Cuban Education Minister Ena Elsa Velásquez said in Paris that the Caribbean state is ready and willing to support and contribute to national and international literacy programs anywhere in the world. ... More
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Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets on Wednesday in over a dozen Brazilian cities for a national day of action dubbed the “Cry of the Excluded” to protest the country’s unelected government, as President Michel Temer made his first public appearance one week after being installed in office. ... More
The U.S. media giant Fox has settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with Fox News host Gretchen Carlson for $20 million.... More
Chile's Senate Health Commission approved a bill decriminalizing abortion in three specific cases, with the Christian Democratic Party voting for it -- in a surprising move -- inching one step closer to lifting a decades-long ban on the practice imposed in 1989 by the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship. ... More
Israel has begun the construction of a giant concrete wall that will completely encircle the Gaza Strip, which is already grappling with a devastating siege imposed by the Tel Aviv regime. ... More
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Colombians residing in 64 countries are set to vote in the October 2 referendum in order to decide on whether to approve the peace deal reached between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP). ... More
Israeli war planes have bombed Syrian army positions in Syria’s Golan Heights for the second time in less than a week. ... More
The UK government confirms a plan to build a 13 feet (3.9 meters) wall in Calais, saying the work will begin soon. Immigration Minister Robert Goodwill told British lawmakers that the wall was part of a £17-million package of joint Anglo-French security measures to minimize refugee flow. ... More
The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama has offered Saudi Arabia $115 billion in arms sales, according to a report from Reuters. ... More
Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel met Thursday with a Japanese delegation headed by Natsuo Yamaguchi, President of the Komeito Party, who are visiting Cuba on the invitation of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC).... More
An American Airlines flight to the Cuban city of Cienfuegos on Wednesday morning bridged a 55-year gap in scheduled airline service between Miami and destinations in Cuba.... More
Bank workers in Brazil launched a nationwide strike Tuesday morning to demand higher wages and better working conditions. ... More
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