Havana, October 28 (RHC-PL) -- A business mission from Panama has begun its work in Cuba to explore opportunities that will expand economic and trade ties between the two nations. Just over a month ago, during his first official visit to Havana, Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela expressed interest to increase bilateral economic ties and for cooperation in social spheres such as health and culture. ... More
New Delhi, October 28 (RHC-PL) -- The Indian press today highlighted the almost unanimous condemnation by the UN General Assembly of the financial, economic and commercial blockade imposed by the United States to Cuba for more than half a century. Business Standard and Hindustan Times newspapers stressed that the vote held yesterday left Washington isolated once again. ... More
Baracoa, October 28 (RHC-PL) -- Experts from the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) announced that the institution is preparing an exhibit dedicated to Cuba's biodiversity to take place next year. Exhibition curator Chris Raxworth told Prensa Latina news agency that the exhibit will cover the Pre-Columbian era to the present, and most of the pieces to be exhibited will be assembled on the island and then moved to the United States. ... More
Ramallah, October 28 (RHC)-- The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) says over 140 more Palestinians have sustained injuries during new clashes with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. ... More
Caracas, October 28 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuela's National Assembly has approved the first reading of the 2016 federal budget. Forty- two percent of the budget is devoted to social spending such as education, health care and programs to alleviate poverty, according to Finance Minister Rodolfo Marco.... More
The preliminary phase of the 55th Cuban National Baseball Series ended without revealing many details regarding the 2nd ranked group as the Table was more complicated than the day before; however, the removal of Sancti Spiritus (22-23), Villa Clara (22-23), Cienfuegos (19-23), Santiago de Cuba (15-30), Artemisa (12-30), Mayabeque (11-33) and Camaguey (11-34) teams was officially announced.... More
London, October 28 (RHC)-- Amnesty International has censured the Tel Aviv regime over killing Palestinians with intentional lethal force and without justification in the occupied West Bank. ... More
Washington, October 28 (RHC)-- U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says the United States will launch "direct action on the ground" against the self-proclaimed Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. ... More
United Nations, October 28 (RHC)-- The ongoing conflict in Syria has left at least 13.5 million people in need of humanitarian aid, according to the United Nations. The figure, which includes some six million children, shows an increase of 1.2 million people in the last 10 months, said UN Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O'Brien while addressing the Security Council on Tuesday. ... More
Moscow, October 28 (RHC)-- The U.S.-led coalition has no idea of whom it is backing in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says. Referring to a last week meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioglu, Lavrov reiterated that the US-led coalition does not quite understand the situation and the warring parties in Syria. ... More
United Nations, October 28 (RHC)-- The United Nations has condemned Saudi Arabia’s recent airstrike on a hospital run by the medical aid group, Doctors Without Borders, also known as MSF, in Yemen, calling for an immediate probe into the incident. ... More
United Nations, October 28 (RHC)-- The Syrian UN ambassador has censured the United States for its huge expenditure on training anti-Syria militants, saying Washington could have spent $500 million to tackle refugee and humanitarian crises instead of arming the terrorists fighting against the Damascus government. ... More
United Nations, October 28 (RHC)-- The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has reiterated the need for structural reforms in the United Nations in conformity with the UN Charter. ... More
Islamabad, October 28 (RHC)-- The death toll from a powerful 7.7-Richter earthquake that hit several regions in Pakistan and Afghanistan has risen to 339. ... More
Beijing, October 28 (RHC)-- China has summoned the United States ambassador to protest against a U.S. ship patrol near a group of man-made islands in the South China Sea.... More
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