New York, January 18 (RHC)-- Deported immigrant rights leader Jean Montrevil has sued the U.S. government, arguing he was targeted for deportation because of his political speech in violation of his First Amendment rights. ... More


Guatemala City, January 18 (RHC)-- In Guatemala, new right-wing President Alejandro Giammattei was sworn in on Tuesday as protesters took to the streets to demand former President Jimmy Morales be arrested for corruption. ... More


New York, January 18 (RHC)-- A new Bloomberg analysis shows that six U.S. banks -- JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley -- avoided paying a combined total of $18 billion worth of taxes last year as a result of President Donald Trump’s tax cuts. ... More


Havana, January 18 (RHC)-- More than 12,000 delegates to the municipal assemblies of People's Power are electing this Saturday the governors and deputy governors of their respective provinces.... More


Havana, January 17 (RHC)-- The President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, met in the city of Las Tunas with the relatives of Cuban doctor Assel Herrera.... More


Ciego de Avila, January 17 (RHC)-- The first bioelectric plant in Cuba, located in areas of Ciro Redondo sugar mill, in Ciego de Avila Province, began on Friday its synchronization to the National Electroenergetic Grid.... More


Rodriguez assured that Cuba is a symbol of freedom

Havana, January 17 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said that in Latin America and the Caribbean, everyone knows about the U.S. government's support of the most horrendous dictatorships in the hemisphere.... More


Tegucigalpa, January 17 (RHC)-- In Honduras, a new report by the Violence Observatory at the Honduran National Autonomous University says that at least 15 women have been murdered in the first two weeks of this year. ... More


Washington, January 17 (RHC)-- The Pentagon now says 11 U.S. troops were injured in the Iranian missile strikes on two Iraqi military bases last week — contradicting President Donald Trump’s earlier claims that no U.S. troops were harmed. ... More


Havana, January 17 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel led a visit of the government to the eastern province of Las Tunas in order to follow up on the implementation of production goals defined in a similar visit eleven months ago. ... More


Children of the Kayapo tribe sit on the banks of Xingu River in Brazil, January 15, 2020.  (Photo: Reuters)

Brasilia, January 17 (RHC)-- The Amazon rainforest is facing a serious threat because of deforestation and the situation is not likely to get any better in 2020, as experts believe this year will see the acceleration of the environmental crisis. ... More


Havana, January 17 (RHC)-- Artistic education is undoubtedly one of the achievements of the Cuban Revolution, and one of the treasures that deserves to be preserved, which is why, as part of his visit Las Tunas, the President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz- Canel Bermúdez, visited with students and professors of the Professional School of Art (EPA) El Cucalambé. ... More


The Center for Hemispheric and US Studies (CEHSEU) and the Nuestra America Department of the University of Havana is calling on scholars from around the world to participate in an International Conference on Hemispheric and US Studies 2020, set for June 3rd through the 5th, 2020, at the Varona Building of the University of Havana.... More


London, January 17 (RHC)-- In London, England, climate activists with the group Extinction Rebellion held a “die-in” protest outside the corporate offices of Siemens, calling out the German company over its support for the Adani coal mine in Queensland, Australia — a major source of greenhouse gas emissions.... More


New York, January 17 (RHC)-- The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the Donald Trump administration over its policy of sending asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border to Guatemala.... More


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