Nicolas Maduro during year-end event for Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB).  (Photo: VTV)

Caracas, December 28 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro presided over the year-end activity to honor the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), where he highlighted the loyalty and commitment of the military in defense of the country’s sovereignty and peace.... More


 French workers on strike against Emmanuel Macron's pensions reform in Paris.  (Photo: Reuters)

Paris, December 28 (RHC)-- Despite the calls of President Emmanuel Macron for a truce, thousands of French Saturday took to the streets of Paris where workers, students, retirees, and Yellow vests came together in common action against the pension reform, which citizens have been rejecting during 24 days on a row.... More


Venezuelan economist Jesus Faria.  (Photo: teleSUR) 

Caracas, December 28 (RHC)-- In an interview with the international news agency Xinhua, the Venezuelan economist Jesus Faria said that economic recovery is the number one issue on the country's agenda for 2020.... More


Havana, December 28 (RHC)-- Cuba will close 2019 with more than 40 stores selling in dollars throughout the island, out of the 77 establishments planned by the government when it announced that economic measure last October, Granma newspaper reported.... More


Palestinian medics carry a wounded protester in the southern Gaza Strip, December 27. (Photo: AFP)

Gaza City, December 28 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have attacked Palestinians taking part in the final round of protests held on a weekly basis near the fence separating the Gaza Strip from the occupied territories, leaving a number of protesters injured.... More


Laredo, December 28 (RHC)-- In immigration news, a 41-year-old Congolese asylum seeker died on Christmas Day in a Customs and Border Protection holding facility in Laredo, Texas, only one day after she arrived to the U.S.-Mexico border with her family.  ... More


New Delhi, December 28 (RHC)-- In India, protests against the controversial new citizenship law continue to rage, with more demonstrations planned for the weekend.  The law provides a path to Indian citizenship for undocumented immigrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan — unless they are Muslim. ... More


Havana, December 28 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla sent his condolences to the people and government of Kazakhstan for the plane crash that occurred on Friday in that Asian country that left 12 people dead and dozens hurt.... More


Beijing, December 28 (RHC)--Cuba received an award in China as a high-potential tourist destination, due to its growing prestige in the sector. Cuban Consul in Shanghai, Nestor Torres, received the prize, granted on Friday by the specialized magazine Travelling Scope in their 2019 Star Awards.... More


The Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology of Sancti Spíritus produces a wide range of biological reagents. (Photo: Arelys García)

Sancti Spíritus, December 28 (RHC)—The U.S. economic blockade on Cuba impedes access to raw materials, technologies and equipment necessary for the development of the biotechnology sector on the island.... More


Miami, December 28 (RHC)--The exclusion of the Gente de Zona duo from the annual New Year’s Eve concert organized by Cuban-American artist Armando Christian Pérez, known as Pitbull, in downtown Miami marks yet another attack on cultural exchange.... More


Lula reaffirmed his innocence and guaranteed that the judicial process against him will be discredited.  (Photo: teleSUR)

Brasilia, December 27 (RHC)-- The former president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, says that he has the will to fight to restore democracy in his country and to fight against the current situation under the government of Jair Bolsonaro.... More


Guatemala City, December 27 (RHC)-- The 1992 Nobel Peace Prize awarded Rigoberta Menchu Friday rejected the siege, harassment and intimidation of Mexican diplomats in Bolivia.   "I share the concern of the Manuel Andres Lopez Obrador administration about the excess of military and police presence ordered by the de-facto government in Bolivia," Menchu tweeted.... More


United Nations, December 27 (RHC)-- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has been alarmed by Washington delaying the visa application process for Russian officials, his spokesman told TASS, a day after the Russian Foreign Ministry slammed Guterres for inaction.... More


Colombian Attorney General Fernando Carrillo.  (Photo: Google)

Bogota, December 27 (RHC)-- Colombian Attorney General Fernando Carrillo has urged the administration of Iván Duque to stop the systematic murder of social leaders in that country.... More


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