Sports News Roundup November 03

Baseball can help in the relations between the US and Cuba, said Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications in Barack Obama's administration.... More


Havana, November 3 (RHC)-- Cuba presented a new draft resolution at the United Nations, calling for a global fight against the use of mercenaries.... More


Havana, November 3 (RHC)-- Cuba has presented new foreign investment projects in several economic areas to representatives from more than 900 companies from 70 countries, who are attending Havana's International Trade Fair (FIHAV 2015).... More


Havana, November 3 (RHC)-- The U.S.-Cuba Business Council is holding sessions in Havana with the participation of more than 50 U.S. business executives, Cuban entrepreneurs and officials. Participants agreed Monday that Washington's over 50 year-long blockade policy towards Cuba is the main obstacle to bilateral trade and economic exchanges.... More


Havana, November 3 (RHC)-- Cuba and Russia signed the bilateral cooperation action plan for the rest of 2015 and all of 2016.... More


Holguín, November 3 (RHC)-- The 5th International Congress on Health and Quality of Life will hold sessions November 4th through the 6th at the world famous Guardalavaca beach resort in the eastern Cuban province of Holguín, with the participation of more than 170 Cuban and foreign delegates. ... More


Luanda, November 3 (RHC)-- The Angolan League of Friendship and Solidarity with the Peoples paid homage to Cuban internationalist fighter Raúl Díaz Arguelles, and Angolan nationalist leader, Monsignor Manuel das Neves, at the “Alto de las Cruces” cemetery in the capital, Luanda.... More


Saint Petersburg, November 3 (RHC)-- The Vice President of the Cuban Council of States Gladys Bejerano reaffirmed in Saint Petersburg Cuba's commitment to fight corruption.... More


Ramallah, November 3 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have attacked Palestinian students protesting against the Tel Aviv regime’s so-called separation barrier as well as the recent wave of aggression against Palestinians across the occupied territories. ... More


Quito, November 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A delegation from the Ecuadorean government made an historic visit to the Cuchaena territory, a Shuar indigenous community in the Amazon, to conduct a face-to-face meeting to further dialogue between the government and indigenous tribes. ... More


Ramallah, November 3 (RHC)-- The Israeli military has shut down a radio station in the occupied West Bank, destroying equipment, confiscating transmitters and accusing the station of inciting violence against Israelis. ... More


Washington, November 3 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has made his first public comments on his decision to deploy U.S. special operations forces to Syria. ... More


United Nations, November 3 (RHC)-- The United Nations reports that more than 200,000 refugees crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe last month, the highest monthly total on record. More people made the dangerous crossing in October than in all of last year. ... More


Washington, November 3 (RHC)-- The U.S. Defense Department spent $43 million of American taxpayers' money to build a gas station in Afghanistan that should have cost roughly $500,000, according to a new government watchdog report. ... More


Washington, November 3 (RHC)-- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has hit 50 percent support for the first time since she launched her campaign almost six months ago, according to a new national poll. The latest NBC News/Survey Monkey online poll shows that the former Secretary of State's support among Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters has increased by 9 points since mid-September. ... More


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