Manila, January 14 (RHC)-- In the Philippines, authorities are urging nearly half a million people near the capital Manila to evacuate their homes, after the Taal volcano spewed ash into the air Sunday. Authorities are now warning about a possible “explosive eruption” or volcanic tsunami. The Taal volcano is one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes.... More
Paris, January 14 (RHC)-- In France, the government is backing down on its effort to raise the retirement age, as transportation workers and other unions continue a massive strike now entering its sixth week.... More
Chicago, January 14 (RHC)-- In the U.S., an Illinois judge has ordered the Chicago Police Department to turn over documents detailing nearly five decades of misconduct allegations against police officers. Judge Alison Conlon ordered the police department to turn over the files after ruling that the department had “willfully and intentionally failed to comply” with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act.... More
Cuba is the country with the best glycemic control and has the lowest diabetes mortality rate in Latin America. ... More
The U.S. public television network PBS will premiere in April a documentary on CIMAVax, a Cuban drug against lung cancer, in which Cuban and U.S. institutions are currently collaborating.... More
Havana, January 14 (RHC) With a concert by Cuban multi-instrumentalist Bobby Carcassés, the 35th edition of the International Jazz Plaza Festival is kicking off this Tuesday, with venues in Havana and the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba.... More
Havana, Jan 13 (RHC) The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Cameroon, Lejeune Mbella, will make an official visit to Cuba starting January 15, reports the Cubaminrex website.... More
Havana, January 13 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez strongly rejected on Monday the threats by Venezuelan opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido to take over teleSUR's television signal.... More
New York, January 13 (RHC)-- Israeli intelligence played a role in the assassination of Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani on January 3rd, according to a report by NBC News. The news agency said, citing unnamed sources, that Israel's intelligence apparatus helped the U.S. stage the operation that led to the assassination of Qassem Soleimani and the Deputy Head of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces Abu Mahdi Al-Mohandes.... More
Washington, January 13 (RHC)-- U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has acknowledged he did not see specific evidence that Iranian General Qassem Soleimani was planning attacks against U.S. embassies -- directly contradicting U.S. President Donald Trump. ... More
Hollywood, January 13 (RHC)-- U.S. actor Mark Hamill, who is best known for playing Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, has rejected an image in which far-right activists portray Chile's dictator Augusto Pinochet as a Jedi.... More
Trinidad, January 13 (RHC)-- With the presence of Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero, the solemn session of the Municipal Assembly of People's Power of Trinidad took place Sunday on the occasion of the 506th anniversary of the founding of the city.... More
Havana, January 13 (RHC) -- Cimafunk and his band offered a concert in Washington’s Union Stage, where hundreds of people sang and danced to the rhythm of Cuban music... More
Caracas, January 13 (RHC)-- The self-proclaimed 'president' of Venezuela, Juan Guaido, announced over the weekend that he has plans to take over teleSUR's television signal in an attempt to silence the channel.... More
La Paz, January 13 (RHC)-- Evo Morales' former Interior Minister Carlos Romero has denounced that The Resistance, a shock group supporting the coup-based government led by Jeanine Añez, kept him kidnapped for two days inside his home.... More
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