Venezuelan government and sectors of opposition meet in Caracas.  (Photo: @CancilleriaVE)

Caracas, September 18 (RHC)-- The National Dialogue Roundtable in Venezuela, constituted by members of the constitutional government and representatives of the opposition, urged Tuesday for the international community to support the peace and understanding initiatives.... More


Buenos Aires, September 18 (RHC)-- In Argentina, medical groups have appealed to the government, asking for urgent intervention to avert mass closures of health centers in the country. Hospitals have been particularly hard by the country’s economic crisis, presided over by neo-liberal President Mauricio Macri. ... More


Washington, September 18 (RHC)-- In the U.S., the United Auto Workers’ nationwide strike is in its third day today.  It’s the first such strike in the auto industry since 2007, affecting over 50 General Motors facilities across nine states. ... More


Smokes rises from forest fires in Brazil.  (Photo: AFP)

Brasilia, September 18 (RHC)-- A Human Rights Watch report has found that more than 300 people have been killed over the past decade in conflicts over the use of land and resources in the Amazon, many by organized criminal networks profiting from illegal deforestation.... More


Havana, September 17 (RHC)-- The commitment to consolidate relations between the governments of Cuba and Liberia was ratified this Tuesday during a meeting held by Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Rogelio Sierra and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from the African country, Henry Fahnbulleh.... More


Havana, September 18 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel received Estela Barnes de Carlotto, president of the association of Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, who is visiting the island invited by the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC).... More


Havana, September 17 (RHC)-- More than half a million Cubans have signed the No More Trump global campaign in rejection of the coercive measures imposed by the U.S. government and as a sign of solidarity with the sister Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.... More


Havana, September 17 (RHC)-- The first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Raúl Castro, will receive the Friendship Medal that China will present to international figures on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Asian country, according to a decree released Tuesday.... More


Caracas, September 17 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López gave a press conference Tuesday in which he condemned those threatening to apply the so-called Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR) against the sovereignty of the Venezuelan people.... More


Rome, September 17 (RHC)-- In Italy, two high-ranking officials have been indicted on multiple charges of manslaughter and negligence for the deaths of more than 260 migrants, including 60 children, in the Mediterranean Sea in 2013. ... More


Managua, September 17 (RHC)-- In Central America, a massive blackout on Monday left millions of people without power for hours in Nicaragua and Honduras, as well as parts of El Salvador and Guatemala. ... More


Havana, September 17 (RHC)-- The Cuban Society of Philosophical Inquiry has emitted a declaration in support of the measures adopted by the Cuban government on September 11, in response to the energy situation of the country, which has occurred as a consequence of the new aggressive policies of the government of the United States.  ... More


Matanzas, September 17 (RHC)-- The Spanish chain Meliá Hotels International has just inaugurated a new luxury tourist facility in Cuba --the Meliá Varadero Internacional Hotel. ... More


Havana, September 17 (RHC)-- Design Week takes place in Mexico City from October 3 to 27, chosen as the 2018 World Design Capital among 35 candidate cities -- the first Latin American city ever chosen to host the acclaimed design event. ... More


Havana, September 17 (RHC)-- The Center for Immune Testing (Centro de Inmunoensayo, CIE) is now using Suma technology to diagnose TIR (tripsinógeno inmunorreactivo) in newborns. ... More


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