La Paz, Feb 9 (RHC)-- Cuban writers, troubadours and dancers will participate in the 19th International Book Fair of the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, with the participation of the Caribbean island, as a guest country, organizers said Thursday. ... More


Kuala Lumpur, Feb 9 (RHC)-- A Cuban delegation headed by Dr. Anelys Marichal, Director General of Territorial Planning and Urbanism of Cuba, is participating in the 9th World Urban Forum that was inaugurated Thursday in Malaysia and runs through Tuesday, February 13th. ... More


Center Fielder Roel Santos next to catcher Frank Camilo Morejon.   Photo: Granma

Guadalajara, Feb 9 (RHC) – Center fielder Roel Santos, of the Alazanes de Granma team, is the only Cuban who was included in the All-Star Team of the 2018 Caribbean Series held in Guadalajara, Mexico.... More


Delegations of the two Koreas marched together at opening ceremony of the 23rd Winter Olympics. Cronica Viva Photo

PyeongChang, Feb 9 (RHC)-- The 23rd Winter Olympic Games were declared opened Friday by South Korea´s president Moon Jae-in in PyeongChang.... More


Caracas, Feb 9 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan government has rejected a statement from the US State Department that calls into question the legitimacy of the presidential elections convened for April 22 and the democratic institutions of Venezuela.... More


Cuban vice president Mercedes López Acea is welcomed in Malabo by vice president Ángel Masie Mibuy. Cubaminrex Photo

Malabo, Feb 9 (RHC)--The Vice president of the Cuban Council of State Mercedes Lopez Acea is currently on an African tour that seeks to further strengthen bilateral cooperation with four African countries.... More


New York, Feb 8 (RHC)-- Juan Miguel Gonzalez Peña, First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations, said: "Despite the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States... More


Mumbai, Feb 8 (RHC)-- The Cuban Ambassador in India, Oscar Martínez Cordovés handed the Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, K. Nagaraj Naidn, the ratification document of the Framework Agreement of the International Solar Alliance... More


Havana, Feb 8 (RHC)-- Members of the electoral commissions in the different Cuban territories continue to receive training, and are setting the necessary conditions for the general elections, scheduled for March 11.... More


Havana, Feb 8 (RHC)-- A 220-strong Chinese delegation of authors, publishers and officials attending the 2018 Havana International Book Fair say they are impressed by the interest that Cubans are showing for Chinese books and publications. China is this year's guest country of honor at the Fair. ... More


Havana, Feb 8 (RHC)-- An on-line forum on the situation in Latin America today and the need for unity ended Thursday morning at the headquarters of the Cuban Friendship Institute, ICAP, following more than two hours of debate and presentations.... More


Julian Assange in Ecuadorean embassy in London. Photo: Reuters

Quito, Feb 8 (RHC)-- In Quito, the Ecuadorean capital, President Lenin Moreno affirmed that his country would continue to protect Julian Assange... More


African migrants gather before their release from the Holot Detention Center in Negev desert in Israel, on August 25, 2015. Photo: AFP

Tel Aviv, Feb 8 (RHC)-- Israel has begun notifying African migrants that they have until the end of March to leave the occupied territories or face jail, officials say.... More


Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine General Joseph Dunford speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC.  File photo: AFP

Sydney, Feb 8 (RHC)-- A top American military officer, Marine General Joseph Dunford, has warned that any war between the United States and North Korea would be -- in his words -- "nasty." ... More


Israeli workers erect a separation wall in the border area of Metula, seen from the southern village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon, May 3, 2012.  Photo: The Daily Star

Beirut, Feb 8 (RHC)-- Israel's plans to construct a security wall on the border with Lebanon amounts to an "act of aggression" ... More


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