Beijing, November 20 (RHC)-- Cuban Deputy Tourism Minister Mayra Alvarez said in Beijing that the Beijing-Havana direct flights to start December 27th will favor the increase of Chinese tourism to Cuba and the Latin American and Caribbean region. ... More


Mbabane, November 20 (RHC)-- Swaziland's Health Director Samuel Vusi Magagula said thanked Cuba for the contribution of their medical personnel to his country. ... More


Buenos Aires, November 20 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Daniel Scioli, representing the ruling Front for Victory in the upcoming presidential elections, officially closed his campaign Thursday promising that his government would give priority to the “most humble, the workers, and the middle class.” ... More


Montevideo, November 20 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica publicly broke Thursday with his former foreign minister and the current secretary-general of the Organization of American States, Luis Almagro, over the his comments questioning the Venezuelan electoral process. ... More


Lima, November 20 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The government of Peru has allocated US$2.6 million dollars for the second phase of a project designed to protect the famous Nazca Lines from possible damage stemming from the El Niño phenomenon.... More


Brasilia, November 20 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Brazil's controversial Speaker of Chamber of Deputies Eduardo Cunha told a gathering of lawmakers from his party that the momentum to impeach President Dilma Rousseff has been lost and that he would not consider opening proceedings until 2016.... More


Santiago de Chile, November 20 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mayors from 45 cities throughout Chile have signed a declaration committing to fight against climate change and requesting to be included in climate change policy.... More


Sports News Roundup November 20

Sports will be the focus of attention and exchange of experiences during the 6th International Convention on Physical Activity and Sports (Afide-2015), to be held at the Havana Conference Center from November 23rd to the 27th.... More


The 2015 Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album has gone to Cuba's Septeto Santiaguero with the album No quiero llanto... More


Paris, November 19 (RHC)-- Cuba has been elected a member of the World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). ... More


Havana, November 19 (RHC)-- Representatives of Cuba and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost bilateral cooperation in the preservation and management of protected marine areas.... More


Havana, November 19 (RHC)-- The Cuban Five have expressed their solidarity with the Pan-Arabist Satellite Television Channel Al Mayadeen, in the face of ongoing political maneuvers and intense pressures to try to silence it.... More


Havana, November 19 (RHC)-- Cuba's Industrial Property Office has presented the Cuban advanced lung cancer vaccine, developed by the Havana-based Molecular Immunology Center, with the Creativity and Technical Innovation Award 2015. ... More


Hanoi, November 19 (RHC)-- Cuba and Vietnam have agreed on new areas of cooperation in the framework of the 33rd Meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission, which concluded Thursday in Hanoi.... More


Paris, November 19 (RHC)-- The suspected Belgian mastermind of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris has been identified among the dead in Wednesday's police raid in Saint-Denis commune, the Paris prosecutor's office says. ... More


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