Forests in the Chiquitania of Bolivia.  (Photo: Wikipedia)

Managua, October 10 (RHC)-- Bolivia has begun its plans to reforest areas burned by recent fires in the Chiquitania, which have now been extinguished. The Sandinista government in Nicaragua has also announced plans to reforest large areas that have been cleared for pine logging. ... More


Brasilia, October 10 (RHC)-- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's administration has revealed a "foreign exchange liberalization" bill, to be presented to the Brazilian Congress, which paves the way to the dollarization of the Brazilian economy.... More


Washington, October 10 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has been obsessed with using polygraphs to find out who leaked information to the press, a White House former officials say. “He wanted to polygraph every employee in the building to unearth who it was who spoke to the press,” a former official was cited as saying in a report by Politico.... More


La Paz, October 10 (RHC)-- Social organizations in Bolivia are preparing a massive rally for the closing campaign of the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) with a view to the October 20th general elections.... More


Havana, October 10 (RHC)-- The president of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, assured this October 10 that the Cuban Revolution will preserve its convictions together with its people, even under the threats of the United States.... More


Havana, October 10 (RHC)-- The National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP) elected Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez as President of the Republic of Cuba on Thursday and he will assume office until 2023.... More


Quito, October 10 (RHC)-- Protests against IMF austerity reached their eighth day in Ecuador, as civil society groups denounced the increased police violence, with the country's Public Defender office confirming that five people have been killed so far. ... More


Esteban Lazo

Havana, October 10 (RHC)--- Cuban lawmakers elected Thursday Esteban Lazo Hernandez as President of the National Assembly of People´s Power, and the Council of State.... More


The Cuban outfielder Yurisbel Gracial connected his 2nd Home Run in two games to help the SoftBank Hawks defeat the Seibu Lions 8-6 in the Pacific League of the Japanese baseball. ... More


The Cuban Women´s Volleyball team was defeated for the second time at the NORCECA Volleyball Championship, this time the Cubans lost this time to Puerto Rico 0-3 (15-25, 9-25, 18-25).... More


A view shows the Ecuador's state-run Esmeraldas refinery.  (Photo: Reuters)

Quito, October 10 (RHC)-- Ecuadorean state-owned oil company Petroecuador has declared ‘Force Majeure’ on all crude oil trading operations and other contractual obligations that the firm maintains due to ongoing protests against Lenin Moreno’s government across the country.... More


San Francisco, October 10 (RHC)-- California-based software giant Adobe Inc. -- best known for its array of designer tools like Photoshop and Illustrator -- has decided to cancel all of its Venezuelan customers. Adobe informed its clients in e-mails sent this week that, later this month, all subscriptions in Venezuela will be canceled without refund. ... More


US soldiers take part in 'Decisive Strike' military exercise.  (Photo: AFP)

Washington, October 10 (RHC)-- The United States military has announced plans to hold what is said to be the largest U.S.-led drills in Europe early next year. The U.S. European Command (EUROCOM) says that 37,000 forces, some 20,000 American troops, will partake in Defender Europe-20 maneuvers, which is set to be held in April and May 2020.... More


General Motors assembly workers picket in Bowling Green, Kentucky.  (Photo: AP)

Detroit, October 10 (RHC)-- The United Auto Workers (UAW) union’s top negotiator in talks with General Motors Co (GM) to resolve a more than three-week strike said a key issue separating the two sides is job security. The strike has cost GM more than $1 billion so far and forced it to idle operations in Canada and Mexico. ... More


Buenos Aires, October 10 (RHC)-- Human rights organizations are filing a legal complaint against President Macri, accusing him of deliberately delaying payment of state compensation to victims of the military dictatorship.... More


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