Bávaro, January 25 (RHC)-- President Raúl Castro is heading the Cuban delegation to the 5th Summit of Heads of States and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).... More


Bávaro, Dominican Republic, January 25 (RHC)- Regional leaders participating in the Fifth Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) have observed a minute of silence in honor of revolutionary leader, the late Fidel Castro. ... More


Houston, January 25 (RHC)-- Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner met Tuesday with members of a Cuban business delegation that is visiting the United States. ... More


Havana, January 25 (RHC)-- The President of the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus Mikhail Sergeyevich Orda arrived in Havana, heading a large delegation invited by the Confederation of Cuban Workers (CTC).... More


Buenos Aires, January 25 (RHC)-- Cuba's Deputy Education Minister Margarita Mcpherson is heading the country's delegation at the 1st Meeting of Education Ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean, which is holding sessions in Argentina, sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). ... More


United Nations, January 25 (RHC)-- The United Nations has strongly denounced Israel’s approval of the construction of 2,500 new settler units in the West Bank, stressing that such "unilateral actions" are hindering peace.... More


Mexico City, January 25 (RHC)-- In Mexico, widespread protests against the government’s decision to raise fuel prices by more than 20 percent continue to rock the country. Protesters have taken to the streets for coordinated demonstrations in Mexico City and in at least 12 Mexican states. ... More


Washington, January 25 (RHC)-- In news from Trump inauguration protests, the legal team behind Friday’s Disrupt J20 actions in Washington, D.C., have sued the police for using excessive force when officers attacked protesters with batons, tear gas, pepper spray and flash-bang grenades "indiscriminately and repeatedly."... More


Washington, January 25 (RHC)-- Donald Trump is reportedly considering using executive action to reinstate the secret CIA black sites used during the George W. Bush administration. ... More


Washington, January 25 (RHC)-- The Donald Trump administration has forced the Environmental Protection Agency to freeze all grants and contracts -- threatening to disrupt key operations of the agency, including the cleanup of toxic sites and routine water quality testing. ... More


Santiago de Chile, January 25 (RHC)-- Wildfires continue to rage across a large area of land in Chile, with emergency teams working round the clock to put out the flames which have claimed the lives of three firefighters. The fire, which started last week, has so far destroyed some 155,000 hectares of land in Central and Southern Chile, forcing the evacuation of at least 4,000 people... More


Santo Domingo, January 24 (RHC)-- President Raúl Castro arrived Tuesday morning in Bávaro, Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic, to participate in the 5th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), set for Wednesday, January 25th.... More


Dominican Republic, January 24 (RHC)– The meeting of foreign ministers of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) got underway Tuesday in Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic. ... More


Havana, January 24 (RHC)-- The 5th Meeting of the International Scientific Committee of Volume IX of the General History of Africa was inaugurated Monday at Havana's Casa de las Américas cultural institution, sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural organization (UNESCO).... More


Texas, January 24 (RHC)-- A Cuban business delegation visiting the United States participated Monday in a workshop on U.S.-Cuba trade possibilities held in the U.S. State of Texas. ... More


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