New York, January 21 (RHC)-- The world’s 2,153 billionaires have more wealth between them than a combined 4.6 billion people, according a new study by OXFAM. The charity urged policymakers to increase taxes on the world’s wealthiest by 0.5% over the next decade in a bid to reduce wealth inequality.... More
Montevideo, January 21 (RHC)-- Uruguay's president-elect Luis Lacalle has announced that he will facilitate the residence of some 100,000 high-income Argentineans if they invest capital in his country, a proposal that reactivates the discussion about turning Uruguay back into a tax haven.... More
Kingston, January 20 (RHC)-- Barbados' Prime Minister, the Honorable Mia Amor Mottley, said that her country will not take part in any "attempt to divide this region." Mottley was referring to a high-profile Caribbean meeting in Jamaica that will be attended by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday.... More
Ramallah, January 20 (RHC)-- Israeli authorities have locked up a Palestinian child in solitary confinement for nearly four weeks after abducting him from occupied East Jerusalem, local media reports say. ... More
Washington, January 20 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump placed an advance order to purchase 10,000 copies of a book about his presidency titled “A Very Stable Genius” -- days before aides realized that the title is sarcastic.... More
Havana, (RHC) – The Cuban superstar both in the NPB and the Cuban National Baseball Series, Alfredo Despaigne, leads the 36 ball players that are hoping to make the final cut in order to represent Cuba in the upcoming Pre-Olympic Tournament, set to be played in Arizona, United States, from March 22 to March 26. ... More
Havana, (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel sent a congratulatory message via Twitter to the Matanzas Crocodiles, champions of this season of the National Baseball Series.... More
Havana, January 20 (RHC)-- The President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, congratulated those elected to the posts of Governors and Vice-Governors in the country.... More
London, January 20 (RHC)-- Ena Elsa Velázquez, Cuba's education minister, is attending an international forum that began this Sunday in London, United Kingdom, with delegates from 95 countries to discuss the future of education. ... More
Mexico City, January 20 (RHC)-- Thousands of Central Americans gathered Sunday at the border between Guatemala and Mexico, with the aim of crossing into Mexican territory on Monday.... More
Washington, January 20 (RHC)-- Saudi Arabia paid the United States a total of $500 million to cover part of the cost of U.S. troops stationed in the kingdom as bilateral talks over defense expenses continue, a Pentagon spokeswoman Commander Rebecca Rebarich told Middle East Eye.... More
Brasilia, January 20 (RHC)-- Outrage rained on Brazil's government from across the political spectrum, after the culture secretary used language similar to that of Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels in launching an arts initiative focused on nationalism and religion, forcing President Jair Bolsonaro to fire him.... More
Havana, January 19 (RHC) -- The National Cultural Research Award 2019 has been presented to Art Doctor, Lillian Llanes, and Doctor in Historical Sciences, María del Carmen Ariet for the work of their entire lives... More
Buenos Aires, January 19 (RHC)-- Bolivia's Movement Towards Socialism, headed by exiled President Evo Morales, announced Sunday that former Minister of Economy Luis Arce and former Minister of Foreign Affairs David Choquehuanca will run for president and vice president, respectively, for the country's May 3rd general elections. ... More
Buenos Aires, January 19 (RHC)-- Bolivia's Movement Towards Socialism has announced that former Minister of Economy Luis Arce and former Minister of Foreign Affairs David Choquehuanca will run for president and vice president, respectively, for the country's upcoming elections.... More
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