Managua, August 13 (RHC-PL) –- Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Coordinator of the Communications and Citizenship Council, Rosario Murillo, have addressed a congratulatory message to Fidel Castro on occasion of his 89th birthday. "With you, Fidel, we inherited a Revolution in the making, in the Greater Homeland, Our America and the Caribbean." ... More


Havana, August 13 (RHC-PL) -- The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, arrived in Cuba late Wednesday night to participate in Fidel Castro's birthday celebration. “I am very happy to come and be accompanied by our foreign minister (David Choquehuanca) to share and accompany our older brother Fidel Castro on his birthday,” said the Bolivian president upon his arrival at the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana.... More


Havana, August 13 (RHC)-- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will arrive in Cuba on Friday, August 14th, heading his country’s delegation to the reopening and flag ceremony of the U.S. embassy in Havana.... More


Havana, August 13 (RHC-PL), -- On the occasion of the apostolic visit of Pope Francis to Cuba from September 19th to 22nd, the Cuban Foreign Ministry yesterday announced the activation of an official website to provide coverage on this event. ... More


Havana, August 13 (RHC-PL) -- Latin America and the Caribbean have played a valuable role in the way that led to the historic restoration of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States that were broken-off more than 50 years ago. ... More


Athens, August 12 (RHC)-- In news from Greece, the government says it has reached a preliminary bailout deal with its international creditors ahead of a $3.5 billion payment to the European Central Bank on August 20th. ... More


Washington, August 12 (RHC)-- U.S. Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has called for establishing a "no-fly zone" over Syria in an effort to topple President Bashar al-Assad. ... More


Washington, August 12 (RHC)-- U.S. presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is turning over her private computer server she used while serving as secretary of state to the U.S. Justice Department. She is also reportedly turning over a thumb drive that contains copies of her e-mail. ... More


Washington, August 12 (RHC)-- U.S. Republican Senator John McCain says the Senate will have the 60 votes needed to reject the Iran nuclear accord in Congress next month. “I am confident we’re gonna get to 60,” McCain said during an interview. ... More


Dallas, August 12 (RHC)-- People have taken to the streets in the U.S. city of Arlington, Texas, to demand justice for unarmed Black teenager Christian Taylor, who was shot dead by a white police officer last week.... More


Caracas, August 12 (RHC) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro praised the work of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, in defense of the just causes of humanity, during his television program Contacto con Maduro. ... More


Paramaribo, August 12 (RHC)-- Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdes Mesa is heading the island's delegation to the swearing-in ceremony of Suriname's president Desire Delano Bouterse.... More


Havana, August 12 (RHC)-- During his upcoming visit to Cuba, from September 19th to the 22nd, Pope Francis will officiate his first Mass at the emblematic Revolution Square in Havana, where preparations are well underway, including the setting up of a wooden and iron altar, platforms for the press and space for 4,000 guests. ... More


Havana, August 12 (RHC-PL) -- July 2015 was the third hottest month in Cuba since 1951, after registering an average temperature of 28.2 degrees Celsius, above 0.7 the historical average for the seventh month of the year.... More


Caracas, August 12 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday accused two U.S. intelligence agents of promoting violence and looting supermarkets in southeastern Venezuela, acts that left one person dead and more than 60 arrested.... More


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