Managua, March 12 (RHC)-- The regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations' Children Fund (UNICEF) María Cristina Perceval, said that Cuba is a world champion in the defense and promotion of children's rights.... More


US President Donald Trump signs proclamation last Thursday that will impose a 25 percent tariff on steel imports (Internet Photo)

Washington, March 12 (RHC-Xinhua) -- The U.S. decision to slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports may trigger trade wars, which could cost the world economy 470 billion dollars by 2020, warned Bloomberg economists on Monday.... More


Syrian government forces celebrate progress made in Eastern Ghouta

Damascus, March 12 (RHC-Xinhua) -- The Syrian government forces now control 60 percent of the rebel-held areas in Eastern Ghouta countryside of the capital Damascus after 13 days of battles, a monitor group reported on Monday.... More


Pennsylvania, March 12 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump called Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto "crazy" for asking him to declare that Mexico won't have to pay for the border wall.... More


Marine Le Pen (File Photo)

Paris, March 12 (RHC)-- France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen has proposed changing the name of her party to the 'National Union': the same as a party that collaborated with the German Nazi government during the Second World War.... More


Bogota, March 12 (RHC)-- Colombia´s National Liberation Army (ELN) said on Monday that it will respond to a call made by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to resume peace talks in Quito, which have been suspended since January 9th.... More


Havana, March 11 (RHC)-- The National Electoral Commission president, Alina Balceiro Gutierrez, has described the voters’ turnout in the general elections held in Cuba on Sunday as “massive”.... More


Cuban First vice President Miguel Diaz Canel casts his ballot in General Elections, March 11, 2018

Santa Clara, March 11 (RHC)-- Cuban first vice president Miguel Diaz Canel cast his ballot in the island´s general elections in Santa Clara city in Central Cuba.... More


Havana, March 11 (RHC)-- From seven o clock in the morning through six o´clock in the evening, Cubans are participating in the general elections.... More


Key West, March 10 (RHC-Minrex) -- Authorities of the Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue System of the Republic of Cuba (SAR-Cuba) participated in the observance of a tabletop exercise on search and rescue in Key West, Florida, in response to an invitation extended by the U.S. Coast Guard Service.... More


Cuban medical doctors assisted Liberia overcome the ebola epidemic. File Photo

Monrovia, March 10 (RHC-Minrex) --  The Speaker of the House of Representatives of Liberia, Mr. Bhofal Chambers, met with the Chargé d'Affaires of Cuba, Yordenis Despaigne Vera.... More


Havana, March 10 (RHC)-- One million tourists have visited Cuba so far this year, confirming the island’s allure and safety conditions.... More


Washington, March 10 (RHC)--The White House has confirmed that President Donald Trump will travel to the 8th Summit of the Americas, slated for Lima, Peru for April 13 and 14. Following that trip, he will then visit Colombia.... More


Havana, March 10 (RHC)--Some eight million Cubans are eligible to vote Sunday for the election of the 605 deputies to the Parliament and 1,265 delegates to the 15 Provincial Assemblies of People´s Power.... More


Members of the delegations from Cuba and the United States. Minrex Photo

Fort Lauderdale, March 10 (RHC)—Delegations from Cuba and the United States have met to explore a bilateral cooperation plan for the implementation of an accord to prepare for and respond to oil spills and hazardous substance pollution in the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Straits.... More


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