Federation of Cuban Women celebrate 58th anniversary.  Photo: Granma / Reynaldo López

Las Tunas, August 23 (RHC)-- Cubans across the island celebrated the 58th anniversary of the Federation of Cuban Women, the FMC, on Thursday.   ... More


Former Brazilian President Lula with former UN General-Secretary Kofi Annan.   Photo: @LulaOficial

Brasilia, August 23 (RHC)-- Brazil's Workers' Party (PT) released their first political ad for the October presidential election on Wednesday. ... More


Immigrants at Northwest Detention Center on strike.  Photo: Reuters

Seattle, August 23 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Washington, immigrant rights advocates say over 200 immigrants detained at the Northwest Detention Center launched a hunger strike and work stoppage as part of the nationwide prison strike.... More


Donald Trump rolls back coal regulations.  Photo: AP

Washington, August 23 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump traveled to Charleston, West Virginia, for a campaign rally, where he celebrated his administration’s move to dramatically roll back regulations for coal-fired power plants.... More


Congressional representative Duncan Hunter.  Photo: AP

Sacramento, August 23 (RHC)-- U.S. Republican California Congressmember Duncan Hunter, the second member of Congress to endorse candidate Donald Trump for president in 2016, has been indicted for campaign finance violations ... More


After last year's pension reform the purchasing power of the lowest pensions has an accumulated regression of 8.58 percent.   Photo: Reuters

Buenos Aires, August 23 (RHC)-- Argentina’s ombudsman for senior citizens, Eugenio Semino, said in Buenos Aires that seven out of every ten senior citizens with a pension are unable to cover their basic expenses.  ... More


Iran has removed the US Dollar from its official currency rate reporting platform and replaced it with China’s Yuan in an effort that the media in Tehran say co

Tehran, August 23 (RHC)-- Iran has removed the U.S. Dollar from its official currency rate reporting platform and replaced it with China’s Yuan in an effort that Tehran says could be a key step toward ditching the greenback in trade.... More


Refugees wait at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport in 2007 as part of the first large wave of Iraqis to be resettled in the U.S. Photo: Carlos Osorio/AP

Washington, August 23 (RHC)-- In the U.S., military officials are sounding the alarm inside the Trump administration about the sharp drop in admission to the United States of Iraqi refugees who have helped American troops in battle. ... More


Palestinian teenage artist is denied to go to Europe to present her work.  Photo: Facebook: Malak Mattar

Gaza City, August 23 (RHC)-- Young Palestinian Artist Malak Mattar from Gaza said that she was refused a visa to France and to the U.K., in order to be present at exhibitions of her own paintings in the European countries.... More


Washington, August 22 (RHC)-- Solidarity-with-Cuba activists in the United States are organizing in Washington, DC a week of protests and public denunciations of the U.S. blockade against Cuba.... More


Havana, August 22 (RHC)-- Cuba on Tuesday finalized plans for the holding of the 22nd Pan-American Bartenders Championship, in which a new Guinness World Record will be attempted.... More


Taliban fires rockets at Afghan presidential palace.  Photo: AFP

Kabul, August 22 (RHC)-- In Afghanistan, officials say the Taliban have fired rockets at the presidential palace... More


Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen plead guilty Tuesday in a Manhattan federal court to violating campaign finance laws on Trump's behalf during the 201

New York, August 22 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump's former attorney and longtime personal friend, Michael Cohen, has pleaded guilty to eight criminal charges... More


 US troops in training.  Photo: Reuters

Washington, August 22 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly showing renewed interest in a proposal by Blackwater founder Erik Prince to privatize the U.S. war in Afghanistan, amid Trump's growing frustration about the U.S. military strategy in the war-torn country.... More


UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt.  Photo: Democracy Now

London, August 22 (RHC)-- Britain's top diplomat has sought to defend U.S. President Donald Trump against the criticisms surrounding him as London struggles to cement an alliance with Washington at a time of increased uncertainty about Brexit. ... More


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