Havana, January 24 (RHC)-- The second government visit to the central province of Sancti Spiritus, headed by Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, included tours of a cement factory and a livestock company, important economic centers in that territory.... More


Havana, January 24 (RHC)-- Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez has criticized the position of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo regarding the relationship between Cuba and the rest of the Caribbean nations.... More


Caracas, January 24 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro recalled Fidel Castro's first visit to this nation, after the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution on January 1, 1959.... More


Graziella Pogolotti. Photo: ACN

The Cuban Journalists Association –UPEC- has presented the Dignity Award to renowned Cuban intellectual Graziella Pogolotti... More


Baghdad, January 24 (RHC)-- Iraqis have rallied in Baghdad in massive numbers to call for an end to U.S. military presence in the country following high-profile assassinations and airstrikes targeting anti-terror forces. ... More


Beijing, January 24 (RHC)-- China has locked down 10 cities at the hub of a new coronavirus outbreak that has killed 25 people and infected at least 830, as health authorities around the world took action to prevent a global pandemic.  The lockdowns on new cities encompass more than 20.5 million people.... More


Immigration officials and Mexican National Guard troops force a man towards a bus.  (Photo: Jeff Abbott/Al Jazeera)

Tapachula, January 24 (RHC)-- The Mexican National Guard and immigration officials stopped a caravan of hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers on Thursday as they walked towards the southern city of Tapachula.... More


Cuba seeks to attract more Chinese visitors by promoting destinations that appeal to multifaceted travelers, said a Cuban official from the tourism ministry.... More


Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, head of elite Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

Davos, January 23 (RHC)-- The U.S. special representative for Iran has threatened the Islamic Republic with yet another act of state terrorism, saying Washington will assassinate the successor of senior anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani as well if he follows in the path of the martyred general.... More


Mexico City, January 23 (RHC)-- In Mexico, 26-year-old artist, activist and feminist Isabel Cabanillas de la Torre has been assassinated in the border city of Juárez.  She was an outspoken advocate for women’s rights and a member of the feminist collective Daughters of Maquila Worker Mothers. ... More


Davos, January 23 (RHC)-- While in the resort village of Davos, Switzerland, attending the World Economic Forum's summit along with the world’s leaders and businessmen, U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with CNBC that he would consider cutting key social programs if re-elected to a second term.... More


Havana, January 23 (RHC)-- Prominent Cuban revolutionary and educator Asela de los Santos Tamayo died Thursday in Havana at the age of 90. ... More


 Protest against the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos. The banner reads "End Wars! Fight the Climate Crisis!" (Photo by Reuters

Davos, January 23 (RHC)-- Swiss police have used water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas to subdue demonstrators in Zurich who ignited fireworks and threw bottles as part of a protest targeting the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) conference in Davos.... More


Beijing, January 23 (RHC)-- China told the 11 million residents of Wuhan on Thursday that they would no longer be allowed to leave their city, as the authorities step up efforts to halt the spread of a new coronavirus that first appeared in December and has now killed 17 people and infected 571.... More


Washington, January 23 (RHC)-- The U.S. military says there were more troops injured at the military base in Iraq when it came under attack in retaliation for the U.S. assassination of Iran’s General Qassem Soleimani.... More


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