Brasilia, August 4 (RHC-PL) -- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff presided over a ceremony to celebrate the second anniversary of the "More Doctors" program in the country, which ensures health care for 63 million people. With a total of 18,240 physicians -- of which 11,487 are Cubans -- "More Doctors" is present in 34 indigenous special districts and 4,058 municipalities, representing 72.8 percent of the cities of Brazil, according to Health Minister Arthur Chioro.... More
San Juan, August 4 (RHC-Euronews) -- For the first time in its history Puerto Rico, has gone into default, Moody's Investors Service said on Monday. ... More
The Cuban sports delegation that will participate in the V Para-Pan American Games Toronto 2015 and comprising 96 people, left today from Terminal 3 of José Martí International Airport in Havana.... More
Abuja, August 3 (RHC)-- Militants from the Boko Haram terrorist group have killed at least 13 people from a village in northeastern Nigeria. The attack occurred in Borno state late Sunday, according to authorities and witnesses. ... More
Mexico City, August 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ruben Espinosa is one of over 100 journalists killed in Mexico during the past 15 years, according to official figures by the attorney general’s office, which show 25 others are missing.... More
Bangui, August 3 (RHC)-- A United Nations peacekeeper has been shot dead in the Central African Republic (CAR) during a firefight with gunmen. The incident took place in the capital Bangui on Sunday, a UN peacekeeper in the conflict-ridden country told AFP. ... More
Ramallah, August 3 (RHC)-- A Palestinian rights organization has detailed Israeli rights violations against Palestinians, saying that Israeli forces killed at least seven Palestinians and kidnapped another 316 in the month of July. ... More
Washington, August 3 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barck Obama is unveiling a new set of power plant regulations hailed by The New York Times as "the strongest action ever taken in the United States to combat climate change." ... More
Washington, August 3 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has authorized U.S. airstrikes to defend U.S.-trained Syrian rebels who come under attack, including from the Syrian government. Fewer than 60 rebels have completed the U.S. training program aimed at defeating the self-proclaimed Islamic State. ... More
Washington, August 3 (RHC)-- Legal experts in the United States are mounting pressure on the U.S. Justice Department to open a criminal investigation against the Democratic presidential pre-candidate Hillary Clinton for mishandling sensitive government information. ... More
Gaza City, August 3 (RHC)-- The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) has revealed that the Israeli blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip over the past eight years has pushed up poverty in the coastal enclave to new highs. ... More
Rome, August 3 (RHC)-- More than 1,800 migrants were rescued by the Italian coast guard over the weekend attempting to cross the Mediterranean in overcrowded boats. Five were found dead aboard. ... More
Islamabad, August 3 (RHC)-- Flash floods, triggered by monsoon rainfall, have killed more than 100 people across Pakistan over the past weeks. Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority announced on Sunday that 109 people have died and some 700,000 others have been affected due to heavy flooding. ... More
Sacramento, August 3 (RHC)-- The release of the power plant rules by the U.S. president coincides with a reminder of global warming’s impact in California, where about two dozen wildfires are raging amid a historic drought. Thousands of people have been evacuated, and a firefighter has been killed. ... More
Havana, August 3 (RHC) –- Cuban young people will pay honor to Revolution Commanders Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro during an historic tour named “From Bolivar to Marti,” August 6th to the 19th in central Cuba.... More
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