Berlin, January 19 (RHC)-- A German minister has called on Chancellor Angela Merkel to close the country’s borders to incoming refugees from conflict zones. ... More
Berlin, January 19 (RHC)-- German police have arrested a male refugee over alleged sex assaults against women in the Western city of Cologne on New Year’s Eve. Prosecutors said on Monday that police arrested the first suspect directly linked to the string of assaults that have shocked Germany. ... More
London, January 19 (RHC)-- Indian steel giant Tata Steel and Asda, the British supermarket arm of U.S. retailer Wal-Mart, have announced plans to cut hundreds of jobs in Britain. ... More
The jury of the Casa de las Américas Literary Award has been presented in the Cuban capital at the Che Guevara Hall of the Havana based cultural institution... More
Havana, January 18 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raul Castro met on Sunday evening with peace negotiators, representing the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP).... More
Havana, January 18 (RHC)-- Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez heads the Cuban delegation to the 21st Meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), which will hold sessions Tuesday in Haiti.... More
Santiago de Cuba, January 18 (RHC)-- Residents of eastern Santiago de Cuba are on alert following a number of moderate earthquakes early Sunday morning. Reports from the area say that security measures are being implemented by Civil Defense authorities.... More
Havana, January 18 (RHC)-- The Cuban General Customs Office confiscated more than 100 kilograms of illegal drugs in 46 drug trafficking attempts between January and December last year. ... More
Havana, January 18 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raúl Castro will pay an official visit to France on February 1st and 2nd, on the invitation of his French counterpart Francois Hollande.... More
San Salvador, January 18 (RHC)-- Various committees of solidarity with Cuba in El Salvador have agreed to hold demonstrations and other protest actions on the 17th of each month, for as long the the U.S. blockade and other anti-Cuba legislation remains in place.... More
Havana, January 18 (teleSUR-RHC) -- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, has proposed the release of various prisoners including social leaders and rebels suffering from serious health issues as part of the ongoing peace process.... More
Brasilia, January 18 (teleSUR-RHC) -- The Brazilian Health ministry announced it has developed new testing kits to quickly identify the presence of Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya viruses, which are all carried by the same species of mosquito. ... More
La Paz, January 18 (teleSUR-RHC) -- The Bolivian National Assembly has approved the decision to probe former President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada over “prejudicial contracts to the State, anti-economic behavior and unfulfillment of duty,” the Congress presidency said in a report sent to AFP. ... More
Caracas, January 18 (teleSUR-RHC) -- Venezuela's rate of extreme poverty has continued to decline despite what the government has described as an “economic war,” according to new figures released Sunday. ... More
Bogota, January 18 (teleSUR-RHC) -- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has called on the country's army to investigate the whereabouts of the remains of political dissident, Father Camilo Torres. The move is intended to be a trust-building measure between the government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group just before formal peace talks begin. ... More
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