Berlin, January 5 (RHC)-- Germany has called on Greece to uphold the terms of its international bailout agreement, a day after reports showed Berlin is ready to let Athens quit the eurozone. The office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that Berlin expected Athens to stick to the terms of bailout agreement after January-25 snap elections and possible changes in the government. ... More
Mexico City, January 5 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The committee of family members and classmates of the missing students announced Saturday that they intend to symbolically occupy military barracks throughout Mexico. The announcement came after an assembly held by the parents, classmates, and supporters of the forcibly disappeared 43 students. Over 180 delegates from various national and international organizations also participated in the meeting.... More
London, January 5 (RHC)-- A new British government report warns about a "significant" threat posed by the smuggling of guns and drugs into the United Kingdom by parcel delivery services. The report says that guns, ammunition and drugs are being smuggled into Britain by air freight, sea ferries and mail services. ... More
Caracas, January 5 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Sunday he would consider the release of the jailed far-right opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez if the United States agreed to release Oscar Lopez Rivera, a Puerto Rican nationalist currently held in a U.S. prison.... More
New York, January 5 (RHC-PL) -- Groups of solidarity with Cuba and social organizations in New York welcomed the return home of the five Cuban counter-terrorism fighters held in U.S. prisons.... More
Las Vegas, January 5 (RHC)-- More U.S. people respond to criticism over President Obama's announcement in December to change policy on Cuba. And this is the case of William V. Lofton from Las Vegas, Nevada. “I was disappointed by the comments by one of my favorite writers, Rich Lowry. He feels President Barack Obama was wrong in loosening every economic sanction possible and offering diplomatic relations to Cuba, according to a letter sent to Las Vegas Review-Journal on Monday.... More
Beijing, January 5 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Trade and Investment Minister Rodrigo Malmierca is in Beijing heading the island's delegation to the first Ministerial Meeting of the Forum of China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC. ... More
Halifax, Canada, January 5 (RHC)-- In the sweet afterglow of last month’s historic rapprochement between the United States and Cuba, much has been made of the pivotal roles played by Pope Francis, the Canadian government, New York Times editorial writers, various American politicians and their aides, even “sperm diplomacy,” Canadian author Stephen Kimber wrote in an article published by Counterpunch newsletter on Monday.... More
Matanzas dawned today on top of Cuban Baseball Championship, 3 games ahead of Granma, after defeating it by a tight 5x4 margin, corresponding to the 2nd phase of the tournament.... More
Havana, January 5 (RHC)-- After U.S. President Barack Obama announced his administration’s change in policy regarding Cuba, many discussions of a different kind are taking place across the nations. For Randy Astle in Filmmaking, Financing and Production, while not disregarding these discussions, it is a good a moment to look at the possibilities normalized relations might create for U.S. and Cuban filmmakers, according to an article published by Filmmaker Magazine on Monday.... More
Cienfuegos, January 5 (RHC-PL) -- Cuba will graduate nearly 600 Pakistani doctors next February, announced Muhammad Essa Khan, representative of the future doctors at the Medical University of Cienfuegos.... More
Richmond, January 5 (RHC-AP) -- Officials and entrepreneurs from the U.S. state of Virginia are closely following the events related to the thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations, with expectations for increased business opportunities.... More
Havana, January 5 (RHC)-- The International Habano Cigar Festival will be held February 23rd to the 27th at Havana's Conventions Palace with the usual attendance of business people, cigar distributors, specialists who will dedicate the event to the Cuban traditionally famous brand Romeo y Julieta.... More
Islamabad, January 5 (RHC)-- At least 12 workers have been killed in a marble mine collapse in Pakistan's troubled northwestern tribal region near the border with Afghanistan. Local officials said miners were busy excavating at the marble quarry in the Ziarat area of Mohmand Agency, situated more than 150 kilometers (93 miles) northwest of the capital, Islamabad, on Saturday evening when the accident took place. ... More
La Paz, January 5 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Developed nations hold the key to mitigating global warming, said Bolivian Environment and Water Minister Jose Antonio Zamora.... More
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