A homeless man sleeps on a sidewalk in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  (Photo: AFP)

New York, February 5 (RHC)-- A new study shows the population of homeless students in the United States has reached the highest level in over a decade. More than one and a half million public school students said they were homeless during the 2017-18 school year, according to the report from the National Center for Homeless Education.... More


Boston, February 5 (RHC)-- In the U.S., prisoners at a maximum-security prison in Shirley, Massachusetts, say guards have beaten and tasered them, as well as withheld food and denied them access to lawyers over recent weeks, as retaliation for an attack on correctional officers last month.... More


New York, February 5 (RHC)-- In the United States, a trial is underway in New York City for a former CIA software engineer who is charged with leaking thousands of agency documents, known as “Vault 7,” to WikiLeaks.... More


New York, February 5 (RHC)-- In the U.S., leaders of the Dignidad Literaria campaign -- or “literary dignity” in English -- are celebrating after the publisher Macmillan, which owns Flatiron Books, has agreed to expand Latinx representation in its staff and its publications.... More


Washington, February 5 (RHC)-- From immigration policies to the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, U.S. President Donald Trump's main talking points on international policy during his third annual presidential report, known as "The State of the Union," were part of his speech Tuesday night on Capitol Hill. Observers said that the annual speech was nothing more than a narcissistic speech to kick off his reelection campaign.... More


San Juan, February 5 (RHC)-- A magnitude 5.0 earthquake rattled Puerto Rico Tuesday evening as residents still recover from a magnitude 6.4 quake last month that destroyed homes, left 300,000 people without water and knocked out the power for two-thirds of the island. ... More


Santiago de Cuba, February 5 (RHC)-- The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Serguei V. Lavrov is paying tribute to National Hero José Martí and the historic leader of the Revolution Fidel Castro, during a stopover on his trip to Mexico and Venezuela.... More


Havana, February  5 (RHC) The presence of Cubans in the digital public space is growing in a spiral, as a result of the process of computerization of its society. ... More


Havana, February 5 (RHC)--The president of the United States, Donald Trump, insisted this Tuesday on his interfering attitude in the internal affairs of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.... More


La Paz, February 5 (RHC)-- Bolivia’s de-facto government has announced it will re-establish diplomatic relations with Israel after 11 years.  “Israel returns to Bolivia and Bolivia returns to Israel,” Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon announced, while the confirmation was made official after coup leader Jeanine Añez met in La Paz with Israel’s Ambassador to Peru Asaf Ichilevich.... More


Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a news conference in Moscow.  (Photo: Reuters)

Moscow, February 5 (RHC)-- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will make a state visit to Venezuela on Friday to boost relations between the two countries while they continue to face economic blockades from the United States and their allies.... More


La Paz, February 5 (RHC)-- The democratically-elected President of Bolivia Evo Morales, who is seeking asylum in Argentina after a coup d'etat against him, has been named a candidate for senate.  ... More


Washington, February 5 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Freedom to right-wing radio personality Rush Limbaugh on Tuesday in an unprecedented move during the State of the Union address.  First Lady Melania Trump placed the medal around the neck of Limbaugh, one day after the controversial talk show host revealed he has advanced lung cancer.... More


Gaza City, February 4 (RHC)-- Israel warplanes have launched fresh airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip amid escalating tensions in the region over U.S. President Donald Trump’s so-called 'Deal of the Century' on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.... More


Havana, February 4 (RHC)-- Informática 2020 Fair and Convention will showcase Cuba's main advances in the field, said an official from the Ministry of Communications (MINCOM).... More


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