Havana, June 30 (RHC) -- Cuban universities will have access to fiber optic connection allowing them faster Internet access starting in January 2016.... More
San Francisco, June 30 (RHC)-- California State University at Fullerton is launching an exchange program with the University of Havana that will enable students from the two countries to travel and study between the two campuses, according to a report published by the CSUF news center on Monday.... More
Caracas, June 30 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The ALBA bloc, comprised of 12 Latin American and Caribbean nations, expressed its support to Greece, as the Mediterranean country continues to renegotiate its debt with eurozone lenders. ... More
La Paz, June 30 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Pope Francis says he would like to chew coca leaves when he visits the Andean country next month, according to Bolivian Government officials. ... More
Caracas, June 30 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ahead of national legislative elections that will be held December 6th, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) held its primary election on Sunday, with over 3.1 million casting their vote to select the party’s candidates. ... More
Mexico City, June 30 (EFE-RHC)-- The group of Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, or IACHR, experts investigating the disappearance of 43 education students in southern Mexico last year said Monday that the government was acting slowly in granting access to soldiers from the 27th Battalion based in Iguala.... More
San Juan, June 30 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Puerto Rico signaled Monday that bankruptcy would be a way to restructure its debt, even when U.S. official say there will be no bail out for the Caribbean island. Puerto Rican governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla called for a moratorium that would postpone debt payments for years, allowing the country to catch up on payments while also investing at home in key areas as job creation. He also called for the U.S. to allow the country to file for bankruptcy to enabled debt restructuring. ... More
Abuja, June 29 (RHC)-- At least five people have been killed after a bomb attack hit a northeastern city of Nigeria, the African country's emergency services say. Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency said on Sunday that at least 10 others sustained injuries in the attack near a leprosy hospital on the outskirts of the northeastern city of Maiduguri. ... More
Buenos Aires, June 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The candidate of Argentina's ruling party Front for Victory (FPV), Rosana Bertone, was elected governor of Tierra del Fuego Province in Sunday’s runoff elections. ... More
Tunis, June 29 (RHC)-- Tunisia says it is going to beef up security around tourist sites following a deadly terrorist attack at one of its seaside resorts. The Tunisian Tourism Ministry on Sunday confirmed government plans to deploy 1,000 armed personnel at the country's tourism sites, starting July 1st. Tunisia's tourism police, who were unarmed till now, will be also armed in the future. ... More
Athens, June 29 (RHC)-- Greece’s standoff with international creditors has intensified with emergency banking measures and a plan to put austerity demands to a popular vote. ... More
Vienna, June 29 (RHC)-- The Iran nuclear talks are likely to miss Tuesday’s deadline for a comprehensive agreement. Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has returned to Iran to discuss a final negotiation position with the country’s top leadership. ... More
Rome, June 29 (RHC)-- Thousands of people marched in Rome on Sunday to promote Pope Francis’ historic call for global action on climate change. A Vatican encyclical this month urged world leaders to pay their "grave social debt" to the poor and take swift action to save the planet from environmental ruin. ... More
Tel Aviv, June 29 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned world powers over what he described as "their retreat from the red lines they had set in their nuclear talks with Iran," saying there is no reason to rush into a final deal with Tehran. ... More
Freetown, June 29 (RHC)-- The West African country of Sierra Leone has declared a daytime curfew to stop the resurgence of the Ebola virus in its northwestern districts. ... More
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