Sports News Roundup March 09

The current champion Pinar del Río remained at 3 games from the Qualifying Zone of Cuban baseball playoffs, despite overcoming the leader Matanzas 4-1 while Ciego de Avila defeated Artemisa to climb to 2nd place in the competition.... More


Washington, March 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama issued an Executive Order regarding Venezuela on Monday aimed at threatening the government of President Nicolas Maduro and as an act of aggression against the country’s sovereignty by declaring a national emergency based on arguments claiming that the South American nation is a threat to national security because of alleged human rights violations and widespread corruption.... More


Washington, March 10 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has lashed out at Republican senators for undermining his administration’s efforts in nuclear negotiations with Iran. Obama said: "I think it's somewhat ironic to see some members for Congress wanting to make common cause with the hardliners in Iran. It's an unusual coalition." The U.S. president made the comments during a meeting with European Council President Donald Tusk. ... More


Caracas, March 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro responded late Monday to the United States government declaring his country a “national security threat.” ... More


Caracas, March 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Venezuelan government has recalled its U.S. Chargé d'Affaires for consultation in response to Washington's statement that the South American nation poses a “national threat.” ... More


Ramallah, March 10 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have razed to the ground a Palestinian house in a village in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli forces destroyed the house, which belonged to Palestinian Judge Kifah Abd al-Rahim Sholi, in the village of al-Jarushiyya in Tulkarem Governorate on Monday, Ma’an news agency reported. ... More


Washington, March 10 (RHC)-- The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Syrian man who sued the U.S. government over his seven-year wrongful imprisonment at Guantánamo. ... More


Quito, March 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa blasted the U.S. government's listing of Venezuela as a “national security threat” while slapping sanctions on seven Venezuelan officials through an executive order signed by President Barack Obama. ... More


Washington, March 10 (RHC)-- A new report finds U.S. weapons manufacturers continue to dominate the global arms trade, with Saudi Arabia replacing India as their top market. ... More


Quito, March 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The head of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) said Monday that the regional bloc is in total support of the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro following the U.S. government’s declaration of Venezuela as a national security threat. ... More


Washington, March 10 (RHC)-- As Apple unveiled its new "Apple Watch" to great fanfare, a report by The Intercept finds CIA researchers have been working for nearly a decade to crack the security of Apple’s iPhones and iPads. ... More


Buenos Aires, March 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Cast members of the French reality TV show “Survival” are among ten people killed when two helicopters collided Monday in Argentina. ... More


Miami, March 10 (RHC)-- Officials in the U.S. state of Florida have reportedly banned the terms "climate change" and "global warming," despite the disproportionate impacts of climate change in the coastal state. ... More


Tegucigalpa, March 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The governments of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador are in a rush to finalize their preparations for the United States government plan, known as the Alliance for Prosperity which includes a $1 billion fund. ... More


Tokyo, March 10 (RHC)-- Japanese electronics giant Sony says it will slash 1,000 jobs at a mobile phone unit in Sweden. The layoffs come as part of a plan to cut 2,100 jobs across the world, Sony Mobile Communications spokeswoman Kajsa Petersson said on Monday. She said that 800 employees have already been laid off in China. ... More


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