Havana, September 28 (RHC-ACN)-- Several businesses with foreign capital, totaling more than one billion dollars, have been established in Cuba this year in the renewable energy sector, considered fundamental for the socioeconomic development of the country.... More
Geneva, September 28 (RHC)-- During the 36th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday, 57 countries signed an expression of support and respect for the sovereignty and independence of Venezuela. ... More
San Juan, September 28 (RHC)-- In Puerto Rico, hospitals report they’re at capacity and struggling to maintain operations -- part of a growing humanitarian catastrophe more than a week after Hurricane Maria devastated the island. ... More
Moscow, September 28 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised his country's destruction of its last supplies of chemical weapons, accusing the U.S. of failing to fulfill its own obligations in this regard. Putin on Wednesday hailed the destruction of the chemical stockpile, which was carried out before the initial deadline, as “a historic event,” stressing it was “a huge step towards making the modern world more balanced and safe." ... More
Barcelona, September 28 (RHC)-- Spain’s government has ordered police to seize control of polling places and ballot boxes ahead of Sunday’s planned independence referendum in the country’s Catalonia region. ... More
Washington, September 28 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has unveiled a proposal to cut personal and corporate taxes by at least $5 trillion over 10 years, under a sweeping White House and Congressional plan that aims to slash the corporate tax rate by 15 percent, one of the lowest rates in the industrial world. ... More
Bogota, September 28 (RHC)-- In Colombia, rebel FARC leader Rodrigo Londono -- also known as Timoleon Jimenez or “Timochenko -- has accused the Colombian government of failing to meet the terms of the peace deal. In an open letter addressed to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, Londono says that hundreds of FARC prisoners remain in jail despite amnesty laws and decrees. ... More
Santiago de Chile, September 28 (RHC)-- Over 2,000 demonstrators protested Chile's capital Santiago to support four Mapuche Indigenous community members who have been on hunger strike for 115 days. Chanting the main motto "for the dignity of the Mapuche people," the demonstrators marched down major thoroughfares in Santiago de Chile, lit fires in the street and blocked traffic for evening commuters, but also in other cities of the country. Police used water cannons to break up the demonstrators. ... More
Luanda, September 27 (RHC-Granma)-- Angolan President Joao Lourenço received Cuba's First Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel, who participated in the new leader's inauguration ceremonies at the head of a Cuban delegation.... More
Washington, September 27 (RHC-Granma)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez met with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday in Washington, DC. ... More
Havana, September 27 (RHC-Granma)-- Over 99% of people in Cuba now have power following Hurricane Irma, reported Lázaro Guerra Hernández, technical director of the country’s Electrical Union (UE), speaking to Cubadebate, noting that works to reestablish power throughout the island should conclude by this Saturday, September 30th.... More
Moscow, September 27 (RHC-Granma)-- At the end of his visit to Moscow, Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Economy and Planning, met Tuesday morning with Arkadi Dvorkovich, Vice President of the Russian Federation.... More
Caracas, September 27 (RHC)-- Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has attacked U.S. President Donald Trump on Twitter for his "interventionist position and support for violence and extremists in Venezuela." ... More
San Juan, September 27 (RHC)-- Almost the entire island of Puerto Rico remains without access to electrical power, clean water, food and fuel, one week after Hurricane Maria devastated the U.S. territory. ... More
Mexico City, September 27 (RHC)-- In Mexico City, social movements and working people are in mourning after the devastating 7.1-magnitude earthquake of September 19th demolished a four-story factory in the working-class Colonia Obrera district of the Cuauhtemoc borough, claiming dozens of laborers' lives. ... More
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