Santo Domingo, October 30 (RHC)-- The Dominican Republic's Tourism Minister Francisco Javier said in the capital Santo Domingo that his country will jointly develop a multi-destination project with Cuba to bring a larger number of Chinese tourists to the Caribbean. ... More


Detroit, October 30 (RHC)-- The Michigan State University has announced that medical students of that higher education center will be able to do part of their curriculum in Cuban hospitals as of April 2016. ... More


Havana, October 30 (RHC)-- Cuba received on Thursday a Chinese government donation of high-tech equipment to monitor air quality in towns of the capital, which will contribute to protecting the environment and the health of the population. ... More


Havana, October 30 (RHC)-- Lyes Ferroukhi, Regional Technical Advisor for Biodiversity and Ecosystems of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), has praised Cuba's actions in preserving the environment. ... More


Ramallah, October 30 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have shot and killed two Palestinians in the West Bank city of Nablus after accusing them of staging stabbing attacks. The two Palestinians were shot and killed by Israeli troops at the Za’atara military checkpoint in southern Nablus on Friday. ... More


Asunción, October 30 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Hundreds of Paraguayan farmers from across the country launched a march in Asunción on Thursday to demand the resignation of President Horacio Cartes and protest policies that contribute to poor living conditions in rural areas.... More


Beijing, October 30 (RHC)-- China has warned the United States Navy against any violation of its territorial waters, saying that it will take “necessary measures” in reaction to U.S. incursions off the disputed islands in the South China Sea. ... More


Jerusalem, October 30 (RHC)-- For a third day in a row, Israeli forces have raided an East Jerusalem hospital that has refused to give them information on treated Palestinians. ... More


Athens, October 30 (RHC)-- At least 21 refugees have died in an incident in which their boats capsized on the way from Turkey to Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea, Greek authorities say. ... More


Washington, October 30 (RHC)-- A U.S. federal appeals court has rejected efforts by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to stop bulk collection of millions of Americans' phone records. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said on Thursday that Congress wanted the National Security Agency (NSA) program to continue during a six-month transition period before a new law takes effect. ... More


Washington, October 30 (RHC)-- The Pentagon has awarded Northrop Grumman a more than $20 billion contract to build new long-range stealth bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons. ... More


Copenhagen, October 30 (RHC)-- Several thousand Danish protesters have marched on the parliament in the capital, Copenhagen, and other cities across the country to protest the government's decision to apply remarkable budget cuts to the education sector. ... More


London, October 30 (RHC)-- British resident Shaker Aamer has been freed from Guantánamo after more than 13 years behind bars. He was the last British resident imprisoned at the U.S. prison at Guantánamo, located on illegally occupied territory in eastern Cuba. ... More


Caracas, October 30 (RHC)-- The governments of Cuba and Venezuela presented Friday in Caracas the bilateral cooperation plan through 2030, a continuation of the comprehensive program signed 15 years ago between then Cuban President Fidel Castro and Bolivarian leader, the late Hugo Chavez.... More


Cartagena de Indias, October 30 (RHC)-- Anti-terrorist fighter and Hero of the Republic of Cuba, René González -- one of the Cuban Five -- said Thursday in Colombia that the ongoing process towards the normalization of relations between the United States and Cuba is the logical outcome of the Cuban people's firm resistance against Washington's failed hostile policy.... More


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