Havana, September 11 (RHC)-- Cuban and European diplomats have announced important advancements, particularly on the chapter of trade, during the fifth round of negotiations towards a bilateral accord for political and cooperation dialog, held this week in Havana.... More


Sports News Roundup September 11

The Chess World Cup 2015 starts Friday in Baku, Azerbaijan with the initial matches in the first 64 bilateral duels determined by the location of each chess player on the world list.... More


Mexico to Receive Syrian Refugees

Mexico City, September 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexico has decided to join the Latin American trend to give shelter to Syrian refugees, according to a statement on Thursday by the Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu.... More


Bogotá, September 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Colombian congress debated Thursday which measures it will take to help municipalities that will soon face water shortages due to droughts caused by El Niño phenomenon.... More


Mexico City, September 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The suicide rate in Mexico has been increasing since the year 2000, and in 2013 the rate was up to five out 100,000 inhabitants, the National Institute of Statistics (INEGI) said Thursday. ... More


Caracas, September 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A Venezuelan court has sentenced opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez to over 13 years and nine months in prison. Lopez was accused of public incitement to violence and association to commit crimes.... More


La Paz, September 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Bolivia's President Evo Morales said he was confident about the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) competence on ruling the territorial dispute between Bolivia and Chile.... More


Santiago de Chile, September 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Aucán Huilcamán, head of the Council of All the Lands, announced that he will convoke a Constituent Assembly in November to set up autonomous “self-government” in the short term in response to the systematic failure of government negotiations the Mapuche people, reported El Ciudadano newspaper on Thursday. ... More


Havana, September 10 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raul Castro received on Thursday his Panamanian counterpart, Juan Carlos Varela, who is on a four-day official visit to Cuba.... More


Sports News Roundup September 10

Ciego de Avila reached its 7th consecutive victory to overcome Guantánamo 6-4 to complete the bilateral sweep sub-series and consolidate the team at the top of the 55th Cuban Baseball Championship.... More


Economic Update September 10

Cuban Minister of Tourism Manuel Marrero said the amount of visitors has grown 17% so far this year, thanks to the favorable performance of the main source markets.... More


Havana, September 10 (RHC)-- Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Abelardo Moreno said negotiating teams from Cuba and the European Union (EU), gathered here in Havana and continue working hard, with high resoluteness, toward achieving a bilateral agreement on political dialogue and cooperation. ... More


Havana, September 10 (RHC)-- Cuba and the Republic of Panama signed a bilateral migratory accord toward facilitating travel between the two countries.... More


Havana, September 10 (RHC)-- The National Archives of the Republic of Cuba (ARNAC) will receive this coming Monday a certificate from UNESCO's Memory of the World (MOW) Program, attesting to the inclusion of the Constitution of the Republic of Cuba in Arms, also referred to as the Jimaguayu Constitution, in the program's registry.... More


American dancer, Rasta Thomas, is set to perform in Cuba and Mexico as a guest star with the Cuban Contemporary Dance Ensemble late this month... More


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