London, May 6 (RHC)-- A new research study shows that a first-time buyer should to earn £77,000 a year to be able to buy a home in London. According to a study by KPMG, the annual wage of nearly £77,000 that a first-time buyer needs to get on the housing ladder compare with the average annual wage in the capital of just £27,999. ... More


Sports News Roundup May 06

Chinese 100 meters hurdler Liu Xiang -gold medalist in 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece- will say farewell to active competition during the event of the Diamond League on May 17 in Shanghai, said organizers of the event on Tuesday.... More


Moscow, May 6 (RHC) –- Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev thanked Cuban President Raul Castro for his visit to Moscow to attend the May 9th Victory Parade. ... More


Vermillion, May 6 (RHC) –- The University of South Dakota is offering a Health Service Administration in Cuba program for U.S. students, which will be afforded a unique opportunity to learn about the island's culture and people.... More


Ciego de Avila, May 6 (RHC) –- With 27 tourist facilities under its management in Cuba, Spain's Melia Hotels International makes efforts to keep growing in the Cuban market, company executives said on Tuesday at the 35th International Tourism Fair FITCuba 2015.... More


Havana, May 6 (RHC) –- The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Tuesday the approval of a group of licenses for ferry services to Cuba.... More


Ciego de Avila, May 6 (RHC) -- For the first time ever, more than 129 U.S. travel agents and tour-operators are attending a Cuban tourism fair, said Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero during the inauguration of the 35th edition of the International Tourism Fair FITCuba 2015 that runs until May 7th in central Ciego de Avila province. ... More


Havana, May 6 (RHC) -– France is willing to support Cuba in its ongoing economic reform, according to French State Secretary for Foreign Trade, Tourism and the Diaspora, Matthias Fekl.... More


Beirut, May 6 (RHC) –- A trade mission from the recently set up Lebanese-Cuba Business Council (LCBC) will travel to Cuba in June to explore investment and business opportunities. ... More


The 22nd World Young Artists Festival, Romerías de Mayo, currently underway in the eastern city of Holguín, is dedicated to Cuban National Hero, José Martí... More


Moscow, May 5 (RHC) – Cuban President Raul Castro arrived Tuesday in Russia, where he was welcomed by the Kremlin's Deputy Foreign Minister, Sergeu Ryabkov and Senate Speaker Valentina Matvienko.... More


Havana, May 5 (RHC)-- Cuba rejected at the United Nations the imposed pre-conditions and restrictions preventing countries from exercising their legitimate right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.... More


Havana, May 5 (RHC)-- Visiting Speaker of the Russian Duma, the lower house of the Russian Parliament, Serguei Naryshkin, began a series of official activities on Tuesday, in the framework of commemorations on the 55th anniversary of the reestablishment of bilateral Russia-Cuba diplomatic relations.... More


Sports News Roundup May 05

The Sports Club of Prado in Cienfuegos city, the oldest in the country, celebrates its 75th anniversary of its foundation today full of local fans and supporters of the national passion --baseball. Alfredo Rodríguez Yera, president of the association, said to Prensa Latina News Agency that the club was originally created by a group of local baseball players who worked for and represented a small local shop called Estany House. ... More


Mexico City, May 5 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexico has declared a heightened offensive against the New Generation Jalisco Cartel after the organized crime group gunned down an army helicopter and set up road blockades in four states on Friday, adding to its ongoing violent defiance of security forces that has killed at least 20 police officers in the last two months. ... More


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