Havana, Feb 21 (RHC)-- Cuba's Institute of Water Resources (INRH) is immersed in the rehabilitation of aqueduct and sewage networks and drinking water supplies in several cities across the country.... More


The CNE petition comes in accordance with the Santo Domingo democratic coexistence agreements.  Photo: AVN

Caracas, Feb 21 (RHC)-- Venezuelan National Electoral Council, CNE, President Tibisay Lucena has announced that the governmental body is requesting international observers for the country's upcoming presidential election... More


Students stage a lie-in to protest gun policies.  Photo: AFP

Miami, Feb 21 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Florida, 100 students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are on a two-day, 400-mile bus trip to the Capitol in Tallahassee to demand action from lawmakers on gun control... More


Soldiers remove debris from a partly collapsed municipal building, which was felled by a massive earthquake, in Juchitan, Oaxaca state, Mexico. Photo: Reuters

Mexico City, Feb 21 (RHC)-- Authorities in Oaxaca, Mexico are asking for an emergency fund to help rebuild towns most affected by last week's earthquake.... More


Migrants arrive at a naval base in Tripoli late on January 31, 2018, after they were rescued off Lybia's coast.  Photo: AFP

Tripoli, Feb 21 (RHC)-- Libya's coastguard rescued 441 refugees in two separate operations as their boats drifted off the western coast, the navy and a doctor said on Tuesday.... More


Members of Brazil's armed forces patrol a working class neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro.  Photo: Reuters

Brasilia, Feb 21 (RHC)-- Brazil’s congress has approved a decree authorizing the federal government to dispatch military forces to intervene in security matters in the state of Rio de Janeiro. ... More


Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas speaks at the United Nations Security Council on February 20, 2018 in New York.  Photo: AFP

United Nations, Feb 21 (RHC)-- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called for an international conference on a new and wider peace process in the Middle East to be convened by the middle of 2018. ... More


Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.  Photo: AP

Washington, Feb 21 (RHC)-- CNN is reporting special counsel Robert Mueller has expanded his investigation into Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner. ... More


The Third Salsa Festival kicks off Wednesday at Havana’s Metropolitan-Almandares Park with the performance of Cuba’s main popular music bands... More


Visiting U.S. congressional delegation meets with Cuban Foreign Ministry officials Photo: PL

Havana, Feb 20 (RHC)-- A U.S. bicameral delegation kicked off a three-day visit to Cuba on Monday, meeting with Cuban Foreign Ministry officials. ... More


Santa Ifigenia Cemetery in Santiago de Cuba

Havana, Feb 20 (RHC)-- Namibian Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila paid tribute to Cuban martyrs and heroes, including National Hero José Martí and Revolution leader Fidel Castro... More


Havana, Feb 20 (RHC)-- Cuban vice president Marino Murillo met Monday in Havana with Robert Kaliňák, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of the Slovak Republic. ... More


Doha, Feb 20 (RHC)-- A hospital in Qatar, run by Cuban health personnel, under existing cooperation programs, has seen a sharp rise in the patient visits over the past five years. ... More


Havana, Feb 20 (RHC)-- Cuba's telecommunications company Etecsa and Luxembourg's SES Networks signed a cooperation agreement on satellite capacity and teleport services. ... More


Quito, Feb 20 (RHC)-- Cuban diplomatic officials in Ecuador and residents from that Caribbean country in this nation exchanged on the island's migration measures that recently came into force and its benefits.... More


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