Villa Clara, October 7(RHC-ACN)-- Some 300 cardiologists from Cuba and other nations will participate in the international conference Cardiovilla 2019, set for October 8th through the 10th, organized by the Villa Clara branch of the Cuban Society of Cardiology and the Ernesto Guevara Cardiocenter.... More


U.S. soldiers during a joint U.S.-Turkey patrol, near Tel Abyad, Syria. (Photo: Reuters)

Washington, October 7 (RHC)-- U.S. troops have begun withdrawing from northeast Syria ahead of a Turkish invasion that Kurdish fighters say will overturn the victory over the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) armed group.... More


Israeli settlers and police are seen at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound.  (Photo: Press TV)

Jerusalem, October 7 (RHC)-- Dozens of Israeli settlers have violated the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of East Jerusalem al-Quds under the tight protection of regime forces. According to a statement by the Department of Islamic Endowments in Jerusalem al-Quds, carried by the Palestine Information Center, 121 Israeli settlers entered the compound from the Moroccan Gate on Sunday morning, attempting to perform rituals.... More


Europe faces massive inflow of refugees.  (Photo: Global Look Press / Nicolas Economou)

Berlin, October 7 (RHC)-- Europe may soon face a massive inflow of refugees and migrants that will be even bigger than at the peak of the infamous crisis, Germany’s Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has warned, urging to assist Greece and Turkey. ... More


Morales with supporters in the indigenous city of El Alto.   (Photo: ABI)

La Paz, October 7 (RHC)-- Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has a 13.4 percent lead over his nearest rival, says a new poll published on Sunday by the CELAG think tank.... More


Moscow, October 7 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Oil Minister Manuel Quevedo says that his country defends the importance of complementing the different sources of energy to supply global demand and strengthen the economy of the countries that produce it.... More


London, October 7 (RHC)-- The UK Government’s under-delivered policy on healthcare has claimed another victim, this time an NHS cancer hospital in Mount Vernon.... More


Iowa City, October 7 (RHC)-- Two Iowa-based environmental activists have been charged by a federal grand jury with multiple felonies for their attempts to delay the construction of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline. ... More


Weapons confiscated in murder plot.  (Photo: U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland)

Baltimore, October 7 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Maryland, a white nationalist Coast Guard lieutenant pleaded guilty to federal weapons and drugs charges, after investigators uncovered his plot to kill high-profile liberal figures, including Democratic lawmakers, media personalities and judges. ... More


Brasilia, October 7 (RHC)-- In Brazil, a newly surfaced photo shows far-right President Jair Bolsonaro smiling and posing with a man who’s been arrested in connection with the murder of human rights activist and Rio City Councilmember Marielle Franco. ... More


Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, is depicted with a Pinocchio nose.  (Photo: AFP)

London, October 7 (RHC)-- The British economy may have slipped into recession after the dominant services sector took an unexpectedly sharp downturn last month, as firms brace for the risk of a disruptive Brexit, according to a new survey. ... More


Rome, October 7 (RHC)-- Carrying a banner reading "We are all on the same boat," hundreds of Italian human rights defenders and social activists toured the streets of Lampedusa to pay tribute to the memory of 368 refugees and migrants who perished in a shipwreck on October 3, 2013, and all others who have lost their lives during sea crossings.... More


Rome, October 7 (RHC)-- Pope Francis officially named the Archbishop of Havana, Monsignor Juan de la Caridad García, a cardinal in a ceremony held Saturday at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.... More


Rome, October 7 (RHC)--The Rotondi Prize for the Saviors of Art, awarded by the Italian State, has been awarded in its 2019 edition to Eusebio Leal Spengler.... More


Havana, October 7 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel assured that Cuba will always pay tribute to the 73 mortal victims of the terrorist attack that took place 43 years ago against a Cubana de Aviación commercial airplane off the coast of Barbados.... More


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