Paris, May 21 (RHC)-- Protests are taking place in France against plans to reduce the teaching of Latin and ancient Greek and instead focus on classical culture. Seven teaching unions, representing 80 percent of the country’s middle school teachers, have joined the strike. ... More
Stockholm, May 21 (RHC)-- Sweden's top financial authority has fined the country's two biggest banks for negligence in doing their work and failing to prevent money laundering. ... More
Berlin, May 21 (RHC)-- The union representing German train drivers has announced the commencement of an open-ended industrial action as attempts to settle ongoing disputes with rail operator Deutsche Bahn fail. ... More
New York, May 21 (RHC)-- In the largest auto recall in U.S. history, Japanese firm Takata Corp. has agreed to recall some 34 million vehicles due to defective air bags. U.S. federal transportation officials made the announcement regarding the passenger and driver-side air bag inflators of 33.8 million vehicles across the United States. ... More
The Cuban Small Farmers' Association, founded by Fidel Castro 56 years ago, plays a front-line role in the ongoing update of the country's economy and it is stronger than ever before.... More
Havana, May 20 (RHC)-- Cuban health experts said in Havana that the new therapies used to fight advanced cancer could turn the disease into a chronic illness.... More
The General Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Margaret Chan praised Cuba's health cooperation with other development countries, particularly Cuba's contribution to the fight against Ebola in West Africa.... More
Because playing is a right of children and a human need throughout life, Cuba will make the celebration of May 28th, the International Game Day, a giant party and for all, an opportunity to learn and grow together, embracing children, adolescents, young and adults.... More
Quito, May 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- With similar discourse and tactics across the region, President Rafael Correa says that destabilization attempts against Latin America’s progressive governments are being coordinated regionally. ... More
Tegucigalpa, May 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Several Guatemalan officials were arrested on Wednesday in connection with a series of corruption scandals unfolding in the country as thousands took to the streets in the latest round of protests demanding the resignation of President Otto Perez Molina. Guatemalan authorities detained Central Bank governor Julio Suarez and issued an arrest warrant for Social Security Institute President and former presidential aide Juan de Dios Rodriguez for fraud, including a health care corruption scandal involving $14.5 million in medical service contract irregularities. ... More
Bogota, May 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A plane with a ton of cocaine crashed in the Caribbean sea off the Colombian northern coast on Wednesday after being chased by Colombian air force jets. ... More
Lima, May 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Peruvian Interior Minister Jose Luis Perez Guadalupe said on Tuesday that police “can and should” use lethal force in the face of protests as those unfolding in the country against the Tia Maria mine project. ... More
Buenos Aires, May 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Argentinian president enacted the law on Wednesday to nationalize trains in the Retiro train station. Launching the newly-nationalized rail network, Fernandez said it was important to “connect the country once and for all,” and said she wanted Patagonia to be accessible by train. She defended the nationalization and said it was the State's duty to regulate private companies. She said her late husband had the same intention in 2002 and “no one believed him, no one tolerated him.” ... More
Paramaribo, May 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- As Suriname prepares for its upcoming elections next week, hundreds of international observers and thousands of extra security personnel will travel to the small Caribbean nation to ensure the vote goes smoothly. ... More
Havana, May 21 (RHC)-- Before winding up a three-day visit to Cuba, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic granted Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro the Order of the Serbian Republic, and described his meeting with Fidel as “a dream come true.”... More
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