United Nations, November 23 (RHC)-- The United Nations is warning that global fossil fuel production is on track to rapidly increase global temperatures by more than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, leading the planet toward a climate catastrophe. ... More


Sydney, November 23 (RHC)-- In Sydney, Australia, health officials are warning young and elderly residents and people with respiratory illness to stay indoors and avoid exercise, as a thick blanket of smoke from unprecedented wildfires settled over the city of 5 million people. ... More


Havana, November 22 (RHC) - The International New Latin American Film Festival will run from December 5 to 15 in the Cuban capital, especially dedicated to documentary maker Santiago Álvarez’s centenary and the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Film Institute (ICAIC)... More


Athens, November 23 (RHC)-- Cuba and Greece ratified Saturday the excellent state of their bilateral relations and mutual interest of strengthening them in various spheres, as well as highlighting the potential of business and investment... More


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Rome, November 23  (RHC)--  The Pontifical Lateran University conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Legal Sciences-History of Law to Havana City Historian, Eusebio Leal.... More


Havana, November 23  (RHC)-- Management and resolution of conflicts, and ethics were the central themes of the international congress Advocacy 2019, which concluded in the Cuban capital on Friday.... More


Havana, November 23 (RHC)-- The leader of the  Communist Party of Cuba, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, and the president of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel, attended the political and military ceremony held on Friday on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the founding of the Mobile Brigade of Special Troops.... More


Sao Paulo, November 23 (RHC)-- Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was awarded the 'Carlos Manuel de Céspedes' Order on Frinday.... More


Washington, November 23 (RHC)-- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has threatened to impose even more sanctions on Iran over the country’s handling of the recent riots, even though the unrest is believed to be the result of Washington’s unilateral sanctions.... More


Tel Aviv, November 23 (RHC)-- Israel’s top prosecutor on has indicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate cases.... More


Washington, November 23 (RHC)-- Facebook has admitted that CEO Mark Zuckerberg secretly met with President Donald Trump over dinner at the White House in October.  Also at the meeting was Facebook investor Peter Thiel, a major Trump donor and chair of the data technology company Palantir, a defense contractor whose case management system is used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to surveil, track and deport immigrants. ... More


Indianapolis, November 23 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Indiana, a white police officer has been fired after a viral video showed him harassing two African-American men for “acting suspicious” by spending over $1,000 at a shopping mall.... More


Washington, November 23 (RHC)-- In the U.S., more than 100 members of Congress called Thursday for President Trump to fire senior adviser Stephen Miller after e-mails emerged detailing Miller’s long-time support for white nationalism, far-right extremist ideas and racist conspiracy theories. ... More


 The infamous Moria camp is among those set to be replaced.  (Photo: File / Elias Marcou/Reuters)

Athens, November 22 (RHC)-- Greece will shut down overcrowded refugee camps on islands facing Turkey and replace them with more restrictive holding facilities, according to officials.... More


Madrid, November 22 (RHC)-- Millions of Spaniards are being tracked on their mobile phones this week as part of a controversial government study designed to gather information about where citizens are traveling -- supposedly in order to “improve public services.”... More


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