Asuncion, June 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A regional court has urged Paraguayan authorities to end the pregnancy of a young girl -- only 10 years old -- emphasizing the psychological and physical risks of giving birth at a young age. ... More


Brasilia, June 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Brazilian government announced on Tuesday a new plan to invest $64 billion in contracts for improving the country's infrastructure. ... More


Brussels, June 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- World leaders arrived in Brussels to participate in the EU-CELAC summit stating Wednesday, aimed at uniting heads of state from across Europe, Latin America and Caribbean for dialogue and cooperation. ... More


Brussels, June 10 (RHC)-- European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini met on Tuesday in Brussels with Cuban First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel, who heads the island's delegation to the 2nd Summit between the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC, and the European Union.... More


Brussels, June 10 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez and his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier addressed possibilities to expand bilateral relations in different sectors during a meeting in Brussels, Belgium.... More


Havana, June 10 (RHC)-- Portuguese Secretary of State for Food and Agricultural Research, Nuno Vieira e Brito, is paying an official visit to Cuba on Wednesday to promote bilateral commercial relations between the two countries.... More


Malabo, June 10 (RHC)-- Authorities from Equatorial Guinea and Cuba signed a health cooperation accord in Malabo, extending the work of a Cuban medical brigade in that country for another two years.... More


Havana, June 10 (RHC)-- A new law on companies will be enacted in 2017 to revitalize current transformations in the Cuban economy and regulate the principles, characteristics and requirements of enterprises.... More


Havana, June 10 (RHC)-- Cuban writer Leonardo Padura has won the Princess of Asturias Prize for Literature 2015 for his vast work that crosses all genres of prose and reflects the people's voices and stories of his time.... More


Carmen back on Cuban stages

Carmen, one of the emblematic pieces of the Cuban National Ballet Company’s repertoire, is back on Cuban stages, after having been absent from the Cuban scene for years... More


Berlin, June 8 (RHC)-- The G-7 Summit comes to a close in Germany with thousands of protesters taking to the streets in the town of Garmisch, located near the secluded resort where heads of state gathered inside a hundred-year-old castle. ... More


Mexico City, June 8 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto's ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and its political allies are close to winning a small working-majority in the lower house of Congress, although it is still at risk of falling short, the National Electoral Institute (INE) announced late Sunday. ... More


United Nations, June 8 (RHC)-- The United Nations say 20 million people, 78 percent of the population, need urgent humanitarian aid in Yemen. The numbers constitute an increase of four million from just three months ago. ... More


Rome, June 8 (RHC)-- Three of Italy's eight northern regions have refused to accept more migrants, days after thousands were rescued and arrived on Italian soil. On Sunday, the northern regions of Lombardy, Liguria, and Veneto vowed to defy the government of Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi by refusing to allow in new migrants. ... More


Brussels, June 8 (RHC)-- Prosecutors in Belgium have opened an investigation into claims of extensive spying by Germany, which has allegedly cooperated with the United States in snooping on Berlin's European allies. ... More


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