Havana, September 17 (RHC)-- Cubavision news reports that the Secretary General of the Cuban Confederation of Workers, Ulyses Guilarte de Nacimiento, has called upon Cuban workers to fully cooperate with the energy saving plan announced by the government, and to be actively engaged in finding creative solutions to the temporary energy situation. ... More


Havana, September 17 (RHC) - Once again the offensive performance of veteran Marino Luis, led the Camaguey Bulls to a 5-3 victory against the Cienfuegos Elephants and stayed at the top of the leader-board of the Cuban Baseball Series.... More


Kabul, September 17 (RHC)-- In Afghanistan, a bomb exploded today near a campaign rally for President Ashraf Ghani in the country’s northern Parwan province. Ghani was reported safe, but the blast killed at least 24 people.... More


Havana, September 17 (RHC) - Cubans Erislandy Savon and Andy Cruz won their respective bouts in the World Boxing Championship of Yekarimburg, Russia, and they advanced to the Quarter-Finals, as Yosvany Veitia was eliminated from the event.... More


Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla. File Photo

Havana, September 17 (RHC)—Cuba commended the agreements reached by the Venezuelan government and several opposition parties.... More


Havana, September 17 (RHC)-- President Miguel Diaz-Canel assured that Cuba supports Venezuela as a friendly country, as a sister revolution but cannot influence its decisions or its determination to win.... More


Tehran, September 17 (RHC)-- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic has ruled out any talks with the U.S. administration after President Donald Trump accused them of carrying out the attack on the Saudi Aramco oil facilities this past weekend. ... More


The Cuban delegation is headed by the Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, José Fidel Santana Núñez.

Vienna, September 17 (RHC)-- Cuba is attending the 68th ordinary session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency, running through 20 September at the United Nations headquarters in Vienna, Austria.... More


Final Press Briefing by María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of General Assembly. (16 September 2019) UN Photo

New York, September 17 (RHC)-- The outgoing president of the UN General Assembly, María Fernanda Espinosa, highlighted on Monday that this UN Body has had for decades a very clear position against the US against Cuba.... More


President Miguel Diaz-Canel addresses local authorities in Artemisa Province

Havana, September 17 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel praised the way the western province of Pinar del Río has reacted in the implementation of the measures to mitigate the difficult energy situation that the island is experiencing.... More


Cubadebate Photo

Havana, September 17 (RHC)-- Cuban and foreign experts are participating in the Regional Exercise of Earthquake Response Simulation, SIMEX 2019, with the purpose of strengthening the capacity of response and recovery to this danger.... More


Quito, September 17 (RHC)-- Ecuador’s Minister of Defense Oswaldo Jarrin has confirmed that ‘elite’ units of Ecuador’s military will begin training in Israel.  Jarrin made the announcement as he hailed a new era of close Israel-Ecuador relations, a turn away from the approach of former President Rafael Correa who cut military ties in 2010, in solidarity with Palestine. ... More


La Paz, September 17 (RHC)-- A total of 5,500 men, 193 vehicles, 40 tanker trucks, 25 ambulances and 19 planes among other devices, including the sum of $15 million donated by the Bolivian government and other $2.2 million in international help, were to be mobilized in order to fight wildfires at the border between Paraguay and Bolivia, the governments in both states have announced. ... More


Washington, September 17 (RHC)-- In the U.S., calls are mounting to impeach Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after new evidence and new allegations of sexual misconduct were reported by The New York Times.... More


New York, September 17 (RHC)-- In the U.S., Purdue Pharma has filed for bankruptcy after reaching a tentative settlement last week with a number of state, local and tribal governments over the company’s role in fueling the U.S. opioid crisis.  ... More


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