Madrid, February 5 (RHC)-- A pregnant Spanish woman has been found to be carrying the Zika virus in the first such case to hit Europe. Spain's Health Ministry reported the case on Thursday, sending alarm throughout the continent, where all those tested positive for the virus so far have likewise caught it abroad, but none are pregnant. ... More
United Nations, February 5 (RHC)-- The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has censured France for failing to stop the corporal punishment of children and ill-treatment of Roma and asylum-seeking minors. The CRC issued non-binding recommendations on Thursday, calling on the government in Paris to work more effectively to halt violence against children. ... More
Tokyo, February 5 (RHC)-- A volcano has erupted explosively not far from a nuclear plant in southern Japan, sending fountains of lava into the sky. ... More
Harare, February 5 (RHC)-- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has declared a state of disaster as a severe drought has been ravaging most rural areas in the South African country. ... More
Havana, February 4 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raul Castro has returned to Cuba after a successful two-day state visit to France.... More
Santiago de Cuba, February 4 (RHC)-- The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, was elected on Wednesday as delegate to the 7th Congress of the Cuban Communist Party, to be held in April. ... More
Bogotá, February 4 (RHC)-- Timoleon Jimenez, head of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has praised the support and timely intervention of the late Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez, in Colombia's peace process.... More
Bogotá, February 4 (RHC)-- Colombia's former president Alvaro Uribe had a rare meeting with one of his fiercest critics, human rights advocate Piedad Cordoba, media outlets reported Thursday.... More
Paris, February 4 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez has insisted that U.S. President Barack Obama has broad powers to substantially modify the application of Washington's over 50 year-long blockade policy towards Havana.... More
La Paz, February 4 (RHC)-- In Bolivia, the National Coordination for Change (CONALCAM), which groups the country's social movements, have confirmed its strong support for the 'Yes' campaign towards the re-election of President Evo Morales in the 2019 election.... More
Havana, February 4 (RHC)-- Cuba contributes many pharmaceuticals to the global fight against different types of cancer. Twenty-eight Cuban biotechnology products have been either registered or are at different research and development stages. ... More
Havana, February 4 (RHC)-- Pediatricians from the Children´s Hospital in the US state of Colorado arrive in Havana to exchange professional experiences with their Cuban colleagues in the area of attention to the newborn. ... More
San Salvador, February 4 (RHC)-- Another group of Cuban migrants, originally stranded in Costa Rica, are arriving in El Salvador on Thursday in their efforts to reach the United States, lured by Washington's so-called "dry-foot, wet foot" policy and the Cuban Adjustment Act. ... More
Luanda, February 4 (RHC)-- Cuban Food Minister Maria del Carmen Concepcion and Angolan Minister of Fisheries Victoria de Barros Neto signed a Memo of Understanding (MOU) on bilateral collaboration in the sectors of fisheries and aquiculture. ... More
Santiago de Cuba, February 4 (RHC)-- The province of Santiago de Cuba complied with its prediction in the coffee production which constitutes an important sector to the country’s economy. ... More
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