Buenos Aires, December 20 (RHC)-- Argentina's Congress has passed a pension reform measure, as demonstrators and police fought pitched battles outside the capitol building while the country's main union called for a 24-hour general strike against the widely-opposed proposal. ... More
Cairo, December 20 (RHC)-- The Arab League has lashed out at the U.S. for vetoing a UN Security Council resolution which called for annulment of Washington’s controversial recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. On Tuesday, Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit expressed discontent over the U.S. veto against the draft, saying the measure will lead Washington's isolation. ... More
Havana, December 19 (RHC)-- “Cuban economy continued growing in 2017, despite the U.S. blockade and additional problems derived from resource shortages, financial and weather issues,” said Cuban Economy and Planning Minister Ricardo Cabrisas.... More
Tegucigalpa, December 19 (RHC)-- The candidate of the Alliance of Opposition against the Dictatorship, Salvador Nasralla, says that electoral fraud was committed before, during and after the elections in Honduras on November 26th and called Juan Orlando Hernández an impostor. ... More
United Nations, December 19 (RHC)-- The United States has vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling on the Donald Trump administration to withdraw its declaration that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital. The vote was 14 to 1, with U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley exercising a lone veto. ... More
Havana, Dec 19 (PL).-Havana's Conference Center is hosting today the tenth regular session of the eighth legislature of the People's Power National Assembly, at which lawmakers will debate, among other issues, the execution of the State budget. ... More
Paris, December 18 (RHC)--The second session of the Franco-Cuban Economic and Trade Commission takes place this Monday in this capital to assess the fulfillment of the goals outlined for bilateral relations in this field, diplomatic sources reported.... More
New York, December 18 (RHC)-- The UN Security Council is expected to vote on Monday on a draft resolution rejecting the establishment of diplomatic missions in Jerusalem, less than two weeks after the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.... More
Santiago, December 18 (RHC)—Right-wing Sebastian Piñera has defeated center-left Senator, Alejandro Guillier in Chile's presidential run-off.... More
Tegucigalpa, December 18 (RHC)-- The candidate of the Alliance of Opposition against the Dictatorship, Salvador Nasralla, reiterated on Sunday his accusations of electoral fraud in Honduras and called Juan Orlando Hernández an impostor.... More
The movie Alanis by Argentinean filmmaker, Anahi Berneri, received the best fiction film award at the 39th Latin American Film Festival that wound up in Havana Saturday... More
Havana, December 16 (RHC-PL)-- Josefina Vidal, director general of the United States Department of the Cuban Foreign Ministry, says that our country remains willing to work in favor of improving relations with Washington.... More
Havana, December 16 (RHC-PL)-- The head of the National Anti-Drug Directorate of the Cuban Ministry of the Interior, Colonel Juan Carlos Poey, has warned that there are complexities in the region for confronting drug trafficking.... More
Havana, December 16 (RHC-JR)-- Achieving an equitable and accessible education for all is today a path full of difficulties in many countries. Cuba met those goals several years ago... More
Havana, December 16 (RHC-PL)-- The National Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba has announced that it will host an exhibition by the artist José Manuel Fors, who received the 2016 National Prize for Plastic Arts. ... More
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