Cuba Trains Doctors for the World

Havana, July 30 (RHC) -– A total of 2,492 new medical specialists graduated this year from the Havana-based University of Medical Sciences, who will offer their services in Cuba and in other nations of the world, since out of 1,383 medical doctors, 879 are nationals of other countries.... More


French-Spanish journalist, Ignacio Ramonet, has been granted the Member of Honor status of the Cuban Writers and Artists Association, UNEAC, in Havana. ... More


Mexico City, July 29 (RIA Novosti-RHC) -– In Caracas, participants of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) summit are expected to sign documents establishing a new economic zone that includes the member states of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), the Caribbean Community (Caricom), Mercosur and Petrocaribe, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said.... More


Sports News Roundup July 29

Beginning today and until August 28th, Ciego de Ávila province is one of the four locations of the U-23 Cuban Baseball Tournament, where, besides the hosts, will be the teams of Sancti Spiritus, Camagüey and Las Tunas.... More


Caracas, July 29 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Leaders of Latin America and the Caribbean marked the 60th anniversary of the birth of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Monday by vowing to carry on his legacy.... More


Gaza City, July 29 (RHC)-- Israel has intensified its assault on the Gaza Strip, bombing more than 150 sites overnight including Gaza’s only power station. Palestinian health officials say more than 110 people have died in 24 hours, bringing the Palestinian death toll to more than 1,100.... More


Ramallah, July 29 (RHC)-- The president of the Palestinian unity government, Mahmoud Abbas, is planning to dispatch a group of Palestinian representatives to Egypt to discuss the termination of Israel’s onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip.... More


Port of Spain, July 29 (PL-RHC) -- Japan will donate 15 million US dollars to help the member countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to cope with the impact of climate change.... More


Cairo, July 29 (RHC)-- Egypt’s airline Air Sinai has cancelled its flight to Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv amid the ongoing Israeli war on the besieged Gaza Strip. The flight was reportedly cancelled on Monday because of security concerns. According to an airport official, the Egyptian carrier has two weekly flights on Mondays and Thursdays to Ben Gurion.... More


Caracas, July 29 (RHC) -- Cuban First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel highlighted Monday in Caracas the unstoppable progress of the Bolivarian revolution under the leadership of Nicolás Maduro. ... More


Havana, July 29 (PL-RHC) -- Simon Dieuseul Desras, the President of the Senate and the National Assembly of Haiti, has expressed his appreciation for the solidarity of Cuba with his country and expressed the willingness to strengthen ties between the two parliaments.... More


Sydney, July 29 (RHC) -– Ailí Labañino-Cardoso, daughter of Ramon Labañino, one of the Cuban Five political prisoners held by the United States since 1998, will be in Sydney speaking at a public event on Saturday, August 16th. This as part of a tour organized by the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and supported by the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society (ACFS).... More


Beijing, July 29 (RHC-ChinaDaily) –- With experts warning of a worldwide food shortage in the future, Chinese and Cuban scientists are collaborating to research the moringa plant, which may have a role in feeding the world's hungry.... More


Havana, July 29 (PL-RHC) -- The Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, Gordon Darcy Lilo, has ended his official visit to Cuba during which he opened his country's embassy in Havana.... More


The book Hugo Chávez, Mi Primera Vida (Hugo Chávez, My First Life), by writer and journalist, Ignacio Ramonet, was launched in Havana’s José Martí Memorial. ... More


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