Mexico City, May 1 (RHC-NNN)--The Mexican Senate has unanimously approved a bill empowering the Congress to pass legislation on enforced disappearances of which there are currently over 25,000 cases.... More


Baltimore, May 1 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Baltimore, police investigators have given prosecutors the initial findings from their probe of the death of Freddie Gray, the man who died of spinal injuries a week after his arrest. ... More


Caracas, May 1 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced Thursday that his government has invested more than 73 billion U.S. dollars in the past four years in building affordable housing, under international cooperation with several countries.... More


Ho Chi Minh City, May 1 (RHC)-- Vietnam has marked the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. On April 30, 1975, North Vietnamese forces seized the presidential palace in the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon, today known as Ho Chi Minh City. ... More


Santiago, May 1 (RHC-Agencies) -- The Chilean government on Thursday declared a state of "maximum alert" against the latest Calbuco volcanic eruption in the southern region of Los Lagos, adopting precautionary measures to face the emergency.... More


Havana, May 1 (RHC) –- Hundreds of thousands of Cubans marched through the country’s main plazas and streets to celebrate International Workers' Day, marked every May 1st.... More


Havana, May 1 (RHC) –- Japanese business interest in Cuba is likely to intensify because of the thaw in U.S.-Cuban relations, Japan's foreign minister said Thursday as he arrived in Havana for a visit.... More


Santiago de Cuba, May 1 (RHC)-- First Vice President of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, presided over celebrations for May Day on Friday in the city of Santiago de Cuba.... More


Havana, May 1 (RHC) -– Thirty percent of Americans are planning or would consider a holiday to Cuba within the next two years, according to a new survey. ... More


San Juan, May 1 (RHC) -- The Jamaican government announced Thursday the strengthening of trade relations with Cuba through a bilateral accord, EFE news agency reported.... More


Havana, May 1 (PL) -- More than 1,000 workers and trade union activists from all the continents of the world will take part in an International Solidarity Meeting with Cuba on May 2nd as part of the activities for the International Workers' Day.... More


Havana, May 1 (RHC) -- Hundreds of thousands of Cubans are marching through the country’s main plazas and streets to celebrate International Workers Day, marked every May 1st.... More


Economic Update April 30

Tourists to Cuba jumped by 15% in the first quarter of 2015, and the trend is expected to hold for the rest of the year, the country's Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero said.... More


Sports News Roundup April 30

The 1st and 3rd seats achieved by Yuniesky Quesada and Leinier Domínguez as 3rd and 1st boards in the World Team Chess Championship held in Tsakhkadzor, Armenia, stands out in the 8th place overall reached by Cuba after they both shone individually, mainly Quesada, in the final outcome of the Cuban team, which got 7 points, divided into 3 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats in a row.... More


Quito, April 30 (teleSUR-RHC)-- In an effort to democratize access to information in the most remote parts of the country, the Ministry of Telecommunications of Ecuador is taking Internet access to rural areas with infocenters throughout the country. ... More


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