La Paz, May 2, (RHC-Telesur), – Bolivian President Evo Morales announced various salary increases on Friday in honor of International Workers’ Day. The national minimum wage will increase by 15 percent from US$208 to US$239 and the general salary by 8.5 percent.... More
Havana, May 2, (RHC) -- In Cuba there are more than two million people over 60 years of age, 19 percent of the total population, making it the Latin American country with the oldest population, according to a Cuban expert.... More
Orlando, FL, May 2, (RHC), -- Direct weekly flights to Cuba from Orlando International Airport will start July 8, marking the first time in decades that people can leave from Central Florida to the island nation 90 miles south of Key West.... More
Baltimore, May 2 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Baltimore, a total of six police officers have been charged in the high-profile death of African-American Freddie Gray whose spine was nearly severed while under police custody.... More
Sanaa, May 2, (RHC), – A branch of the Islamic State in Yemen has released footage showing the beheadings of four Yemeni soldiers and the shooting of 11 others, an observer said. It comes a week after the group declared its official presence in the war-torn country.... More
Ramallah, May 2 (RHC)-- Israeli forces clashed with Palestinian demonstrators protesting against the Israeli settlement building in the occupied West Bank territories, injuring several protesters.... More
Strasbourg, May 2 (RHC)-- A senior European Union leader has criticized the bloc's response to tragic Mediterranean migrant crisis as inadequate. "It's not enough to just fight the symptoms of this crisis," said European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, speaking to lawmakers at the European Parliament in the French city of Strasbourg.... More
Berlin, May 2 (RHC)-- A new report has revealed that German intelligence services were spying on high-ranking French officials and the European Commission for the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA).... More
May 1 - Cuba now has 389 athletes who are classified in 30 sports for the next Pan-American Games in Toronto, Canada, between July 10th and 26th, said official sources in Havana.... More
May 1 - In an attempt to diversify its tourism offer, Cuba will present at the upcoming International Tourism Fair, FitCuba 2015, a new modality that will appeal to lovers of water sports: kite-surfing.... More
Havana, May 1 (RHC)-- Workers and trade unionists around the world staged rallies and marches across Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia on Friday to mark International Workers' Day.... More
Bogota, May 1 (RHC)-- Colombian courts have approved the extradition of Leiver Padilla Mendoza, the alleged murderer of Venezuelan socialist lawmaker Robert Serra, to Venezuela. ... More
Sanaa, May 1 (RHC)-- At least eight people have been killed in a Saudi airstrike in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. Two women were among the victims of the Saudi bombardment in the al-Sha'ab neighborhood in the early hours of Friday. A number of people also suffered injuries in the attack. ... More
Bogota, May 1 (RHC- Xinhua) -- Colombian Education Minister Gina Parody said Thursday the government has agreed to negotiate with the teachers' union leaders to end a week-long strike.... More
Baghdad, May 1 (RHC)-- Iraqi security and medical officials say at least 16 people have been killed and more than three dozen others wounded in separate bomb attacks against public places in and around the capital, Baghdad. ... More
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