MADRID, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Spain could face heat waves with temperatures of up to 50 degrees Celsius by the year 2050, according to a report on the effects of climate change published on Tuesday.... More


Geneva, April 8 (RHC)-- WHO's new registration system will enable it to build a global roster of foreign medical response teams ready to deploy for emergencies, says the World Health Organization.... More


Geneva, April 07 (RHC) New data on the harm caused by foodborne illnesses underscore the global threats posed by unsafe foods, and the need for coordinated, cross-border action across the entire food supply chain, according to WHO in World Health Day on food safety.... More


Economic Update / April 8th

The participation of Cuban cooperatives in the 2nd Fair for Conciliation and Assurance ¨Plan 2016 of the National Economy¨ in this city, endorsed the recognition of the country to this form of management, which extends in search of greater dynamism and efficiency.... More


Sports News Roundup April 08

With the match tied at 2 wins each, Ciego de Ávila and Isla de la Juventud will play on Wednesday to break the tie and be placed just one win from the title of the 54th Cuban Baseball Series.... More


United Nations, April 8 (RHC)-- The United Nations has demanded access to a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria invaded by the self-proclaimed Islamic State, warning of a humanitarian catastrophe. About 18,000 people have been trapped in Yarmouk, just a few miles outside the capital Damascus.... More


Caracas, April 8 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced on Tuesday that the campaign calling for U.S. President Barack Obama to repeal his executive order that arbitrarily declares Venezuela an extraordinary threat to its national security had reached over 9 million signatures. ... More


Sanaa, April 8 (RHC)-- fierce fighting between Houthi rebels and forces loyal to ousted President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi have continued to rage in southern Yemen, including in Hadi’s former stronghold of Aden.... More


Nairobi, April 8 (RHC)-- Kenya has launched another round of airstrikes in Somalia targeting the militant group Al-Shabab after it claimed responsibility for the massacre of 148 people, mainly Christian students, at Kenya’s Garissa University College.... More


Bogota, April 08 (teleSUR-RHC) The U.S. prosecutor in the case against former Colombian paramilitary Salvatore Mancuso is seeking a 22-year sentence for the former AUC leader, Colombian media reported on Monday. ... More


Seattle, April 8 (RHC)-- Six environmentalists with the group Greenpeace have boarded a Shell oil rig in the middle of the Pacific Ocean to protest Shell’s plans to drill in the Arctic.... More


Mexico City, April 08 (teleSUR-RHC) A criminal attack against federal police forces left 15 officers dead and five wounded, confirmed local authorities from the western state of Jalisco on Tuesday. The police unit was ambushed late Monday on the road linking Guadalajara with the tourist resort of Puerto Vallarta, reported the local attorney general on social media. ... More


Ottawa, April 8 (RHC)-- CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou has revealed new details about the CIA’s internal debate over the arrest, rendition and torture of Canadian citizen Maher Arar.... More


United Nations, April 8 (RHC)-- Civilians in Yemen are increasingly suffering from the ongoing violence in their country as Saudi Arabia’s aggression against the Arab nation continues unabated, the United Nations says.... More


Athens, April 8 (RHC)-- Greece says it seeks to reach an initial agreement with its troika of international creditors in the hope of securing the EUR 7.2 billion (USD 7.9 billion) remaining in its current bailout program.... More


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