Paris, December 4 (RHC)-- In Paris at the UN Climate Change Summit, a group of mayors from around the world have issued an open letter calling on cities to divest from fossil fuels. ... More


Beijing, December 4 (RHC) -- Air China will start Beijing - Montreal - Havana service on December 27th, a southward extension to Havana of the carrier's Beijing - Montreal service already started on September 29th. ... More


Pineville, December 4 (RHC)-- A shooting has claimed the lives of three people in the small town of Pineville, located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Police say the circumstances of the shooting deaths are still not clear. ... More


San Juan, December 4 (RHC)-- Puerto Rico has made a $355 million debt payment, even as the governor of the U.S. territory warns Puerto Rico is facing impending default. ... More


Jakarta, December 4 (RHC)-- A village in western Indonesia has been hit by a rainfall-triggered landslide, which has buried 18 people. The victims were trapped under earth and rocks, which slid down a hill in Lebong Tandai village on Sumatra Island on Thursday. ... More


Guantánamo, December 4 (RHC)-- Cuban Vice President José Ramón Machado Ventura has highlighted the need to harvest the land towards achieving sustainable agricultural development and food security.... More


Havana, December 4 (RHC)-- Los Portales S.A. beverage company -- a joint enterprise created by Cuba’s Corporación Alimentaria and the Nestle Group -- is celebrating two decades since its foundation, having reached monthly sales of eight million CUC within the national market, and looking to expand exports.... More


Quito, December 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- With a vote of 100 to eight, the National Assembly voted to approve a package of 15 constitutional amendments.... More


Caracas, December 4 (PL-RHC)-- The mission of observers from the Union of South American Nations, UNASUR, is presenting a report for the Venezuelan National Electoral Council, CNE, prior to the legislative elections on Sunday.... More


San Salvador, December 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Nine Salvadoran women have filed a lawsuit before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) after being imprisoned on homicide charges after serious pregnancy complications due to the country's absolute anti-abortion law.... More


Bogotá, December 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Colombian police have arrested eight people involved in selling arms to paramilitaries and drug trafficking organizations, including five former and current security officials.... More


La Paz, December 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Bolivian President Evo Morales announced on Thursday that a team of experts from France was in the country to analyze the feasibility of industrializing coca leaves for medical purposes. ... More


Washington, December 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Winning a majority in Venezuela’s parliamentary elections on Sunday does not guarantee control of the country’s National Assembly, notes a study released Thursday by the Center for Economic and Policy Research.... More


Castries, December 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Like most small islands, global warming and a rise in sea levels pose some of the greatest threats to Caribbean nations. Storm surges, flooding and soil erosion threaten their survival.... More


Sports News Roundup Dcember 04

Teams from Cuba and the United States met on Friday for their first friendly kickboxing event in Havana. Competition organizers told reporters that low kick and K-1 rules applied at the event.... More


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