Kabul, October 23 (RHC)-- A report says Afghanistan suffered a financial loss of more than USD 9 billion in 2014 as a result of long-lasting militancy and insecurity in the war-ravaged country. According to the report, released by the Equality for Peace and Democracy (EDP) organization, the economic loss is equivalent to some 44 percent of Afghanistan’s net income. ... More
London, October 23 (RHC)-- Recently revealed documents have shown that Britain was hindering efforts by Swedish authorities to question Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy where he has secured political asylum for the last three years. ... More
Mexico City, October 23 (RHC)-- Mexico is bracing for the worst-ever hurricane recorded in the Western Hemisphere. The Category 5 Hurricane Patricia is expected to make landfall on Mexico’s southern Pacific Coast. ... More
St. Louis, October 23 (RHC)-- Four people have been confirmed dead and another three injured as a result of new shootings in the U.S. states of Tennessee and Missouri. ... More
United Nations, October 23 (RHC)-- El Salvador's ambassador to the United Nations, Ruben Zamora, says that the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba for over half a century, must come to an end because it is a unfair and useless measure. ... More
Moscow, October 23 (RHC)-- Cuba and Russia have signed six bilateral cooperation accords in energy, finances, the metal and pharmaceutical sectors aiming to strengthening bilateral relations in all areas. ... More
Moscow, October 23 (RHC-PL) -- Russian Vice President Dmitry Rogozin yesterday praised the set of agreements signed with Cuba that he says resemble those sealed by big countries with mutual confidence. ... More
Havana, October 23 (RHC)-- Cuba is the right place to do business, according to South African Vice President Cyril Ramaphosa, who reiterated in Havana his country's interest in expanding economic and commercial links with the Caribbean nation. ... More
Abu Dhabi, October 23 (RHC)-- Cuban representatives and entrepreneurs from the United Arab Emirate held a business forum in Dubai to Exchange views and information on possible joint investment projects. ... More
Havana, October 23 (RHC)-- Cuba and South Africa are exploring business opportunities that will strengthen their trade relations, while opening a business forum between the two countries. ... More
Quito, October 23 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Ecuadorian Ministry of Nonrenewable Natural Resources announced Wednesday the government intends to build 400 new schools by 2017.... More
Mexico City, October 23 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A tunnel reportedly belonging to the fugitive drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was discovered Thursday by Mexican federal authorities in the border city of Tijuana across from San Diego, California. Local officials said they also seized 10 tons of marijuana in the police operation.... More
Guatemala City, October 23 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Poverty in Guatemala “comes from the time of (Spanish) conquest,” political analyst Gerson Sotomayor told teleSUR in an exclusive interview. ... More
Washington, October 23 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A U.S. judge ruled on Thursday in favor of a group of so-called vulture funds against Argentina.... More
Mexican soccer club Santos Laguna will visit Cuba in November aim to recruit talents and play a friendly match with the Cuban national team.... More
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