Quito, August 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- An Ecuadorean judge rejected on Monday a deportation request by the government against academic and writer Manuela Picq, whose immigrant status was found to be “irregular” by authorities during violent anti-government protests last Thursday.... More
Brasilia, August 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of several cities across Brazil on Monday, calling for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, in what her supporters have called a “smear campaign” promoted by right-wing opposition and the media. ... More
Santiago de Chile, August 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Chilean President Michelle Bachelet met with the new secretary-general of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Saeb Erekat, Monday, a few days after Erekat met with Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez.... More
Rio de Janeiro, August 18 (EFE-RHC)-- Brazilian police have dismantled a religious sect accused of subjecting its followers to slavery-like conditions while accumulating a fortune of close to 100 million reais (some $28.6 million) in donations, officials said. ... More
Mexico City, August 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A group of independent experts investigating the case of 43 missing students in Ayotzinapa, Mexico, revealed key evidence is missing in a report issued on Monday.... More
La Paz, August 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- In an interview published Monday by Argentinean daily Pagina 12, Bolivian President Evo Morales revealed he will be meeting with presidential candidate Daniel Scioli.... More
Havana, August 18 (RHC) -– Cuban President Raul Castro met on Monday afternoon with the Archbishop of Havana, Cardinal Jaime Ortega. ... More
Havana, August 18 (RHC) -– The severe drought affecting Cuban aquifers and reservoirs given the extreme lack of rainfall has led authorities to call for water-saving measures and other distribution strategies to cushion the tense situation.... More
Havana, August 18 (RHC) -– Media outlets in the U.S. state of Vermont report recent statements by Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy who said that U.S. ideals must be promoted by lifting the travel ban and the blockade against Cuba.... More
Havana, August 18 (RHC) -– A recent report by the Center for Studies on Youth revealed the trends of that population sector of Cuban society as to demographic, socio-cultural, labor and other factors between 2008 and 2012.... More
The photo exhibit, Cuba, Cuba!, is currently on display at the New York based International Center of Photography, consisting of photos by 20 Cubans, including Alberto Korda, Raúl Corrales and Marucha, and US photographers, Burt Glinn and Elliott Erwitt... More
Havana, August 17 (RHC)-- Communications researchers and experts from different countries will meet in Havana to discuss current issues and perspectives of digital television.... More
Last World Championship silver medalists China began their campaign in the competition with a loss on the hands of Cuba at the FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Cap. The Caribbean side prevailed 3-1 (25-15, 25-22, 18-25, 25-22) and celebrated for the first time in Argentina.... More
Sanaa, August 17 (RHC)-- Saudi warplanes continue to pound more areas across Yemen despite reports of civilian casualties in the impoverished Arabian Peninsula country. ... More
Mexico City, August 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Internationally renowned intellectual, writer, linguist and political analyst Noam Chomsky and over 400 others signed and sent Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto a letter demanding “prompt and efficient clarification” of the deaths of Ruben Espinosa and other journalists.... More
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