Matanzas, September 18 (RHC)-- The XI Varadero Gourmet International Festival, which seeks to position Cuba as a quality destination in the services of bars and restaurants is underway in this resort the most important in the nation.... More
Havana, September 18 (RHC) Cuba is participating in the 63rd ordinary session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), being held from September 16 to 20, 2019 in Vienna, Austria.... More
Washington, September 18 (RHC)-- The Donald Trump administration filed suit Tuesday against NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden over his newly released memoir entitled “Permanent Record,” seeking to block his publisher from forwarding any revenue from book sales.... More
Houston, September 18 (RHC)-- In Texas, Tropical Depression Imelda made landfall south of Houston Tuesday, bringing flash floods with up to 18 inches of rain forecast for parts of the region. ... More
Washington, September 18 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has named Robert O'Brien as his national security advisor, eight days after the abrupt departure of John Bolton. O'Brien, the State Department's top hostage affairs official, will become Trump's fourth national security advisor, following the departures of Bolton and retired Army Gens. Michael Flynn and H.R. McMaster.... More
Santiago de Chile, September 18 (RHC)-- Chilean Finance Minister Felipe Larrain has called legislation presented by Leftist lawmaker Camila Vallejo to reduce the weekly work hours from 45 to 40 hours “a bad initiative.”... More
La Paz, September 18 (RHC)-- An opinion poll published by the private Bolivian TV channel UNITEL, shows that leftist President Evo Morales has opened up a huge lead against right-wing candidate Carlos Mesa, ahead of upcoming elections on October 20th. The poll also showed that support for Morales has increased in the last month, meaning that if the election were to be held today, Morales would achieve a first-round victory. ... More
Bogota, September 18 (RHC)-- From the beginning of the electoral campaign on July 27 until September 16, political violence in Colombia have left 40 candidates threatened with death, 2 candidates kidnapped, 5 candidates victims of attacks and 7 candidates killed, according to the Mission of Electoral Observation (MOE), an independent platform of social organizations which promotes the exercise of civil and political rights.... More
Havana, September 18 (RHC)—Cuba´s Minister of Tourism of Cuba, Manuel Marrero Cruz, inaugurated Tuesday the Second Congress of the Association for Culture and Tourism in Latin America (ACTUAL) and the 17th edition of Meeting Place Cuba.... More
Budapest, September 18 (RHC)-- Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, Vice President of the Council of Ministers, made a working visit to Budapest, Hungary, to participate in the ceremony to change the headquarters of the International Investment Bank, a financial institution of which Cuba has been a member since 1974.... More
Riyadh, September 18 (RHC)-- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is now in Saudi Arabia, where he is due to hold talks over a response to an assault on two major oil facilities in the kingdom, as Iran denied any role in the attacks that crippled the world's top oil exporter.... More
Paris, September 18 (RHC)-- Greenhouse gases thrust into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels are warming Earth's surface more quickly than previously understood, according to new climate models set to replace those used in current UN projections, according to scientists.... More
New York, September 18 (RHC)-- In the U.S., a new study reveals that the first sexual experience for one out of every 16 women and girl is rape. Almost half of those surveyed said they were physically forced into the act, and over half said they were verbally pressured into sex against their will. ... More
Miami, September 18 (RHC)-- A U.S. federal judge in Florida has refused to undo a 2008 plea deal that granted immunity to serial sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators — despite a ruling that prosecutors violated the Crime Victims’ Rights Act by failing to consult with Epstein’s accusers. ... More
Tel Aviv, September 18 (RHC)-- Israel is reportedly stuck in a political deadlock following general elections as neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his main challenger Benny Gantz have managed to secure a parliamentary majority, raising the possibility of fresh coalition talks or the end of the premier’s rule.... More
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