Havana, September 15 (RHC)-- The devastation from Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean is so severe, it can be seen from space. Before-and-after satellite photos released by NASA’s Earth Observatory show Barbuda and Saint Barthélemy turned from green to brown after Hurricane Irma stripped vegetation from the islands. ... More
Atlanta, September 15 (RHC)-- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has warned that money in politics has made the United States more like an “oligarchy than a democracy” and described President Donald Trump’s foreign and domestic policies as a failure. ... More
Houston, September 15 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Texas, floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey that inundated Houston and other coastal cities several weeks ago created a "toxic soup" of poisonous chemicals and pathogens. ... More
Brasilia, September 15 (RHC)-- Brazil’s Federal Police have announced it has found indications President Michel Temer and high-ranking members of his party were part of a “criminal organization.” The finding comes from an investigation into whether members of Temer’s Brazilian Democratic Party Movement, PMDB, had formed a team to divert public resources. ... More
London, September 15 (RHC)-- In London, at least 22 people were left injured -- some with serious burns -- after a homemade bomb exploded Friday aboard a train at a London Underground subway station. ... More
Santo Domingo, September 14 (Telesur/RHC) – The Venezuelan government continues to hold what it has described as "definitive" talks with the opposition after the beginning a new dialogue in the Dominican Republic.... More
New York, September 14 (RHC) – Although rejected by the international community, the US blockade against Cuba remains in force, causing untold damage, a statement by the island's UN Mission in New York said.... More
Port-au-Prince, September 14 (Telesur/RHC) – The agriculture ministry in Haiti has estimated that the subsistence food crops of roughly 18,000 family farms located in the Caribbean island's northern region were destroyed during the passage of Hurricane Irma.... More
Havana, September 14 (RHC/Telesur) – Over 70 percent of Cuba’s electrical power has been restored in the wake of Hurricane Irma, Cuba's Prensa Latina has reported. ... More
Santiago de Chile, September 14 (Telesur/RHC) – A proposed law presented by Chilean parliament member Karol Cariola, of the Communist Party, and endorsed by several other members of parliament, would remove all monuments and dedications to members of Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship, which violently ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990.... More
Havana, September 13 (RHC)-- Venezuela became the first country to send humanitarian aid to Cuba, in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma.... More
Havana, September 13 (RHC-ACN)-- Cuba's Civil Aviation Company announced that as of 12:00 p.m. (local time) on Tuesday, September 12, national and international air operations were reestablished at Havana's José Martí International Airport. ... More
Holguin, September 13 (RHC-ACN)-- Cuban Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero said in Holguin that despite the impact of Hurricane Irma on the country's tourism infrastructure, the sector will be ready to welcome foreign vacationers during the high season. ... More
Havana, September 13 (RHC)-- Cuba's National Electoral Commission issued a communique announcing that neighborhood meetings to nominate candidates to People’s Power bodies will resume gradually across the country, as soon as conditions in each territory allow for it.... More
St. John's, September 13 (RHC)-- The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne has thanked Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for his "timely intervention" during Hurricane Irma. In an exclusive interview with teleSUR, Browne said: "If it wasn’t for the availability of the military aircraft from Venezuela, we would not have been able to evacuate the Barbudans" ahead of Hurricane Jose. And he added: "Venezuela has gone above and beyond the call of duty." ... More
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