Cuban National Ballet Company

Havana, August 20 (RHC) -- The Cuban National Ballet Company will restage Tierra y Luna (Earth and Moon) by Spain’s María Rovira in late August and early September... More


Havana, August 20 (RHC)-- Cuba entered this Monday its second week of public debates around a proposed new Constitution with discussions of the text extending until November 15th. ... More


Carnivals kicked off in Havana this weekend, will extend for two more weeks. Photo: Granma

Havana, August 20 (RHC)-- The famous Havana Carnival kicked off in the Cuban capital over the weekend, with music, dances, floats as well as food and drinks, in an expanded program celebrating the 500th anniversary of the city's founding next year.... More


Fragments of a bomb that hit a school bus in Sa'ada, Yemen, on August 9, 2018.  Photo: CNN

Washington, August 20 (RHC)-- Munitions experts have confirmed that a bomb used by Saudi Arabia in last week's attack on a school bus in Yemen that killed dozens of children had been supplied by the United States .... More


UN human rights committee says jailed former Brazilian president Lula can't be disqualified from election.  Photo: AP

United Nations, August 20 (RHC)-- The United Nations human rights committee has ruled that Brazil’s imprisoned leftist leader, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, cannot be disqualified from upcoming presidential elections because his legal appeals are ongoing. ... More


Archive picture shows riots on August 19, 1953, when a US- and UK-engineered coup toppled Iran's democratically-elected government.   Photo: Press TV

Tehran, August 20 (RHC)-- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has hit out at the United States for setting up a team to coordinate its pressure campaign on Iran, saying it is yet another plot to topple the Iranian government. ... More


Israeli regime's UN ambassador Danny Danon.  Photo: AFP

United Nations, August 20 (RHC)-- The Israeli regime has rejected calls by the United Nations chief to  boost protection of Palestinians against persisting Israeli atrocities on protesting civilians in Gaza Strip and the occupied territories, demanding action against Palestinian leaders instead. ... More


US President Donald Trump hits out at social media.  Photo: AFP

Washington, August 20 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has accused social media of "totally discriminating" against Republicans and conservatives, arguing that the platforms should allow both "good and bad" voices to be heard. ... More


Director-General of the WHO Tedros Adhanom attends a news conference in Geneva.   Photo: Reuters

Geneva, August 20 (RHC)-- Raging conflict is hampering efforts to rein in an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo... More


A new image for Pemex gas stations is presented during the launch of a new franchise and commercial strategy by Pemex, in Mexico. August 2017.   Photo: Reuters

Mexico City, August 20 (RHC)-- Mexico’s president-elect, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), reaffirmed that his administration will spend more than $2.63 billion to bring the state’s oil refinery company... More


Havana, Aug 20 (RHC) – A legal tool that unifies up to now separate elements in Cuba's geological policy, Decree-Law 345, has been announced for enforcement beginning this week. ... More


Havana, Aug 19 (RHC) – A joint venture between Vietnam and Cuba for the establishment of a detergent production facility has been approved for the Special Development Zone of Mariel.... More


Cuban educational centers get ready for the start of the new school year on September 3.... More


Caracas, August 18 (RHC)-- Venezuela has strongly rejected a US Department of State press release on the frustrated assassination attempt against President Nicolás Maduro last August 4, planned in the United States, according to Venezuelan authorities.   ... More


Kofi Annan

Accra, August 18 (RHC)--Former United Nations Secretary-General and Nobel Prize Laureate Kofi Annan has died at the age of 80, his family said Saturday.... More


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