Havana, July 17 (RHC) –- Germany and Cuba have signed framework accords to formalize future ties. The agreements were signed on Thursday following a meeting between the visiting German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodriguez.... More
Havana, July 17 (RHC) –- Moreover, addressing reporters at the conference, the Cuban diplomat said the United States may still be attempting to promote regime change in Cuba, despite a public promise from U.S. President Barack Obama disowning the practice.... More
Houston, July 17 (RHC) -– Havana Air, a private airline, will offer non-stop service from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, to Havana, Cuba, beginning in August.... More
Luanda, July 17 (RHC) -- Cuban Vice President of the Council of Ministers Ricardo Cabrisas concluded on Thursday a four-day visit to Angola, where the political determination of both governments to strengthen cooperation, was ratified.... More
Brasilia, July 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- At the 48th summit of the South American sub-regional block MERCOSUR in Brasilia on Thursday, heads of member states decided to focus on reducing trade barriers between their countries over the next six months to promote regional integration. ... More
Mexico City, July 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Mexican Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio said that treachery was committed within the federal government in the alleged escape of the world's most wanted and most powerful drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, whose whereabouts are still unknown, according to authorities. ... More
Quito, July 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño will step down temporarily to strengthen the grassroots movement supporting the Alianza PAIS government and Citizen's Revolution, President Rafael Correa announced on Thursday. ... More
Montevideo, July 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Uruguayan government will begin a new effort to find the 192 disappeared people still missing since the last military dictatorship. With the help of a team of 10 anthropologists from the Republic University, authorities will renew excavations in a military base in Montevideo. The search had been halted since February due to talks between the university and the government to renew the agreement. ... More
San Salvador, July 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The director of El Salvador’s Civil Protection agency declared on Friday that the country was heading toward a national emergency before the growth of the “El Niño” phenomenon which will provoke a strong drought at the end of the year and throughout the next one. ... More
Mexico City, July 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- In the central state of Tlaxcala, the Federal Attorney of Environmental Protection (PROFEPA) announced that 18 companies had been temporarily shut down for illegally discharging industrial waste into the Atoyac River. ... More
Cuban President Raúl Castro noted that GDP was up 4.7% by the end of June, at the close of the plenary session of the National Assembly of People’s Power.... More
In the 6th competition day of the 17th Pan-American Games Toronto 2015, the Cuban sports delegation holds the 4th place in the medal table with a harvest of 16 gold, 12 silver and 18 bronze medals for a total of 46.... More
Athens, July 16 (RHC)-- Protests erupted in Athens Wednesday night as the Greek Parliament approved harsh new austerity measures in exchange for a third European bailout. ... More
Tegucigalpa, July 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ousted former Honduran President and head of the opposition Libre Party Manuel Zelaya has called for a popular referendum on the question of whether to establish the anti-impunity commission known as CICIH in Honduras during a parliamentary session on Wednesday. The creation of the independent body, proposed to promote accountability and investigate the massive corruption scandal embroiling the government, has been a central demand of the popular “outraged” movement taking to the streets in weekly torch-lit anti-corruption marches for the past two months.... More
Atlanta, July 16 (RHC)-- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has hailed the conclusion of nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries as "a major step in the right direction." Jimmy Carter, the 90-year-old Democrat who was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, said he received a White House briefing on Tuesday to discuss details of the agreement. ... More
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