San Francisco, August 27 (RHC)-- A recent study shows that global warming has worsened drought conditions in the U.S. state of California by as much as 27 percent. The report points to wildfires in the U.S. state, which have spread rapidly and burned thousands of acres of forests.... More
Edinburgh, August 27 (RHC)-- Reverend Jesse Jackson, a prominent civil rights activist in the United States, has said that Americans have become "much too violent" and the number of guns in their hands shows that the country is "playing with mayhem." ... More
London, August 27 (RHC)-- A new report in the UK points to the practice of using sick children as guinea pigs in National Health Service (NHS) experiments with tainted blood. ... More
Cuban Pedro Pablo Pichardo was second with 17.73m after American Christian Taylor who came through with a sixth-round leap of 18.21m in the men's triple jump final, just eight centimeters short of Jonathan Edwards' 20-year-old world record.... More
Buenos Aires, August 27 (RHC) -- The Argentinian Cultural Center of Cooperation is displaying a photographic exhibition called "The Chronicle of an Unforgettable Day," taken during a speech in 2003 by the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, on the steps of the Faculty of Law at the University of Buenos Aires. ... More
Havana, August 27 (RHC)-- During a meeting of the Provincial Group to Counter Drought in Havana, Division General Ramon Pardo Guerra, head of the National Staff of the Civil Defense of Cuba, called for the implementation of measures that allow for the rational use of available water. ... More
Miami, August 27 (RHC)-- According to weather forecasters in the region, Tropical Storm Erika's track has shifted slightly back to the west-northwest. And they say that general motion is expected to continue for the next two days. ... More
Havana, August 27 (RHC)-- The Center for Research on the World Economy (CIEM) has called for the seventh edition of an international meeting to be held in Havana on October 29th and 30th. ... More
Mexico City, August 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Relatives of the 43 forcibly disappeared Ayotzinapa students, along with supporters, held a peaceful rally Wednesday in the Mexican capital. They had traveled from other states to continue to demand justice for their missing children, 11 months after the disappearance.... More
Lima, August 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The elite police of Peru conducted a mega operation on Wednesday in which they raided pits where drug traffickers produce cocaine and also seized chemicals used in the refining of the narcotic, authorities said, according to the U.S. news agency the Associated Press.... More
Mexico City, August 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A number of human rights organizers and defenders said Wednesday that forced disappearances are on the rise in Mexico, La Jornada newspaper reported.... More
Bogotá, August 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- As the number of femicides continue increasing in Colombia, the National Network of Women launched a free application for mobile phones which warns women about types of violent crimes they can be victims of, and about ways they can report them, El Espectador newspaper published on Tuesday.... More
Santiago de Chile, August 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Chilean state officials, along with other experts, opened Wednesday a seminar on sustainable agriculture and climate change, co-organized by the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.... More
Miami, August 26 (RHC)-- Tropical Storm Erika is becoming better organized and stronger as it moves west at 17 mph towards the northern Caribbean. According to weather forecasters, the storm could pass to the north of Cuba and approach the U.S. state of Florida by late this weekend. ... More
Cuba reached fourth place in the medal table at the World Athletics Championships Beijing, thanks to the second gold medal won by pole vaulter Yarisley Silva.... More
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