Havana, February 21, (RHC), – A Florida man who is hoping to capitalize on the warming relationship between the United States and Cuba wants to relaunch a ferry service from Marathon City Marina in Florida to Havana, Cuba, writes Jessica Plautz for Mashable.... More
Caracas, February 21 (RHC-teleSUR), -- On Friday, Venezuelan authorities charged Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma with sedition and conspiracy following his arrest the previous day. ... More
Havana, February 21 (RHC-PL), -- Cuba reported the lowest temperature in the past 19 years, dawn Friday, when thermometers marked one degree Celsius (33.8 degree Fahrenheit) in the town of Union de Reyes, in western Matanzas province, Granma reported on Saturday.... More
Abuja, February 21 (RHC), -- Boko Haram Islamist terrorists have attacked two villages in northeastern Nigerian Borno state, killing at least 30 people. The militants stormed the villages of Thlaimakalama and Gatamarwa, some 15 kilometers from the town of Chibok, and set them on fire, according to Pogo Bitrus, head of the Chibok Elders Forum.... More
Washington, February 21 (RHC-PL), -- US President Barack Obama has appointed Bernard Aronson as special envoy to the peace talks between the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP).... More
Havana, February 21, (RHC), -- About 24,700 polling stations were constituted in Cuba for April's partial elections of delegates of the Municipal Assemblies of the People's Power (local authorities).... More
Havana, February 21 (RHC-PL), -- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) presented in Havana the latest copies of its magazines Culture and Development, dealing respectively with intangible and underwater heritage.... More
Houston, February 21 (RHC), -- Last year was Earth's hottest on record, with global temperatures above the long-term average, U.S. scientists say. The studies by the U.S. space agency NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) show that in 2014 the world had its hottest year in 135 years of record-keeping.... More
Mexico City, February 21 (RHC-teleSUR), -- In a meeting between members of the European Parliament and Mexican government officials, EU lawmakers criticized the Mexican government for failing to adequately address human rights violations, corruption, and forced disappearances, in particular the handling of the 43 missing Ayotzinapa students. ... More
Kabul, February 21 (RHC), -- New U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit to meet with the country’s officials, a report says. The Saturday visit to the war-torn country marks Carter’s first official trip since he took over the job on Tuesday.... More
MexicoCity, February 21 (RHC-PL), -- The arms exchange campaign began Friday in the Mexican state of Guerrero and will end next December, as part of a disarmament program to reduce crime.... More
Havana, February 20 (RHC) -– Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has met with Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro during a visit to Havana.... More
Havana, February 20 (RHC) -– Nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives met with Cuba's First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Thursday, local media reported.... More
Washington, February 20 (RHC) -– Amid bilateral efforts to re-establish diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States, Americans now view Cuba more favorably than they have in nearly 20 years.... More
Port au Prince, February 20 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The United Nations' top anti-cholera official in Haiti praised Cuba Thursday for its role in battling the deadly disease. ... More
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