New York, July 21 (RHC)-- The credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s has downgraded Puerto Rico’s debt. In a statement Monday afternoon, the agency said it was a "virtual certainty" that the island would default on its upcoming debt payments on August 1st. ... More
Havana, July 21 (RHC)-- Cuban Vice President Ulises Rosales del Toro met in Havana with the Foreign Minister of Mongolia, Lundeg Purevsuren, who is visiting our country. ... More
Washington, July 21 (RHC)-- U.S. citizens and activists from other parts of the world will go to the U.S. capital in September to demand the lifting of the economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba, according to activist Alicia Jrapko.... More
San Salvador, July 21 (RHC)-- Salvadoran President Salvador Sanchez Ceren is meeting today with the Cuban Five, who are visiting the Central American country as invited guests.... More
Caracas, July 21 (RHC)-- The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty -- ALBA-TCP -- has welcomed the restoration of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States, following the reopening of embassies in both capitals. ... More
With barely 6 competitive days remaining, Cuba owns the 5th place in the medal table with 23 golds, 18 silver and 28 bronze medals at the 17th Pan-American Games Toronto 2015 based in that Canadian city until next July 26th. The ranks of the great continental lid is commanded by the United States (65-55-49), followed by Canada (55-51-42), Brazil (30-29-43) and Colombia (24-08-24); but let's see part of what happened yesterday:... More
Montevideo, July 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Uruguay is expected to welcome 117 Syrian families by the end of the year, officials said on Monday. ... More
Buenos Aires, July 21 (RHC)-- The National Employment Council was meeting on Tuesday with Labour Minister Carlos Tomada to discuss the new minimum wage, which is currently fixed at 4,716 pesos (some $514.09), according to a report by the Buenos Aires Herald.... More
Mexico City, July 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexican authorities are investigating the military's suspected involvement in serious human rights abuses related to the forced disappearance and possible murder of seven young farmers in the northern state of Zacatecas, Mexican media reported on Monday. ... More
Lima, July 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Four employees of a mining company are still missing in the rainforest of Peru, after they left their posts on July 11 to survey the local land. ... More
Lima, July 21 (ANDINA-RHC)-- The Pacific Alliance Framework Agreement, inked on June 6, 2012 by Presidents of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, came into force on Monday.... More
Shanghai, July 21 (RHC)-- Officials from the world's largest emerging nations launched the New Development Bank (NDB) on Tuesday, the second of two new policy banks heavily backed by Beijing that are being pitched as alternatives to existing institutions such as the World Bank.... More
Forth Worth, July 20 (RHC) -- American Airlines has issued a statement on the re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Havana and the Cuban Embassy in Washington, DC on Monday, according to a report published by MarketWatch.... More
Istanbul, July 20 (RHC)-- At least 28 people have been killed after a massive terrorist explosion rocked the Turkish town of Suruc, near the southern border with Syria, according to an official. ... More
Bogota, July 20 (RHC) -- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia(FARC) militias official declared today a unilateral ceasefire in their conflict with the Colombian government. The truce seeks to create favorable context for further progress in the peace talks underway in Havana.... More
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