The Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) presidential candidate Luis Arce Wednesday morning arrived at the Prosecutor's Office to give statements in an investigation for a case of alleged corruption at the Indigenous Peoples and Farmers' Development Fund (FONDIOC).... More


Havana, January 29  (RHC)--Cuban President  Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez met Tuesday with intellectuals and artists who make up the jury of the Casa de las Américas Prize.... More


Havana, January 29 (RHC)--The Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Sen, received this Tuesday in Nom Pen, the Cuban Ambassador, Liurka Rodriguez, as part of the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between both countries.... More


Brasilia, January 29 (RHC)-- Former Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello defended the international medical collaboration of Cuba, one of the foundations of the Caribbean island in its relations with the world.... More


Santiago de Cuba, January 29 (RHC) The National Center of Seismological Research (CENAIS), described the earthquake of magnitude 7.1 on the Richter scale, which occurred at 14 hours and 10 minutes Tuesday, as the strongest registered instrumentally in the history of the Cuban seismological service.... More


Ramallah, January 28 (RHC)-- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has adamantly dismissed as a “conspiracy” Washington’s so-called peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  Abbas made the remark on Tuesday as he warned U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the Palestinian people's rights were "not for sale.” ... More


Havana, January 28 (RHC)--Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez sent his condolences Tuesday to the American people and the relatives of former NBA basketball star player Kobe Bryant, who died on January 26 in a helicopter crash.... More


Tehran, January 28 (RHC)-- Iran has strongly censured U.S. President Donald Trump's so-called "Deal of the Century" on the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict, describing it as "Treason of the Century."... More


Havana, January 28 (RHC)-- A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 was recorded Tuesday afternoon, January 28, in southwestern Cuba, with a depth of 10 kilometers.... More


Ramallah, January 28 (RHC)-- Thousands of protesters took to the streets across the Palestinian territories as U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled what he calls "The Deal of the Century." The scheme, which his administration has drawn up as a "solution" for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, has been totally rejected by the Palestinians.... More


Havana (RHC) - The president of INDER, Osvaldo Vento Montiller described as an aid to the breakdown of the US blockade the donation of baseball and softball equipment made by friends from Canada.... More


Havana, (RHC) - The Cuban High Jump World Record holder, Javier Sotomayor talked about his sadness for the death of the legendary NBA player Kobe Bryant, who passed away this Sunday in a helicopter accident.... More


La Paz, January 28 (RHC)-- Luis Arce, the presidential candidate of the Movement To Socialism (MAS), arrived Tuesday in El Alto, Bolivia from Buenos Aires to participate in the campaign for May elections, although he said that “there are no guarantees” for a free and transparent electoral process.... More


Washington, January 27 (RHC)-- The Alianza Martiana, which brings together organizations of Cuban immigrants in Miami, rejected threats against the members of the coalition and for the trips to the island painted on its premises.... More


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