San Francisco, August 21 (RHC)-- Longtime U.S. civil rights activist Reverend George Houser has died. The white Methodist minister helped found the Congress of Racial Equality, alongside U.S. civil rights icons James Farmer and Bayard Rustin. ... More
Havana, August 21 (RHC) -- Professionals from the UK, Panama, Brazil, the United States, Puerto Rico and Cuba, among other countries, have been updated on the current situation of dengue in an event which concludes today in Havana.... More
Cochabamba, August 21 (Prensa Latina) -- Cuban LABIOFAM Business Group has opened its first branch in Cochabamba, Bolivia, in a ceremony attended by diplomats, businessmen and departmental authorities.... More
Miami, August 21 (RHC) -- Hurricane Danny strengthened a bit and its maximum sustained winds increased to 140 kilometers per hour with higher gusts, according to the Warning No. 12, issued by the National Hurricane Center of the United States.... More
Hanoi, August 21 (RHC) -- The Acting Vice President of the Association of Vietnam-Cuba Friendship (AAVC), Nguyen Duy Cuong, says that his organization is sponsoring a contest about Cuba and Vietnam's solidarity with the Caribbean island nation.... More
Tokyo, August 21 (RHC-EFE)-- Japanese travel agencies are increasing travel offers to Cuba following an increase in demand. From October, travel company JTB will increase tour packages from five to eight, following a five-fold increase in bookings to Cuba, economic daily Nikkei reported Friday. ... More
Monrovia, August 21 (RHC) -- Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has underscored Cuba’s cooperation with her country in several areas, saying that the relationship between Liberia and Cuba has become stronger. ... More
San Diego, August 21 (RHC)-- For the first time in history, American sailors can now sail from Key West to Cuba as part of the 8th Key West-Cuba Race Week and enjoy several days of sailing in “the most stupendously beautiful, unspoiled, Caribbean waters you will ever see,” according to the Scuttlebutt Sailing News website.... More
Havana, August 21 (RHC)-- Gente de Zona, the most famous Cuban urban duo in recent times, offered a concert on Thursday night at the intersection of 23rd Street and Malecon, in Havana, after two years without a public appearance on the island. The musicians are in Havana to record their next CD called Visualize.... More
Havana, August 21 (Prensa Latina-RHC)-- The Seventh International Rumba Festival Timbalaye 2015, is taking place in Havana with the participation of artists, researchers and guests from Italy, Mexico and Cuba.... More
Cuba's Pedro Pablo Pichardo believes he has to do his best mark of the year in the World Championships in Beijing if he wants to qualify for the gold in the triple jump, something that he is perfectly trained for.... More
Caracas, August 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called for international assistance to create a humanitarian program to end the mass migration of Colombians fleeing violence at home as tensions between the two neighboring countries escalates.... More
Guatemala City, August 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A popular Guatemalan television presenter is gaining ground as independent presidential candidate as he capitalizes on angry voters fed up with a corruption scandal that has rocked the government of President Otto Perez Molina with massive protests demanding his resignation.... More
La Paz, August 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- While the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime has praised for a long time the steady decrease of coca growing in the Andean country, a report released Monday confirmed this trend was mainly the result of the progressive policies implemented under Evo Morales' presidency. ... More
Quito, August 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- After a week of demonstrations, where over 116 police officers and members of the armed forces were injured and at least 60 people detained, some Indigenous groups aligned with right-wing movements have vowed to continue their protests and strike against the government of President Rafael Correa. ... More
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