Havana, February 19 (RHC) -- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez met with Nancy Pelosi, Democratic leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, visiting the island as a part of efforts to re-establish ties between Havana and Washington.... More
Havana, February 19 (RHC) -- The President of the Cuban National Assembly of Peoples Power, Esteban Lazo, received on Wednesday his Costa Rican counterpart, Henry Mora. Both officials emphasized the close relations between the two legislative bodies, said an official statement. ... More
Moscow, February 19 (RHC-Railway Technology) – EVRAZ's West-Siberian Steel Plant (EVRAZ ZSMK) is set to transport 4,500t of 25m and 12m-long R50-N rails for General Transport Procurement Company (TRADEX) in Cuba.... More
Havana, February 19 (RHC) -– Ecuador’s Coordinating Minister of Knowledge and Human Talent, Guillaume Long, praised Cuba's education system, saying that Ecuador does not intend to mirror it, but learn from its advantages.... More
Havana, February 19 (RHC) -– Cuba has temporarily reduced the hourly charge for using state-run Internet cafes. The decision will see rates cut by 50 percent until April 10th. Internet centers previously charged $4.50 CUC (Cuban Convertible Peso) an hour. The promotion gives users two hours and 16 minutes for $5.00 CUC. ... More
Montevideo, February 19 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Luis Almagro delivered a formal presentation Wednesday to the Organization of American States (OAS) outlining the proposals and initiatives he would undertake should he be elected as the bloc’s next secretary-general. ... More
Mexico City, February 19 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Southern Mexico continues to struggle with killings and kidnappings.... More
Geneva, February 19 (RHC)-- Iranian and U.S. negotiators will resume a new round of talks on Tehran's nuclear program in the coming days. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman and her team traveled to Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday to hold negotiations with Iranian officials, the State Department said on Wednesday. ... More
Paris, February 19 (RHC-teleSUR) -- France's highest court prevented the extradition of an Argentinian torturer, Mario Sandoval, Wednesday. ... More
United Nations, February 19 (RHC)-- The United Nations has urged international pledged donors to deliver on their promises of financial assistance to the Gaza Strip that was ravaged by Israel’s 50-day onslaught last summer. Speaking at the Security Council meeting on the Middle East on Wednesday, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman said pledged donors that participated in the Cairo conference on October 12, 2014, and promised USD 5.4 billion "have yet to fulfill the vast majority of their pledges." ... More
Lima, February 19 (RHC-teleSUR) -- With continuing protests over labor rights and oil exploration, alongside corruption allegations, the Peruvian government of President Ollanta Humala reshuffled his cabinet Wednesday. ... More
Berlin, February 19 (RHC)-- Greece has formally asked the eurozone for a six-month extension of a loan agreement as it seeks to revise the terms of an international bailout. ... More
Buenos Aires, February 19 (RHC-teleSUR) -- A march convened Wednesday marking one month since prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead is part of a political operation against the government, Argentinian prosecutor Graciela Camaño told teleSUR English. ... More
Freetown, February 19 (RHC)-- Healthcare workers in Ebola-stricken Sierra Leone go door-to-door in a two-week search for Ebola patients in the western part of the country. After a rise in cases affiliated to unsafe burials and patients being hidden from authorities, health workers started their final search on Wednesday deep into remote parts of Port Loko district, the fourth most populous district in the country, which is located in the east of the capital, Freetown. ... More
La Paz, February 19 (RHC-EFE) -– Bolivia is planning a broad-based nuclear program that will help diversify the country’s energy matrix and also bring benefits to other areas including the health sector and agro-industry, the government said Wednesday.... More
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