The Habanos Festival, the most prestigious event in the world dedicated to Premium Cigars, will be celebrating its 22nd Edition in the Cuban capital from February 24th through the 28th.... More


Havana, February 15 (RHC)-- Esteban Lazo Hernández, president of the National Assembly of People's Power, held a meeting on Friday with the ambassadors of Caribbean nations in Cuba to discuss the Constitution of the Republic and the legislative schedule to guarantee its implementation.... More


Cienfuegos, February 15 (RHC) The Council of Ministers concluded its visit to the central province of Cienfuegos Friday, with a recognition of the work carried out  last year by its economic, educational, cultural and service entities.... More


Havana, February 15 (RHC)--The President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, paid a visit to the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Havana on Friday to reiterate the island's support and solidarity with the Chinese people, affected by the coronavirus epidemic.... More


The four activists helped to prevent giving the headquarters of the Venezuela Embassy to illegal representatives of Juan Gauidó.  (Photo: EFE)

Washington, February 15 (RHC)-- In Washington, DC, U.S. Judge Beryl Howell declared a mistrial against the Embassy of Venezuela Protectors Collective, after the jury could not reach a verdict.... More


Ramallah, February 14 (RHC)-- Palestinian protesters have been injured as Israeli forces attacked rallies held in several areas across the occupied West Bank to condemn U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for the Middle East.... More


Washington, February 14 (RHC)-- The U.S. Senate has voted 55 to 45 to pass a resolution limiting President Donald Trump’s authority to attack Iran without congressional approval. ... More


Washington, February 14 (RHC)-- Former Guatemalan presidential candidate Mario Estrada has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by a U.S. court, after he was convicted of plotting to work with Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel to import cocaine to the United States.  ... More


New Orleans, February 14 (RHC)-- The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill may have been 30% bigger than previously estimated.  A new study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances, used three-dimensional computer simulations to track the spilled oil, finding the contamination reached the Texas shore, the Florida Keys, the coast of Tampa and parts of the east coast of Florida. ... More


New York, February 14 (RHC)-- A new major study on air pollution found that New York state has the largest number of premature deaths from out-of-state pollution.  Published in the journal Nature, the study found that across the lower 48 states, about half of all premature deaths caused by poor air quality are linked to air pollutants.... More


Caracas, February 14 (RHC)-- Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said he's sure the International Criminal Court (ICC) will rule in favor of the Venezuelan people concerning the complaint his nation filed against criminal U.S. sanctions.... More


Cuba is recognized worldwide as a safe tourist destination, with outstanding hospitality, evidenced by the Excellence Award as the safest country for tourism, awarded at the 38th International Tourism Fair, in Madrid, Spain, in 2018.... More


The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday that countries around the world are in a better state of preparedness for COVID-19 than they were just a week ago.... More


Havana, February 14 (RHC) The 12th International Congress University 2020 is concluding this Friday in Havana with the commitment of its more than two thousand delegates to the implementation of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.... More


United Nations, February 14 (RHC)-- Israel has suspended its ties with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet in an angry reaction to her office’s publication of a long-anticipated list of over 100 firms active in settlements built on occupied Palestinian land.... More


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