Quito, November 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The 33 member countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) are set to agree on a joint position that for the first time ever the bloc will present at a COP climate change summit. The CELAC is meeting this week in Ecuador to discuss their position to be presented in the upcoming COP21, also known as the 2015 Paris U.N. Climate Conference, officials said on Monday.... More


Brasilia, November 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The largest oil worker union joined smaller unions on Monday in a national strike against the privatization of Petrobras, Brazil's public owned oil company and one of the world's most important. Right-wing politicians are pushing for divestment, outsourcing and underwater exploration by private companies, a plan which workers failed to suspend after 100 days of negotiation with Petrobras.... More


Santiago de Chile, November 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Nine out of the 33 Chilean miners who were trapped in an underground mine for over two months in 2010 filed a lawsuit against their lawyers on Monday, accusing them of fraud and cheating them out of money.... More


Havana, November 3 (RHC)-- Ricardo Cabrisas, Vice President of the Cuban Council of Ministers, received Luis De Guindos Jurado, Minister of Economy of Spain, who is in Cuba on an official visit. ... More


Havana, November 3 (RHC)-- Cuba’s telecommunications company ETECSA and the Kansas-based SPRINT communications company signed a roaming service accord, the first direct commercial agreement between the two countries since they re-established diplomatic relations on July 20th. ... More


Havana, November 2 (RHC)-- The 33rd Havana's International Trade Fair 'FIHAV 2015', began Monday, aimed at promoting Cuba's exports and the opportunities offered by the country's new investment law. It runs through Saturday, November 7th. ... More


Lima, November 2 (RHC)-- Peru's Minister for Foreign Trade and Tourism Magali Silva will travel to Cuba in the coming days, heading a large business delegation. During her stay, the Peruvian minister will hold talks with her Cuban counterpart, Rodrigo Malmierca.... More


Havana, November 2 (RHC)-- Air China, China's national passenger airline, will begin operating direct flights between Beijing and Havana on December 27th, the first such flights ever, connecting the Asian country with the Caribbean region.... More


Sports News Roundup November 02

Dozens of reporters and temperatures below 15 degrees Celsius today at the Incheon International Airport of the South Korean capital received the Cuban team that will participate in the Premier 12 Baseball Tournament.... More


Havana, November 2 (RHC)-- Cuban Council of Ministers Vice President Ricarado Cabrisas welcomed this Monday Ildar Jalikov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, a member of the Russian Federation, who is on a working visit to Cuba.... More


Artemisa, November 2 (RHC)-- Agribusiness, the fundamental activity to guarantee food for the residents of Havana and Artemisa, was examined at the Cuban Communist Party's Provincial Assembly, presided over by Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, Second Secretary of the organization.... More


Ramallah, November 2 (RHC)-- At least 2,617 Palestinians were shot and wounded by Israeli forces using live and rubber bullets during the month of October, Red Crescent officials say. ... More


Caracas, November 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Social movements, intellectuals, and Latin American and Caribbean governments have voiced their solidarity with Venezuela against U.S. threats and intervention in the South American country.... More


Sophia, November 2 (RHC)-- Bulgaria says about 130 refugees have been discovered in a refrigerated truck on the border with Turkey. Bulgaria's Interior Ministry announced that 38 men, 33 women and 58 children were found hiding among goods on the truck at the border crossing of Kapitan-Andreevo. ... More


Cairo, November 2 (RHC)-- The Russian aircraft that recently crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula broke up in the air before going down, the executive director of Russia's Interstate Aviation Commission says. ... More


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