Charleston, June 20 (RHC)-- The president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) says the recent shooting in South Carolina “was an act of racial terrorism.” ... More
Atlanta, June 20 (RHC)-- Nearly 20 known hate groups currently operate in the US state of South Carolina, where a white gunman killed 9 African Americans at a historic black church on Wednesday, according to civil rights advocacy organization. ... More
Washington, June 20 (RHC)-- Guns in the United States are mostly used for purposes other than self-defense, a gun control advocacy group says, debunking what the country’s gun lobby attempts to promote. ... More
Washington, June 20 (RHC)-- A federal appeals court has reinstated a decade-old case that could hold senior George W. Bush administration officials to account for their roles in the post-9/11 detentions, abuse and religious profiling of Muslim, Arab and South Asian men.... More
Sydney, June 20 (RHC)-- The cost of global war in the year 2014 reached $14.3 trillion, or 13.4 percent of the global gross domestic product, a report by the Institute for Economics and Peace says. Last year, the cost of global conflict equaled the combined economies of Britain, Germany, France, Brazil, Canada, and Spain, according to a recent report by the Australia-based group. ... More
Houston, June 20 (RHC)-- Oil prices in global markets have fallen again despite reports indicating the seventh weekly drop in U.S. crude reserves and ahead of an expected decision by the Federal Reserve on the interest rate. ... More
St Petersburg, June 20 (RHC-EFE) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday in St Petersburg that he views the rapprochement between Cuba and the U.S. as a positive step, EFE news agency reports.... More
Beijing, June 20 (RHC) -- Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang will arrive in Cuba on Thursday, June 25th, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on Friday. From Havana, Wang will go on to Brasília, to attend a China-Brazil Coordination Committee meeting.... More
Pretoria, June 20 (RHC)-- South African Minister of Defense and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula, called for strengthened links with Cuba and thanked the Caribbean country for its cooperation programs with African countries.... More
Havana, June 20 (RHC)-- Cuban authorities warned of the precarious situation of refugees worldwide and denounced that between late 2014 and mid 2015, nearly 60 million people have been forcibly displaced from their country of origen. ... More
Havana, June 20 (RHC)-- Cuba denounced in Geneva the illegal use of the Havana Club brand in the United States to commercialize rum that is not produced in Cuba.... More
Havana, June 20 (RHC)-- Since 1988, when Havana's pediatric cardiovascular center William Soler began to specialize in heart surgeries, they have benefited more than 2,500 children, including small, newborn babies.... More
Santa Clara, June 20 (RHC) –- The Che Guevara monument in the central Cuban city of Santa Clara receives thousands of visitors each year. And as a confirmation of the power represented by the figure of Che Guevara -- who continues to point the way for millions around the world after nearly 50 years since his death in combat -- this past week the monument that bears his name in Santa Clara reported it had received exactly four million visitors since its founding in December 1988.... More
Havana, June 20 (RHC)-- Air China has announced it will begin service between Beijing and Havana in September. According to the announcement, leading airline Air China will be operating three weekly flights with a stopover in Montreal, Canada.... More
La Paz, June 20 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Delegations from over 34 countries have confirmed that they will join Pope Francis at the second World Meeting of Social Movements in Bolivia next month, organizers confirmed this week. ... More
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