Holguin, December 2 (RHC)-- Heroes of the Republic of Cuba Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Rene Gonzalez, Ramón Labañino, Fernando González visited the eastern province of Holguin, where they toured the municipality of Biran -- the birthplace of Cuban Revolution Leader Fidel Castro and President Raúl Castro.... More
The London 2012 Olympic champion in the fly category, Robeisis Ramirez, and the super complete Yoandri Toirac, will participate next weekend from December 4th-6th in a boxing fair in the city of Rio de Janeiro, host of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympics Games, which are expected to be one of the most spectacular Olympic Games of all time, said the AIBA President Ching-Kuo Wu.... More
Washington, December 2 (RHC)-- U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says the United States is "prepared to expand" the role of Special Operations Forces in Syria. Carter spoke before the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. ... More
Caracas, December 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Venezuelan government has rejected a letter written by President Mariano Rajoy of Spain, British Prime Minister David Cameron, and the secretary-general of the European Council and others for “double standards” and “gross interference” in Venezuelan affairs.... More
Brussels, December 2 (RHC)-- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has decided to keep some 12,000 troops in Afghanistan for 2016, abandoning plans to cut its troop levels by the end of the current year. ... More
United Nations, December 2 (RHC)-- The United Nations has censured the bombardment of a water treatment plant in northwestern Syria. The Syrian state news agency SANA reported that the U.S.-led coalition conducting airstrikes against purported positions of the Daesh Takfiri terrorists in Syria had bombed the water plant. ... More
Washington, December 2 (RHC)-- The White House has reportedly rejected the Pentagon's proposed plan to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo and build a replacement in the United States. ... More
Washington, December 2 (RHC)-- U.S. officials have admitted that a man who has been imprisoned for 13 years at Guantánamo Bay was captured in a case of mistaken identity. ... More
Paris, December 2 (RHC)-- France has extended a ban on public demonstrations, established in the wake of the November 13th. The prohibition was scheduled to end Tuesday, but police extended it specifically for central Paris and for Le Bourget, where COP 21 is being held. The ban will last until December 13th, two days after the end of the climate conference. ... More
Washington, December 2 (RHC)-- The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to block federal rules to cut power plant emissions only hours after President Barack Obama delivered a speech at the climate summit in Paris, pledging the United States would help lead the world in addressing climate change. ... More
New York, December 2 (RHC)-- Human Rights Watch has called on the United States to investigate torture by the Central Intelligence Agency during the administration of former U.S. President George W. Bush. ... More
London, December 2 (RHC)-- British Prime Minister David Cameron has begun a debate on whether to authorize air strikes in Syria. The debate is going on as Cameron faces calls from Labour, Lib Dem and SNP MPs to apologize for reportedly telling a meeting that opponents of action were "terrorist sympathizers." ... More
A scientific high-point, is the discovery in 1881 by Dr. Carlos J. Finlay Barres (1833-1915) of the metaxenic contagion theory of disease, a finding that was decades ahead of the scientific thinking of the time.... More
Mexico City, December 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday the petition of appeal submitted by three Mexican states demanding compensation from British oil giant BP and other companies for the oil spill that devastated the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.... More
Brasilia, December 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- BHP, the world's largest mining and metals company, is deemed responsible for the November 5th dam burst in Minas Gerais which is widely regarded as Brazil’s largest ever mining disaster.... More
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