Havana, December 21 (RHC)-- The National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba agreed on Thursday to postpone the constitution of the IX Legislature until April 2018, as a result of the changes caused to the electoral timetable by Hurricane Irma. ... More
Pretoria, December 21 (RHC-PL) -- The Cuban delegation to the 54th National Conference of the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa met in Pretoria with the new president of the organization, Cyril Ramaphosa.... More
United Nations, December 21 (RHC)-- The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly voted in favor of a resolution that calls on the U.S. to withdraw its controversial recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli "capital." ... More
Washington, December 21 (RHC)-- There has been a sharp rise in the number of U.S. drone strikes in Yemen and Somalia since President Donald Trump took office, according to a new report. ... More
Lima, December 21 (RHC)-- Peru's Congress is set to vote on whether President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski will be impeached on grounds of moral incapacity in connection with the sprawling Odebrecht scandal. Former anti-corruption prosecutor and lawyer Julio Arbizu notes that the embattled head of state is accused of concealing bribes he received from Brazilian construction giant, Odebrecht. If convicted, he will be the highest-ranking public official felled by the scandal so far. ... More
Tehran, December 21 (RHC)-- Iran says that U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to cut aid to countries that vote against his move on Jerusalem at the UN General Assembly shows his "contempt for democracy." ... More
Tegucigalpa, December 21 (RHC)-- In Honduras, a brutal military crackdown against protesters supporting the opposition party continues, with multiple people killed and dozens more wounded in recent days amid the ongoing political crisis. ... More
Washington, December 21 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to discontinue financial aid to countries that vote in favor of a draft United Nations resolution against his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Wednesday, Trump said: "They take hundreds of millions of dollars and even billions of dollars, and then they vote against us. Well, we're watching those votes. Let them vote against us. We'll save a lot. We don't care." ... More
Washington, December 20 (RHC)-- The U.S. Congress has approved a massive rewrite of the U.S. tax code that will overwhelmingly benefit corporations and the wealthiest Americans, while ending a central pillar of President Obama’s signature healthcare law. ... More
United Nations, December 20 (RHC)-- The UN's human rights chief has expressed shock over the killing of a wheelchair-bound Palestinian protester in Gaza by Israeli security forces, calling for an independent probe into the incident. ... More
Havana, December 20 (RHC-Granma)-- Updated information on the latest portfolio of foreign investment opportunities in Cuba was among the items debated during work commissions prior to the 10th Period of Ordinary Sessions of the National Assembly of People's Power. ... More
Paris, December 20 (RHC-PL)-- Dulce Buergo, Cuban ambassador at UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, has reaffirmed the country's commitment to the promotion and protection of culture in its most diverse expressions.... More
Santo Domingo, December 20 (RHC-Minrex)-- Dominican children diagnosed with profound bilateral hearing loss, who received cochlear implants in Cuba, returned to the Dominican Republic with their relatives after completing the second stage of their treatment.... More
Minsk, December 20 (RHC-PL)-- Evgeny Shestakov, Belorussian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs highlighted the signing this year of six agreements with Cuba.... More
Rome, December 20 (RHC-PL)-- Pope Francis has thanked Cuban circus artists for their display at his weekly General Audience at the Vatican on Wednesday.... More
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