Havana, March 16 (RHC) -- Cuban young people and renowned local musicians celebrated on Sunday a concert in solidarity with the people and government of Venezuela.... More


Luanda, March 16 (RHC) -- The strengthening of cooperation between Angola and Cuba will be a prime topic in Luanda during the official visit of Cuban Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel, slated for March 17 to the 19.... More


Google Executives Visit Cuba

Havana, March 16 (RHC) – Executives from Google's in-house think tank Google Ideas are in Cuba to tour universities and meet computer science students.... More


Sports News Roundup March 14

The New York Cosmos will go up against Cuba’s national soccer team in Havana this summer, according to a new report, marking the first time in decades that a professional U.S. team will play on the island.... More


Baghdad, March 14 (RHC) -- Iraqi security forces fighting to free the besieged city of Tikrit planned to clear the city from the Islamic State (IS) militants within 72 hours, a militia spokesman said on Saturday.... More


Mexico City, March 14 (teleSUR-RHC) The presidents of Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras signed a series of regional agreements on Friday, to seek the strengthening of trade, increase security control of the shared Guatemala and Mexico border and a commitment to build a gas pipeline that will supply the region.... More


Freetown, March 14 (RHC)-- Sierra Leone has seen an uptick in Ebola cases in certain areas, as the total number of deaths from the outbreak has topped 10,000. ... More


Berlin, March 14 (RHC)-- Public service workers in Germany have staged a fresh strike to ramp up pressure on the government ahead of a new round of wage talks between state officials and trade unions. The industrial action, which was called by the Verdi trade union, followed a day-long work stoppage in six German states, which saw some 56,000 participants. ... More


London, March 14 (RHC)-- British lawmakers have, for the first time, acknowledged that the country’s spy agencies are snooping on private communication data in bulk. A report by Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee has found that the spies are reading thousands of private communications every day. But it says the interception does not count as blanket surveillance or reading everyone's emails. ... More


Brasilia, March 14 (teleSUR-RHC) The Brazilian people staged massive demonstrations throughout the country in support of President Dilma Rousseff on Friday.... More


Washington, March 14 (RHC)-- The Japanese automaker Honda has agreed to pay a record amount in fines to the U.S. government for failing to report thousands of customer complaints of injury and death since 2003. Honda Motor Co. will pay $70 million in penalties for failing to report over 1,700 injuries and deaths during of 11 years, according to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA). ... More


London, March 14 (RHC)-- More than half the world’s population of wild animals has disappeared in the past four decades. Scientists at the World Wildlife Fund and Zoological Society of London say human-caused pollution, over-hunting, devastation of habitats and climate change have combined to cut wildlife populations by 52 percent since 1970. ... More


Moscow, March 14 (RHC) -- Russia slammed on Saturday the European Parliament's recent resolution on Russia, warning it will harm attempts to stabilize the situation in Europe.... More


Quito, March 14 (teleSUR-RHC) Over 450 victims of human rights abuses and crimes against humanity have been identified in Ecuador as part of a truth commission, and victims are receiving compensation as part of an ongoing project for justice.... More


Washington, March 14 (RHC) -- Valacyclovir, a drug commonly used to treat genital herpes, may help reduce the levels of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, even when patients do not have herpes, a study suggested Friday.... More


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