Washington, November 30(RHC)-- The U.S. National Security Agency has formally ended the bulk collection of phone records more than two years after Edward Snowden exposed it. ... More


Madrid, November 30 (RHC)-- The overwhelming majority of Spaniards are against their country's military partnership in a U.S.-led coalition that is supposedly bombing Takfiri Daesh terrorists in Syria, a poll shows. ... More


Paris, November 30 (RHC)-- The number of unemployed in France increased in October by 42,000 from a month earlier, the biggest monthly rise in two years, the Labor Ministry has announced, denting the government's hope for good news ahead of regional elections. ... More


Sports News Roundup November 30

Cuba's Richer Pérez won the 2nd place in the International Marathon of Panama, escorting the Panamanian Jorge Castelblanco, who won in 2 hours, 32 min. and 58 sec. It's been nearly 20 years since a Panamanian has won this contest, while among women the victory went to Panamanian Williana Rosas with 03:11.47 hours.... More


Paris, November 30 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Speaking at the COP 21 Climate Summit in Paris on Monday, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa argued that “unlimited economic growth is undesirable and impossible,” explaining that consumption is dominating efficiency.... More


Quito, November 30 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Latin American Parliament (Parlatino) has expressed support for the Ecuadorean government, which was recently sentenced to pay approximately $1 billion to the U.S. oil company Occidental Petroleum (OXY.N), in a statement issued on Sunday.... More


Caracas, November 30 (PL-RHC)-- Venezuelan Defense Minister evaluated the last details to deploy security forces across the country next December 6th, when parliamentary elections will take place.... More


Caracas, November 30 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan electoral officials began distributing voting machines Sunday, ahead of the upcoming legislative elections.... More


Guatemala City, November 30 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Police officials in Guatemala reported that a gang war broke out in the prison of Escuintla, 37 miles from the capital, Guatemala City, leaving 16 people dead. Reuters reported inmates were armed with weapons, including AK-47s.... More


Lima, November 30 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Keiko Fujimori, campaigning in the lead up to the upcoming presidential elections, confessed Sunday that corruption infiltrated her father's government, adding she would be “implacable” in the fight against corruption.... More


Brasilia, November 30 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Brazil’s Petrobras Chairman Murilo Ferreira resigned Monday when the leave of absence he took September 14th was due to expire, the state-run oil company announced in statement. ... More


Bogotá, November 30 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Two hippopotamuses in Colombia’s Antioquia province have sought refuge in a local town after drought hit the region.... More


Havana, November 28 (RHC)-- Officials of the Ecuadorian embassy in Havana announced that they are already working towards minimizing the negative effects of the newly established visa requirements for tourism and transient citizens of Cuba. ... More


Havana, November 28 (RHC)-- Authorities with the Cuban Friendship Institute (ICAP) reiterated Cuba's unwavering support for the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to have an independent and sovereign state.... More


Caracas, November 28 (RHC)-- The government of Venezuela is taking a number of precautionary measures to protect the power grid against possible interruption by the rightwing sectors during upcoming parliamentary elections on December 6th.... More


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