Sports News Roundup Aug 14

Cuba's Osleni Guerrero appears in the 46th place of the world rankings of badminton, after the latest update released by the International federation of the discipline... More


Havana, August 14 (RHC)-— Ramon Labañino, one of the Cuban anti-terrorists still held in U.S. prisons, sent Fidel Castro a happy birthday message on behalf of his four compatriots, all known as the Cuban Five.... More


Havana, August 14 (RHC )-- The World Trade Organization´s (WTO) General Director Roberto Azevedo welcomed the process underway in Cuba to find its own ways and means towards its larger presence in world economy and trade.... More


Cairo, August 14 (RHC)-- Hamas and Israel have extended their ceasefire for another five days. This marks the longest pause of the more than month-long assault on Gaza, following two 72-hour ceasefires over the past week. ... More


Havana, August 14 (RHC)-- Representatives of the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces guerrilla organization (FARC-EP) continue peace talks in Havana to find a political solution to the social and armed conflict that has prevailed in Colombia over the past half a century.... More


Caracas, August 14 (RHC) – Meanwhile, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called on the international community to increase solidarity with Palestine.... More


Buenos Aires, August 14 (RHC)-- “Happy birthday to the greatest. I love you and I hope you can celebrate another 100 years of life for the joy of people,” Diego Armando Maradona said on Wednesday on his Facebook page, in his message to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro. ... More


Washington, August 14 (RHC)-- A U.S. judge has ordered the commander of notorious Guantanamo prison to present details about the force-feeding of hunger strikers at the detention camp. ... More


Brasilia, August 14 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has declared three days of official mourning following the unexpected death of Socialist Party presidential candidate Eduardo Campos.... More


La Paz, August 14 (PL-RHC) -- The Association of Bolivian Physicians in Cuba have repudiated U.S subversive plans against the Caribbean nation, and demanded the end of the trade, financial and economic blockade imposed by Washington more than 50 years ago.... More


Havana, Aug 14, (RHC), – The book on late Hugo Chávez My first life by Spanish-French journalist and writer Ignacio Ramonet was launched in Birán, Holguín, home land of Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro.... More


Conakry, August 14 (RHC)-- Guinea has declared a deadly outbreak of Ebola in the country a "health emergency" as West Africa awaits arrival of experimental vaccines. On Wednesday, Guinean President Alpha Conde announced a series of measures, including strict controls at border points, travel restrictions, and a ban on moving bodies "from one town to another until the end of the epidemic." ... More


The photo exhibit titled Fidel es Fidel (Fidel is Fidel) by documentary maker, Roberto Chile, opened at the José Martí Memorial, in Revolution Square, to celebrate the 88th birthday of Cuban Revolution leader, Fidel Castro.... More


Havana, August 13 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Celebrations are taking place in Havana and across the island to mark the birthday of Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro, who turns 88 on Wednesday.... More


Caracas, August 13 (RHC) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said in Caracas that Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro is a giant of the 20th and 21st centuries and that he fully illuminates the future.... More


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