Havana, December 3 (RHC)-- The President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, said Monday that the National Association of the Blind (ANCI) keeps alive the legacy of the historic leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro, and all his efforts and dedication in caring for people with visual impairment.... More


London, December 3 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump will face tens of thousands of protesters during his visit to London this week.  Trump arrived late Monday for a two-day NATO summit but doctors, nurses and other workers of the National Health Service are planning to gather outside the Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.... More


 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.   (Photo: Reuters/File Photo)

Washington, December 3 (RHC)-- United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed Monday that Washington would “support” aligned governments trying to prevent protests in the region from turning into “riots.”... More


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has slammed European countries for joining a new mechanism aimed at maintaining trade with Iran despite U.S. sanctions.  In a video released in Tel Aviv, Netanyahu said European countries “should be ashamed of themselves” for pursing trade with Iran, claiming that they were enabling Tehran “to develop nuclear weapons.”... More


Caracas, December 2 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro sent a letter to the leaders of the 195 countries that have gathered in Madrid to participate in the COP25 this week.   The letter was addressed to the heads of state and government meeting in Spain as they participate in the 25th conference of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25).... More


Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and opposition leader Lennox Linton.  (Photo: www.dominicavibes.dm)

Roseau, December 3 (RHC)-- On the Caribbean island of Dominica, opposition supporters blocked roads on Monday as the Supreme Court's judges examined whether or not to suspend the elections on the request of the opposition, which claims that elections should not be carried out without a prior electoral reform reorganizing the electoral districts fairly, according to their interests.... More


Ramallah, December 2 (RHC)-- Two weeks after the U.S. announced that it did not consider illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories to be in breach of international law, Israel announced a plan to double the Jewish population of Hebron.... More


Berlin, December 2 (RHC)--Thousands of foreigners who sought asylum in Germany before leaving the country subsequently returned to apply again, government data shows.  Hundreds tried five times or more.... More


Madrid, December 2 (RHC)-- A private security firm that allegedly spied on Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London bragged about its activities and ties to U.S. intelligence, according to German public broadcaster NDR.... More


Santiago de Chile, December 2 (RHC)-- Chile's Association of Municipalities (AChM) has announced that it will conduct an independent consultation on December 15th, which will be focused on the citizens' main demands.... More


Evo Morales and Alvaro Garcia Linares in Mexico City.  (Photo: Reuters)

Mexico City, December 2 (RHC)-- The democratically-elected President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, said Sunday that he would value the option of being imprisoned in Bolivia, if that action helps the Bolivian people, who suffer from a climate of anxiety and instability after the coup d'etat driven by the right of the South American country.... More


 For the COP25, delegates from some 200 countries will try to put the finishing touches on the rules governing the 2015 Paris climate accord.   (Photo: Reuters)

Madrid, December 2 (RHC)-- The world’s efforts to stop climate change have been “utterly inadequate” so far and there is a danger that global warming could pass the “point of no return,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Sunday ahead of the international climate conference (COP25) which began Monday in Madrid.... More


Havana, December 2 (RHC)--The Calixto García Cuba Solidarity Brigade from Canada arrived over the weekend to fulfill a broad program of activities in several provinces of eastern Cuba.... More


Bioelectric Plant, Villa Clara Province

Havana, December 2 (RHC)-- The introduction of changes in Cuba's energy matrix includes covering 24 percent of electricity generation by 2030 through renewable energy sources, and a considerable saving of fossil fuel, Prensa Latina news agency reported.... More


ICOM 2019 begins in Havana 

Havana, December 2 (RHC)-- The Tenth International Meeting of Information and Communication (ICOM 2019) is getting underway with the participation of researchers and scholars from Ecuador, Brazil, Mexico, and a dozen other countries.... More


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