Quito, August 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The return of the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base territory to Cuba and a call for dialogue of over the political crisis in Guatemala were two of the statements released by representatives of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC.... More
Havana, August 29 (RHC)-- Tropical Storm Erika brought heavy rains to the eastern end of Cuba, which has been facing the worst drought in half a century. Cuban Civil Defense has issued a warning about the risk of floods and landslides. ... More
Sydney, August 29 (RHC)-- In Australia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott is facing criticism for his proposed greenhouse gas reduction goals, which seek to reduce carbon emissions by at least 26 percent by 2030.... More
Havana, August 29 (RHC)-- Experts with the Cuban Water Resources Institute announced a cloud seeding program as of September 15th as part of measures to relieve hard hit areas by the prolonged drought and lack of rainfall.... More
Havana, August 29 (RHC)-- Over two thousand tourists visited Cuba in July with an increase of 26.1 percent if compared to the same month last year, the National Bureau of Statistics and Information (ONEI) announced on Saturday.... More
The Cuban National Ballet Company is set to tour Spain as of September 16, headed by ensemble’s director, ballet legend Alicia Alonso... More
American athlete Ashton Eaton successfully defended his decathlon title by breaking his own world record with a score of 9045 in the Beijing World Championships.... More
Bogotá, August 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Foreign ministers from the Union of the South American Nations, UNASUR, are scheduled to meet next week to address current border issues between Colombia and Venezuela, the Colombian Foreign Minister announced Friday. ... More
Tegucigalpa, August 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A Honduran human rights group reported Thursday that it received complaints of four children from a rural area, who were arrested and tortured by police officials, for attempting to acquire a piece of land in order to grow food for their families.... More
Quito, August 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The number of working children under 15 years old has dropped in Ecuador from 15 to two percent in over a decade, the National Institute of Statistics and the UNICEF revealed during the presentation of a joint report on Thursday.... More
Bogotá, August 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Speaking to press on Friday, Colombia’s Santos called for a UNASUR meeting to address the border situation with Venezuela.... More
London, August 28 (Prensa Latina-RHC)-- Sweden will begin talks with Ecuador about the case of Australian journalist Julian Assange on Monday, British journal The Guardian reported on Friday.... More
Washington, August 28 (RHC)-- The United States has exempted dozens of foreign companies and individuals appearing on its sanctions list for having economic and financial relations with Cuba.... More
Madrid, August 28 (RHC)-- The President of the Congress of Spain, Jesus Posada, will travel to Cuba from September 3rd to the 5th with a group of deputies of the Popular Party (PP), the Socialist Party (PSOE) and United Left (IU) in order to boost bilateral relations, according to parliamentary sources.... More
Havana, August 28 (RHC)-- Cuban media are recalling the past visits of Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI -- just 22 days before the visit of Pope Francis. ... More
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