Manila, November 18 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama faced protests over the role of the U.S. military as he arrived in the Philippines for the APEC summit. ... More


London, November 18 (RHC)-- New research shows that a quarter of people who are diagnosed with cancer after going to the Accidents and Emergency (A&E) departments in London are dead within two months. ... More


Panama City, November 18 (RHC)-- A 70-member Cuban delegation will participate at the 13th International Forum of Economists on Integration, Globalization and Development Problems to take place next week in Panama City. ... More


Sports News Roundup November 18

The Cuban government has said "yes'' to baseball and boxing games in Pittsburgh next summer, according to Mike Diven, who is in Cuba to arrange the event. Diven held a press conference on Wednesday at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba in Havana.... More


Washington, November 18 (RHC)-- Some 37 percent of men and women in the U.S. are interested in traveling to Cuba in the future, according to a survey by Switchfly agency, specialized in the tourist sector. ... More


Sao Paulo, November 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Teachers and high-school students occupied more then 40 public schools throughout the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo on Tuesday protesting against the planned closure of some 93 schools, a measure proposed by state governor Geraldo Alckmin.... More


Washington, November 18 (RHC)-- A majority of voters in the U.S. states of Ohio, Indiana, Iowa and Tennessee support the re-establishment of relations with Cuba, according to a survey that revealed large support to the lifting of U.S. trade and travel restrictions on the island. ... More


Tegucigalpa, November 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) filed the case of a Honduran man, murdered in 2001 as a congressional candidate, to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for investigation on Tuesday. ... More


Sancti Spiritus, November 18 (RHC)-- Over 75 percent of premature children in Cuba are saved, said Doctor Andres Morrilla, head of the National Neonatology Department. ... More


Bogotá, November 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The head of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, Timoleon Jimenez, called on the government of Juan Manuel Santos to stop stalling on peace negotiations and reiterated the guerrilla army's commitment to reach a final deal to end over five decades of armed conflict in the South American country.... More


Lima, November 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Riot police fired water cannon and tear gas and wielded their batons on striking workers in Lima on Monday.... More


Havana, November 18 (RHC)-- Cuba's telecommunications Company ETECSA announced ongoing actions to solve a technical failure in the platforms of mobile and mail services detected on November 13, which has affected its clients communications. ... More


Lima, November 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- In a landmark move for tackling racism in Peru, a court handed down on Tuesday the South American country’s first conviction for racial discrimination.... More


Asunción, November 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Four members of the Paraguayan guerrilla group the Armed Farmers Association were killed Monday during clashes with police and soldiers.... More


Manila, November 18 (PL-RHC)-- The presidents of Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru agreed to have a meeting on Wednesday with the rest of the 18 officials that make up the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum, which summit takes place in Philippine.... More


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