Washington, February 2 (RHC)-- The full U.S. Senate has confirmed longtime ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be secretary of state. ... More
Washington, February 2 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly threatened to send troops to Mexico during a phone conversation with President Enrique Pena Nieto last week. ... More
Vatican City, February 2 (RHC)-- The Vatican said on Wednesday it was worried about U.S. President Donald Trump's moves on immigration, in the Holy See's first comment since his executive order banning travel into the United States by citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries. ... More
Buenos Aires, February 2 (RHC)-- The government of President Mauricio Macri in Argentina has announced the prices of electricity will rise, once again, between 61 and 148 percent, as the country faces another utility hike as part of a broad austerity plan. ... More
Brasilia, February 2 (RHC)-- Defense ministers from Brazil and Colombia agreed to step up their fight against drug traffickers at a meeting in the Brazilian city of Manaus... More
Milwaukee, February 2 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has canceled his planned trip to Milwaukee amid mass planned protests.... More
Washington, February 2 (RHC)-- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers appears poised to approve the final permit required to build the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline, which has faced months of resistance from hundreds of indigenous nations and non-Native allies. ... More
Geneva, February 1 (RHC-PL) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has awarded the Henry Reeve Cuban Medical Contingent in recognition of its international solidarity efforts to confront natural disasters and serious epidemics.... More
Washington, February 1 (RHC-PL)-- A Cuban business delegation visiting the United States is holding working meetings in Washington, DC, the latest being with executives of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC), port authorities and Members of Congress.... More
Johannesburg, February 1 (RHC-PL)-- Cuba's Vice President Salvador Valdes Mesa is in South Africa on an official two-day visit aimed at strengthening relations, during his current Africa tour that began in Ethiopia and will wind up in Mozambique.... More
Washington, February 1 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated a judge known for his pro-life and anti-LGBT rights stance to be the ninth judge on the U.S. Supreme Court.... More
Washington, February 1 (RHC)-- Widespread resistance to U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration ban continued across the U.S. and the world in nearly all sectors of society -- from the streets to Silicon Valley to the halls of Washington.... More
Brasilia, February 1 (RHC)-- Brazilian companies will reach record bankruptcy filings in 2017 for a third straight year due to an economic downturn, according to analysts.... More
Vienna, February 1 (RHC)-- Austria’s coalition government, in an ironic move to curb the rise of the far-right Freedom Party, has confirmed its implementation of several far-right measures, one of which includes a full ban of the burqa in public places.... More
Madrid, February 1 (RHC)-- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said that Latin America needs to respond with a strong front and united speech against the anti-immigration measures of U.S. President Donald Trump. ... More
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