Ignacio Ramonet, (left) addresses participants at the 4th Russia'Iberoamerica Forum in Moscow.

Moscow, October 2 (RHC)-- The U.S. blockade against Cuba is a collective punishment, whose application goes againt the UN Charter and the Declaration of Human Rights, Ignacio Ramonet, founder of the magazine Le Monde Diplomatique, denounced.... More


Havana, October 2 (RHC)—Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, received this Wednesday in Havana the Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji, Josaia Voreque Bainimarama, who is making an official visit to our country.... More


Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. (Photo: Twitter/ @SafonappVargas)

St. Petersburg, October 2 (RHC)-- Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has denounced persistent attempts by the United States to impose government changes by force in Latin America.... More


Nicolas Sarkozy could face jail if found guilty.  (Photo: Philippe Wojazer/Reuters)

Paris, October 2 (RHC)-- A French court has ordered Nicolas Sarkozy stand trial for illicit campaign financing, adding to the former president's legal woes as he also prepares to answer on charges of exerting pressure on a judge.... More


The 'Villas' of Buenos Aires, where poverty is most concentrated.  (Photo: Flickr)

Buenos Aires, October 2 (RHC)-- New figures published by the Argentinean government's own statistics agency show a sharp increase in poverty in the last year of neoliberal President Mauricio Macri’s rule. As Argentinians head to elections at the end of October, opinion polls suggest the progressive Fernandez-Fernandez ticket is heading for a first-round victory. ... More


Protest against abortion ban bills at the Georgia State Capitol.  (Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images/AFP)

Atlanta, October 2 (RHC)-- A United States federal judge has temporarily blocked Georgia's restrictive new abortion law from taking effect, following the lead of other judges who have blocked similar measures in other states.... More


100th anniversary of Elaine, Arkansas massacre.  (Photo: Arkansas State Archives)

Little Rock, October 2 (RHC)-- This week marks the 100th anniversary of the Elaine massacre, when white vigilantes in Arkansas massacred hundreds of African Americans in one of the deadliest incidents of racial violence in U.S. history.... More


Mercedes Araoz was Vizcarra’s vice president.  (Photo: Twitter/@congresoperu)

Lima, October 2 (RHC)-- Peruvian Interim President Mercedes Araoz announced her resignation Tuesday night as Vice President of the country and as head of state, a designation conferred by Congress on Monday.... More


Havana, October 2 (RHC) – Venezuela’s National Philharmonic Orchestra will hold three concerts to pay tribute to Benny Moré on the centenary of his birth... More


New York, October 2 (RHC)-- US citizens can still visit Cuba under the category of 'support for Cuban people', either independently or on an accompanying tour, The New York Times says.... More


Quito, Ocotober 2 (RHC)-- Ecuador has decided to withdraw from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on January 1, 2020, due to the fiscal problems it faces, the Ministry of Energy said on Tuesday.... More


Washington, October 2 (RHC)-- Evidence is growing that the Trump administration pressured other nations, including Australia, Britain and Italy, to take steps to help Trump politically. ... More


Washington, October 2 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump should not only be impeached but jailed and that in a solitary confinement says, California Representative Maxine Waters. One of the first Democrats to call for the president’s impeachment, Waters made the comment on Tuesday. ... More


San Francisco, October 2 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of San Francisco, police arrested 37 animal rights activists after they occupied a Whole Foods Market for more than three hours. ... More


Seattle, October 2 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Seattle, climate protesters shut down four Chase Bank branches this week to protest JPMorgan Chase’s funding of the fossil fuel industry. Eleven people were arrested. ... More


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