Havana, July 11, (RHC), The ten permanent commissions of Cuba's National Assembly have started debates on Saturday to evaluate the country's current situation in different spheres.... More


Cuba marks World Population Day

Havana, July 11, (RHC), – On this July 11, Cuba is celebrating the World Population Day with a diverse program of cultural and academic activities.... More


Havana, July 11 (RHC-PL), -- The National Statistics Office of Cuba (ONEI) indicated that in May the visits of foreign tourists increased by 21 percent.... More


Havana, July 11, (RHC), -- FAO's representative in Cuba, Theodor Friedrich, said on Friday that despite world attention to soil has increased, it is still insufficient.... More


Asuncion, July 10 (RHC)-- Pope Francis begins his visit to Paraguay on Friday and is scheduled to meet in Asuncion, the capital, with President Horacio Cartes. The Pope has a tight agenda in the South American country, the third of his current Latin American tour.... More


Managua, July 11 (RHC)-- The Grand Canal of Nicaragua is very important to this nation and for all humanity, because of the need to improve maritime Atlantic-Pacific relations, said sociologist Franco Freddy. ... More


Bogota, July 10 (RHC)-- The Confederation of Colombian Workers has confirmed its support for a mass demonstration to be held on July 23rd in Bogota, in support of the peace talks between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces, FARC.... More


Bombs Kill 16 in Iraqi Capital

Baghdad, July 10 (RHC)-- Iraqi security and medical officials say at least 16 people have lost their lives and more than three dozen others sustained injuries when a series of bomb explosions ripped through residential neighborhoods in and around the capital, Baghdad. ... More


Quito, July 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- According to a survey conducted by the Ecuadorean pollster firm Perfiles de Opinion or Opinion Profiles, more than 65 percent of the people in the South American country support the government of President Rafael Correa and its achievements through its Citizens’ Revolution project. ... More


Moscow, July 10 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is interested in using national currencies with other BRICS members after agreeing on such an arrangement with China. He made the announcement at the end of the 7th BRICS Summit, after meeting leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa in Ufa in the Urals. ... More


Vienna, July 10 (RHC)-- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the P5+1 group of world powers are shifting their positions and pressing excessive demands as marathon talks over Tehran’s nuclear energy program are nearing an endgame, Press TV reports. ... More


Athens, July 10 (RHC)-- Greece has presented a new proposal to its international creditors to avert an exit from the eurozone, a spokesman for the president of the Eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers says. ... More


United Nations, July 10 (RHC)-- The United Nations has announced a humanitarian truce in Yemen to allow the delivery of urgently needed aid to civilians threatened with famine due to Saudi Arabia's incessant airstrikes. ... More


United Nations, July 10 (RHC)-- A top official in the United Nations has called on the Israeli regime to end its “inexcusable” siege on the Gaza Strip as the blockade has hampered reconstruction in the coastal enclave just one year after Israeli raids on the area devastated hundreds of homes. ... More


Washington, July 10 (RHC)-- U.S. General Joseph Dunford, the nominee to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has told the U.S. Congress that Russia poses the greatest security threat to the United States. ... More


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