Caracas, October 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) met with candidates on Thursday, who committed to respecting the results of parliamentary elections on December 6th.... More


Santiago de Chile, October 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Both high school and university students took to the streets of Santiago de Chile on Thursday to demand the government make more progress to offer free education in the country.... More


Quito, October 16 (PL-RHC)-- Foreign Ministers Ricardo Patiño, from Ecuador, and Heraldo Muñoz, from Chile, opened in Quito the 4th Bi-national Inter-ministerial Meeting and confirmed the signing of common agreements.... More


Mexico City, October 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Transgender people in Mexico City can get an official document, which will allow them to have their constitutional rights with their new gender identity without passing through expert medical examinations, the city's legal services adviser Manuel Granados announced on Thursday.... More


Washington, October 16 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has announced the United States will halt its military withdrawal from Afghanistan, instead keeping thousands of troops in the country through the end of Obama’s term in 2017. There are currently 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.... More


Economic Update October 15

Nine U.S. governors sent a letter to Congressional leaders in Washington to request decisive steps to open trade with Cuba and put an end to the blockade against the Island. ... More


Sports News Roundup October 15

Las Tunas and Holguin are included in the selective group with 20 wins in the 55th Cuban Baseball Series, whose 36th day of the preliminary schedule is disputed today.... More


United Nations, October 15 (RHC)-- Cuba has called for an international order that guarantees peace and development without exclusions. ... More


Havana, October 15 (RHC)-- Cuban First Vice President Miguel Díaz Canel inaugurated Wednesday a new headquarters of the Havana University's Confucius Institute, devoted to the teaching of Chinese language, culture and history. ... More


Havana, October 15 (RHC)-- Cuban First Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel said in Havana that Cuba's ideas, history and culture will define the country's future.... More


Havana, October 15 (RHC)-- Equatorial Guinea Deputy Prime Minister Alfonso Nsue Mokuy is here in Cuba for an official visit that includes his participation in the 2nd International Conference on Geopolitics, Conflicts and International Cooperation, which is holding sessions through Friday in the Cuban capital.... More


Astana, October 15 (RHC)-- The Kazakhstan-Cuba Friendship Association has demanded an end to the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed and maintained by the United States against Cuba for over half a century.... More


La Paz, October 15 (RHC)-- The Bolivian government has presented Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez with the 'Cóndor de Los Andes' (Andean Condor) Order, in recognition of his personal efforts toward strengthened Cuban-Bolivian relations.... More


Moscow, October 15 (RHC)-- Washington’s decision to obstruct Russia’s call for diplomatic engagement on Syria is unconstructive and apparently shows a lack of will to negotiate, says Russian President Vladimir Putin. ... More


Caracas, October 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello, presented the recording of a telephone conversation between the president of Empresas Polar, Lorenzo Mendoza, and the Venezuelan economist, Ricardo Haussman, in which they spoke of "a fiscal adjustment plan for Venezuela" driven by a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB).... More


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