Astronomers and researchers are preparing to observe an impact off the coast of Sri Lanka after a newly discovered piece of space junk, officially named WT1190F. Scientists have worked out that WT1190F will plunge to Earth from above the Indian Ocean on November 13, making it one of the very few space objects whose impact can be accurately predicted, according to a Nature magazine article recently published.... More
The 20th Benny Moré festival runs from November 26th to November 29th in Cienfuegos and in Santa Isabel de las Lajas. where the main Cuban popular singer of the 20th century, (1919 to 1963) was born. ... More
Expofair of the Cuban Radio and TV Convention is running to October 30th in Havana. Specialists in audiovisual and radiophonic productions of over 35 countries are part of the delegation attending the event. The expofair has on display materials belonging to companies dedicated to content, supply of technologies, studies of audiences and scenographic productions. ... More
United Nations, October 27 (RHC)-- Debate on the Cuban resolution on the need to end the U.S. economic. commercial and financial blockade of the island has begun at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.... More
Bonn, October 26 (RHC)-- Climate negotiators in Bonn, Germany, wrapped up preliminary climate talks ahead of an upcoming summit in Paris November 30th. ... More
Dallas, October 26 (RHC)-- The remnants of downgraded Hurricane Patricia -- which became a tropical storm over the weekend -- have moved east after drenching parts of Texas with more than a foot of rain. ... More
Havana, October 26 (RHC)-- In 2015, the U.S. government tightened its blockade policy towards Cuba, inflicting even more damage on the Cuban economy and people.... More
Brasilia, October 26 (RHC)-- Brazilian Senator Randolfe Rodrigues confirmed the support of his country for international demands to end the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba.... More
The struggle for the 5 qualifying available berths continues today when the official penultimate date of the preliminary schedule of the 55th National Baseball Series is met.... More
Kabul, October 26 (RHC)-- The death toll from a 7.5 magnitude earthquake which affected several South Asian countries has kept rising. The powerful earthquake struck northern Afghanistan, with tremors felt in Pakistan and northern India on Monday. The quake was also felt in the Himalayan region of Kashmir. ... More
Guatemala City, October 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Guatemalans have elected a new president: former comedian Jimmy Morales, with 70 percent of the vote -- although in the context of a record abstention rate of almost 63 percent, according to the latest official estimates. ... More
Ramallah, October 26 (RHC)-- The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) says Israeli soldiers "kidnapped" over 1,000 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in October. ... More
Washington, October 26 (RHC)-- The United States is cutting its annual aid to the Palestinian Authority by $80 million, in support of Israel following the latest spate of violence in the occupied territories. ... More
Paris, October 26 (RHC)-- The death toll from a U.S. airstrike on a hospital in Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, run by Doctors Without Borders, has reached 30. “MSF announces with sadness that the death toll is still rising,” said the group, also known as Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), in a Sunday statement. ... More
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