Santiago de Chile, April 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Five indigenous Mapuche communities from the Bio-Bio region in Southern Chile are seeking to invalidate an approval granted to the Celulosa Horcones company to expand their factory, saying the community was not properly consulted. ... More
Montevideo, April 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- In an exclusive interview with teleSUR, Uruguayan Senator and former President Jose Mujica said on Tuesday that the world owes a great debt to the recently departed intellectual and author, Eduardo Galeano. ... More
Mexico City, April 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Mexican southeastern state of Tabasco has implemented an emergency plan to provide potable water to capital Villahermosa, after an oil pipeline tapped by thieves polluted two rivers that supply water to the city of more than 200,000 people. ... More
Quito, April 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- After a marathon 11 hour session, the National Assembly of Ecuador approved a historic reform of the country's labor laws on Tuesday. ... More
Havana, April 15 (RHC) –- Cuban officials have welcomed the decision by U.S. President Barack Obama to remove Cuba from the State Department's list of sponsors of terrorism, where the island was unjustly included.... More
Sao Paulo, April 15 (RHC) -– Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva on Tuesday hailed the decision by U.S. President Barack Obama to take Cuba off the list of state sponsors of terrorism, and urged Washington to lift the economic blockade against Cuba.... More
Geneva, April 15 (RHC) -- Cuba advocated at the United Nations, the total and complete prohibition of autonomous lethal weapons, especially mines, through a legally binding mechanism.... More
Mexico City, April 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A federal judge in Mexico has ordered the media conglomerate MVS to meet with their former employee, renowned journalist Carmen Aristegui, in order to reach an agreement. ... More
Havana, April 15 (RHC) – Spain wants to be in the "forefront" of the economic changes that Cuba will experience in the coming years, the Spanish secretary of state for trade told EFE news agency of Tuesday.... More
Washington, April 14 (RHC) -- U.S. President Barack Obama has reportedly notified the U.S. Congress of his intention to remove Cuba from the State Department's list of States Sponsors of Terrorism.... More
Despite losing in the Grand Final of the 54th Cuban Baseball Series playing Ciego de Ávila's Tigres, Los Piratas of Isla de la Juventud wrote one of the most epic and memorable pages of Cuban baseball in recent decades.... More
United Nations, April 14 (RHC)-- The UN human rights chief has called for an independent investigation into the high level of Yemen civilian casualties amid ongoing Saudi airstrikes against the impoverished Arab country.... More
Santiago de Chile, April 14 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has signed into law a bill recognizing same-sex civil marriage. The new law, which also recognizes civil unions between opposite-sex couples, extends important rights to same-sex couples but stops short of extending full marriage rights. “We are saying that this is a concrete step forward in the path to end differences between homosexual and heterosexual couples,” President Bachelet said when signing of the bill into law. The Chilean leader added that she saw this as “a vindication in the struggle for sexual diversity rights.” ... More
Riyadh, April 14 (RHC)-- Saudi Arabia has dismissed Iranian calls for an end to its bombing campaign in Yemen. Last week, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged a ceasefire and dialogue among rival Yemeni factions. ... More
Mexico City, April 14 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexican activists, including politicians, activists and actors, launched a referendum campaign on Monday with the aim of forcing President Enrique Peña Nieto to step down. ... More
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