Havana's International Trade Fair gets underway

Havana, October 29 (RHC)-- In the presence of Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, the 36th edition of the Havana International Trade Fair (Fihav 2018) -- Cuba's most important trade event -- was launched Monday at the ExpoCuba fairgrounds.... More


Fernando Haddad waves at a news conference during a runoff election in Sao Paulo, Brazil.   Photo: Reuters

Brasilia, October 29 (RHC)-- With the victory of far-right Jair Bolsonaro in the second round of Brazil's presidential elections, the former candidate of the Workers Party said that Brazilians must aspire for a great social movement to defend their freedoms and rights. ... More


Police deployed at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.   Photo: Reuters

Pittsburgh, October 29 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a 46-year-old white man carried out what is being described as deadliest anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history.... More


Migrant caravan continues making its way North.  Photo: AP

Mexico City, October 29 (RHC)-- Mexican residents have opened their doors to the migrant caravan, despite the tension and heightened military presence at United States border.... More


Israel bombs Gaza after Israeli soldiers kill five during protests.  Photo: Reuters

Gaza City, October 29 (RHC)-- In Gaza, an airstrike from an Israeli drone killed three Palestinian teenagers Sunday near the heavily militarized separation barrier with Israel.... More


Victor Fernandez and Berta Zuñiga Caceres during a press conference on Berta Caceres' murder case.   Photo: EFE

Tegucigalpa, October 29 (RHC)-- A coalition of international human rights and civil society organizations, including Amnesty International and Oxfam, has demanded justice for slain Honduran environmental activist Berta Caceres.... More


German Chancellor Angela Merkel won’t run for re-election after losses.  Photo: Reuters

Berlin, October 29 (RHC)-- German media is reporting that Chancellor Angela Merkel will not seek re-election when her term ends in 2021. Merkel will also not seek leadership of her party, the CDU, or Christian Democratic Union.... More


New York sues ExxonMobil for misleading investors on climate risks.  Photo: AFP

New York, October 29 (RHC)-- The U.S. city of New York is suing ExxonMobil for deceiving shareholders over the financial risks of climate change. ... More


U.S. neo-Nazi leader arrested and charged.  Photo: Democracy Now

Los Angeles, October 29 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of California, the leader of a neo-Nazi gang called the “Rise Above Movement” has been arrested at Los Angeles International Airport.  Robert Rundo was reportedly picked up in Central America and sent back to L.A. ... More


Havana, October 29 (RHC) – The contribution that the Cuban National Ballet has made to national culture was at the center of President Miguel Díaz-Canel's words Sunday night in Havana as he spoke during the Festival's opening at the city's Alicia Alonso Grand Theater.... More


Havana, October 29 (RHC) -- President Miguel Diaz-Canel met on Sunday with Robert Fico, President of the SMER-SD Party and former Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, who is visiting Cuba.... More


Havana's 26th International Ballet Festival

Havana, October 27 (RHC)– The 26th International Ballet Festival kicked off at Havana's Grand Theater on Sunday, October 28th, the day when 70 years ago the Cuban National Ballet Company was created... More


Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel receives Salvadorian counterpart Salvador Sánchez Cerén

Havana, October 26 (RHC)-- Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel met Thursday in Havana with his visiting counterpart from El Salvador, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, who is paying a five-day official visit to our country.... More


Havana, October 26 (RHC)-- Cuban Vice President Ricardo Cabrisas met Thursday in Beijing with Wang Yi, China's State Councilor for Foreign Affairs, as part of his working visit to the Asian country.... More


New York, October 26 (RHC)-- Rosalia Cúe Delgado, second secretary of the Cuban permanent mission to the UN strongly criticized Israel for depriving the Palestinian people of their right to development by stripping them, among other things, of the sovereign right over their natural resources.... More


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