Activists around the world rally to demand action on climate change.  Photo: Democracy Now

Paris, September 10 (RHC)-- Activists held hundreds of protests over the weekend in more than 90 countries as part of a worldwide day of action demanding urgent action to address climate change.... More


 Participants paraded to the General Cemetery where a memorial for victims of the 1970 coup was decorated with flowers.  Photo: EFE

Santiago de Chile, September 10 (RHC)-- Tens of thousands filled the streets of Santiago de Chile on Sunday during a march in solidarity with the victims from the Augusto Pinochet era, a 17-year dictatorship which began on September 11, 1973. ... More


Havana, September 10 (RHC)-- The Cuban Foreign Ministry reported that nearly one thousand nationals residing in 91 countries registered this past week on a webpage created by authorities on the island to facilitate the participation of Cuban nationals abroad in the ongoing public consultation process on the proposed draft of the country's Constitution.... More


 Cuban ambassador to Russia,  Gerardo Peñalver. PL Photo

Havana, September 10 (RHC)-- Cuba condemned a new package of sanctions by Western countries against the Russian Federation, deeming them 'arbitrary and discriminatory.' ... More


Havana, September 10 (RHC)-- The representative of the Pan American Health Organization /World Health Organization (WHO / PAHO) in Havana, Cristian Morales, says the US economic blockade on Cuba is unfair.... More


Bob Woodward's new book is already a Best Seller.  Photo: Google

Washington, September 8 (RHC)-- A highly anticipated book by longtime Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward depicts the Trump administration as an out-of-control operation, with Chief of Staff John Kelly reportedly calling the White House a "crazytown."  ... More


Havana, September 8 (RHC)-- A multi-disciplinary team of Cuban experts is working to improve the teaching program 'Yo, sí puedo' (Yes, I Can) to incorporate the use of new information and communication technologies.... More


Havana, September 8 (RHC)-- Cuba will take part in the 7th Assembly of Regional Peace Movements, set to begin on Monday in the Dominican Republic, with the participation of peace activists from the United States, Mexico, South America and the Caribbean. ... More


Salvador Valdes Mesa

Havana, September 8 (RHC)-- Cuba's First Vice President Salvador Valdés Mesa arrived Saturday to Pyongyang on an official visit, invited on the occasion of celebrations on the 70th anniversary of the creation of the People's Democratic Republic of Korea.... More


Virgin of Charity -Cuba's Patron Saint

Havana, September 8 (RHC)-- Every September 8th Cubans pay tribute to La Virgen de la Caridad or the Virgen of Charity of El Cobre, the most cherished religious image in Cuba... More


Nearly 500 migrant children remain separated from their parents.  Photo: AFP

Washington, September 7 (RHC)-- In immigration news in the U.S., nearly 500 children remain separated from their parents, more than a month after a court-imposed deadline mandating the Donald Trump administration reunite all children immigration officials forcibly separated from their parents at the border. ... More


 U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.  Photo: AP

Washington, September 7 (RHC)-- In the U.S., on Capitol Hill, Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearing continues before the U.S. Senate.  Earlier, Kavanaugh was questioned for the first time by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.  He faced inquiries on gun control and acknowledged he has said some semi-automatic rifles cannot be banned. ... More


Unnamed Trump official cites "quiet resistance" within administration, gives Donald a headache.  Photo: Reuters

Washington, September 7 (RHC)-- In the United States, the White House is scrambling to ferret out disloyal members of President Donald Trump's inner circle, after the New York Times published an anonymous op-ed piece it says was written by a senior administration official claiming that a "quiet resistance" is underway seeking to constrain Trump's worst impulses.... More


Tel Aviv, September 7 (RHC)-- The Israeli army has admitted, for the first time, that it provided large amounts of cash, weapons and ammunition to foreign-sponsored Takfiri terrorists operating in the occupied Golan Heights.... More


Argentinean president Mauricio Macri.  Photo: EFE

Buenos Aires, September 7 (RHC)-- Argentinean authorities are announcing additional measures that President Mauricio Macri hopes will end the country's economic downward spiraling, including increasing farm export taxes.... More


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