Chicago, August 15 (RHC)-- Chicago's Riis Park looks and sounds a lot more like Havana, Cuba this weekend, as the 6th Annual Festival Cubano brings together the best in Cuban culture, music, and cuisine, according to ABC7 Chicago.... More


Mexico City, August 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- At least nine out of 10 young Mexicans say they distrust police officers, according to government figures released this week. ... More


Asunción, August 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- An 11-year-old girl who was raped by her mother's boyfriend gave birth in Paraguay on Thursday, highlighting the epidemic of sexual abuse children face in the country.... More


Sao Paulo, August 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Brazil might be facing a new wave of violence as 19 people were confirmed dead and seven injured in the area of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday in attacks officials suspect were perpetrated by members of the police.... More


Buenos Aires, August 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- More than 30,000 people have been affected by recent floods in Buenos Aires Province, in the central region of Argentina.... More


A book of photos of the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution by Alex Castro was launched at the José Martí Memorial in Revolution Square... More


Havana, August 14 (RHC)-- Cuba and the United States have announced the creation of a bilateral commission to further advance the process of the re-establishment of full diplomatic relations between the two countries. ... More


Sports News Roundup August 14

Yunidis Castillo and Omara Durand took the show again at Toronto 2015 Para-Pan American Games; their golds and records could not miss the stage at the York Stadium as previous caps in where our disabled athletes have participated. ... More


Havana, August 14 (RHC) –- The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro held a friendly meeting on Thursday with the Presidents of Bolivia and Venezuela, Evo Morales and Nicolas Maduro, respectively, on the occasion of his 89th birthday.... More


Havana, August 14 (RHC-PL) -- Cuba's scientific research on dengue was highlighted Thursday by U.S. professor Scott Halstead, who is participating in the international course on the disease in session in Havana. "Cuba is a leader in scientific research. For almost 30 years, I have been visiting Cuba many times to work in excellent studies along with its specialists", stated Dr. Halstead to Prensa Latina at the Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kouri (IPK), home of the 14th International Dengue Course.... More


Havana, August 14 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez has thanked the Swiss government for bridging ties between Havana and Washington in the decades-long standoff between the countries.... More


Baghdad, August 14 (RHC)-- More than 20 people have lost their lives and many more sustained injuries after members of the Daesh terrorist group launched a mortar attack against a medical facility in Iraq's embattled western province of Anbar. ... More


Buenos Aires, August 14 (RHC-PL)-- The re-establishment of relations between Cuba and the United States, as a result of the Cuban people's strength, is very positive for Latin America, due to its contribution to the objective of regional integration and to guarantee it as a zone of peace. The statements were made by Oscar Laborde, secretary for Integration at the Argentinean Foreign Ministry, and Pablo Vilas, director of Casa Patria Grande Presidente Nestor Kirchner, both candidates to Parlasur, in interviews with Prensa Latina.... More


Quito, August 14 (RHC-teleSUR)-- Opposition protests against Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa’s government became increasingly violent Thursday evening.... More


Sanaa, August 14 (RHC)-- Saudi Arabia has continued bombarding areas across Yemen as the United Nations calls for the cessation of conflict in the Arab country. According to media outlets, Saudi warplanes conducted a number of airstrikes on the western province of Hudaydah late on Thursday, killing an unknown number of civilians. ... More


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