Quito, November 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Electoral Mission of UNASUR, the Union of South American Nations, has condemned the death of a Venezuelan leader of an opposition party and asked for an investigation into his death.... More


Brasilia, November 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said Wednesday that the mud spill released from a dam collapse at an iron ore mine in Brazil earlier this month is in fact toxic, debunking claims by the mine's operator that the mud was “chemically stable.”... More


Asunción, November 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Transgender, Indigenous, farmers, sex-workers and low-income women joined forces on Wednesday to march across Asunción in opposition to gender-based violence.... More


Santiago de Chile, November 26 (PL-RHC)-- The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) denounced that at least 1,678 women were killed in 2014 in countries of the region, regarding the international campaign on the issue.... More


Sao Paulo, November 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Eight students who had been participating in an occupation of their school in Sao Paulo were arrested by the police on Tuesday in a possible sign of a crackdown by authorities against a widespread protest that has seen 151 schools occupied.... More


Tegucigalpa, November 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A Honduran judge on Wednesday ordered one of the country’s former vice presidents to be confined to his home over charges he engaged in fiscal fraud and falsification of public documents.... More


Havana’s 37th International New Latin American Film Festival is set to be held from December 3rd through 13th, including 37 full-length feature films competing for the coveted Coral Awards... More


Houston, November 25 (RHC)-- Oil prices retreated Wednesday as official data revealed another rise in U.S. crude stockpiles, adding to concerns about a global supply glut. Prices had surged Tuesday on heightened geopolitical tensions sparked by Turkey's shooting down of a Russian fighter jet on the Syrian border, AFP reported.... More


Sports News Roundup November 25

The local baseball team of Ciego de Avila, the current leader of Cuba's National Series, will face the squad from the University of Pennsylvania, USA, at the Latinoamericano Stadium in Havana today.... More


Guantánamo, November 25 (RHC)-- The 4th International Seminar for Peace and the Elimination of Foreign Military Bases concluded Wednesday in the Cuban eastern province of Guantánamo with delegates condemning Washington's hegemony and its policy of interference in the internal affairs of countries in the region and around the world.... More


Johannesburg, November 25 (RHC)-- The Cuban Five have been presented with the Elijah Barayi Award, granted by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), in recognition of their impeccable effort in the fight against terrorism and their firm resistance against injustice.... More


Río de Janeiro, November 25 (RHC)-- Councilors of the Brazilian city of Río de Janeiro have created a Parliamentary Front of Solidarity with Cuba, which they say will focus specifically on efforts to achieve the lifting of Washington's over 50 year-long blockade policy towards Cuba.... More


Jakarta, November 25 (RHC)-- Indonesian Minister of Health Nila D. A. Moeloek met in Jakarta with Cuban Ambassador to the Asian country Nirsia Castro. They exchanged views on several bilateral relations issues.... More


Hanoi, November 25 (RHC)-- Authorities with the Cuban company HeberBiotec S.A. have signed an agreement with Vietnamese authorities to export seven Cuban biotechnology products to the Asian country in 2016.... More


Caracas, November 25 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Waving signs that read: “We are oil workers” and “We are socialists,” employees of Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, PDVSA, held demonstrations in Caracas and the central city of Guayana to protest the U.S. government’s spying on their employer, as revealed last week in an exclusive report published by teleSUR.... More


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