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


Washington, July 10 (RHC)-- U.S. government lawyers are in New Orleans on Friday in hopes of convincing a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a preliminary injunction on immigration. ... More


Columbia, July 10 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of South Carolina, the Confederate battle flag that has flown on the South Carolina state House grounds for more than 50 years comes down today. Governor Nikki Haley signed a bill Thursday to permanently remove the flag, after the House and Senate overwhelmingly approved it earlier this week. ... More


Dallas, July 10 (RHC)-- Former U.S. president George W. Bush charged $100,000 to speak at a charity fundraising event in 2012 for US military veterans severely injured during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. ... More


Berlin, July 10 (RHC)-- The German-based vehicle manufacturing company, Opel, has recalled more than 47,000 of its family-sized cars. On Thursday, Opel cited making repairs to the electrically-operated hatchback doors of the Insignia vehicle as the reason for the recall. ... More


Edmonton, July 10 (RHC)-- Thousands of people in Canada have fled their homes as hundreds of wildfires burn across the country, sending thick smoke as far south as the US state of Colorado, officials say. ... More


Panama City, July 10 (RHC)-- UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, has praised Cuba's achievements in the fight against HIV and syphilis, pointing out that Cuba is the first country in the world to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of these diseases.... More


Havana, July 10 (RHC)-- The Tenth International Convention on Environment and Development ends today in Havana, after five days of meetings on topics of interest in this area. ... More


Havana, July 10 (RHC)-- The First Secretary of the UJC, the Young Communists of Cuba, Yuniaski Crespo, predicts that the Tenth Congress of the political organization -- to be held in Havana on the 18th and 19th of this month -- will be a transformational, inclusive and critical encounter. ... More


Havana, July 10 (RHC) –- Cuban President Raul Castro sent the doctors who assisted Ebola patients in Africa a letter of acknowledgement for the altruism and courage they exhibited during that humanitarian mission.... More


United Nations, July 10 (RHC) -- In a similar message of praise, the UN special envoy on Ebola, David Nabarro, told reporters on Thursday that Cubans should be very proud of their response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa last year.... More


Mexico City, July 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Mexican Attorney General's Office announced Thursday it will resume its investigation into the enforced disappearance of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa teachers' training college. ... More


Quito, July 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Bolivian President Evo Morales praised Pope Francis and described the preparation toward the Catholic Church leader visiting the Andean country. ... More


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