Tegucigalpa, December 21 (RHC)-- In Honduras, a brutal military crackdown against protesters supporting the opposition party continues, with multiple people killed and dozens more wounded in recent days amid the ongoing political crisis. ... More


Washington, December 21 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to discontinue financial aid to countries that vote in favor of a draft United Nations resolution against his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Wednesday, Trump said: "They take hundreds of millions of dollars and even billions of dollars, and then they vote against us. Well, we're watching those votes. Let them vote against us. We'll save a lot. We don't care." ... More


Washington, December 20 (RHC)-- The U.S. Congress has approved a massive rewrite of the U.S. tax code that will overwhelmingly benefit corporations and the wealthiest Americans, while ending a central pillar of President Obama’s signature healthcare law. ... More


United Nations, December 20 (RHC)-- The UN's human rights chief has expressed shock over the killing of a wheelchair-bound Palestinian protester in Gaza by Israeli security forces, calling for an independent probe into the incident. ... More


Havana, December 20 (RHC-Granma)-- Updated information on the latest portfolio of foreign investment opportunities in Cuba was among the items debated during work commissions prior to the 10th Period of Ordinary Sessions of the National Assembly of People's Power. ... More


Paris, December 20 (RHC-PL)-- Dulce Buergo, Cuban ambassador at UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, has reaffirmed the country's commitment to the promotion and protection of culture in its most diverse expressions.... More


Santo Domingo, December 20 (RHC-Minrex)-- Dominican children diagnosed with profound bilateral hearing loss, who received cochlear implants in Cuba, returned to the Dominican Republic with their relatives after completing the second stage of their treatment.... More


Minsk, December 20 (RHC-PL)-- Evgeny Shestakov, Belorussian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs highlighted the signing this year of six agreements with Cuba.... More


Rome, December 20 (RHC-PL)-- Pope Francis has thanked Cuban circus artists for their display at his weekly General Audience at the Vatican on Wednesday.... More


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


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