London, January 29 (RHC)-- Storm Gertrude has been sweeping across Britain causing power cuts and travel disruption triggering a red weather warning. ... More


Quito, January 28 (RHC)—Cuban First Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel said the country is thankful to the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) for its support of and solidarity with Cuba. He added that Cuba will continue supporting the causes of the people of the region.... More


Havana, January 28 (RHC)-- Abíd Alí Abd, President of the Organization for World Peace (OWP) announced in Havana that Cuba has now become member 34th of the international organization, created in Denmark in 2005.... More


Quito, January (RHC)-- The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) has demanded the lifting of Washington's economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba and the return to the Caribbean state of the territory illegally occupied by the U.S. Naval Base in Guantánamo. ... More


Havana, January 28 (RHC)-- Deputies and former members of the National Assembly of People's Power met Wednesday in Havana with legislators from the U.S. State of new Jersey, who are currently on a visit here. ... More


Caracas, January 28 (RHC)-- Diosdado Cabello, Deputy of the Venezuelan National Assembly for the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) has denounced new coup plots by right-wing sectors.... More


Quito, January 28 (RHC)-- Regional heads of state and/or government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) gathered in Quito, Ecuador, for the bloc's 4th summit, have agreed on the implementation of an Action Plan through 2025 to guarantee food security and hunger eradication in member states.... More


Quito, January 28 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has proposed the implementation of what he called 'a tactical plan to confront and overcome economic crises and strengthen trade ties among countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, thus impacting regional economies positively'. ... More


Quito, January 28 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa closed Wednesday’s heads of state meeting at the IV Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC, with a call for member countries to continue fighting for “justice, freedom and sovereignty.” ... More


Quito, January 28 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Haiti has called on the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States for help in ensuring its second round of presidential elections are free and transparent. ... More


Brasilia, January 28 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Brazil is deploying more than 200,000 soldiers to battle the Zika virus, which is believed to cause severe birth defects, the health ministry announced Wednesday. ... More


Buenos Aires, January 28 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Thousands of Argentines gathered in Buenos Aires’ central Plaza de Mayo Wednesday to protest the criminalization of social protest and demand freedom for Milagro Sala, a dissident lawmaker and Indigenous leader jailed for speaking out against President Mauricio Macri. ... More


Mexico City, January 28 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Mexico delivered birth certificates to over 7,000 indigenous people on Wednesday as part of a campaign to increase access to official documents in under-served areas. ... More


Castries, January 28 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Representatives of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (U.N. Women) say the fact remains: political harassment and violence against women in the Caribbean and Latin America persists. ... More


Quito, January 28 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Argentinean Vice President Gabriela Michetti outlined various policy objectives for her country’s government such as the strengthening of democracy, poverty reduction and the fight against narco-trafficking at the fourth CELAC summit in Quito, Ecuador, on Wednesday. ... More


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