Havana, January 29 (PL-RHC)-- Panels, symposiums and sessions of debates, spaces for participants to display their papers and the most diverse experiences in the educational process, take place Thursday in the International Congress "Pedagogía 2015."... More


Havana, January 29 (RHC-PL) -- A symposium to promote discussion, exchange and cooperation in the field of nuclear physics will take place in Cuba from February 9th to the 13th, and will be attended by experts from Latin America, Europe and Asia.... More


Sancti Spiritus, January 29 (PL-RHC)-- A group of eight rums from the Santero brand that are produced in Sancti Spiritus, received the Cuban Label of Conformity for marketing in the international market, stated Tecnoazucar specialists.... More


San José, January 29 (PL-RHC)-- Cuban President Raúl Castro declared before the Third CELAC Summit that the normalization of relations between Cuba and the United States won't be possible as long as the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba exists.... More


Mexico City, January 29 (RHC-EFE) –- The parents of the 43 students kidnapped four months ago in the southern state of Guerrero say Mexico’s attorney general has no scientific proof to support his assertion that the youths were killed and their bodies burned.... More


Brasilia, January 29 (RHC-Mercopress) -- Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has urged her cabinet to embrace fiscal belt-tightening and other measures aimed at restoring business confidence and growth in her second term.... More


San José, January 29 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro stated Wednesday that Latin America is living in a “new historic era” marked by unity and great opportunity. President Maduro also predicted that the 21st century will “mark the end of imperialism.” Maduro made his comments during opening statements by the heads of state and government at the CELAC Summit being held in Costa Rica.... More


Brasilia, January 29 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The Brazilian government announced Wednesday it plans to distribute 120 million condoms ahead of the upcoming Carnival celebrations.... More


Havana, January 29 (RHC-EFE) – Fidel Castro is in good health and feels “deep admiration” for Pope Francis, Brazilian intellectual Frei Betto said on Wednesday, one day after meeting with the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution.... More


Havana, January 28 (RHC) -– Cuban President Raul Castro, in remarks before regional heads of state and government, reiterated Cuba's demand for the lifting of the economic blockade imposed by the United States against Havana. ... More


Sports News Roundup Jan. 28

The team of Pinar del Río to represent Cuba at the upcoming Caribbean Baseball Series will be championed today at the western territory, saluting the 162nd anniversary of the birth of national hero José Martí.... More


Mexico City, January 28 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Mexican Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam claimed Tuesday that all 43 Aytozinapa students missing since September are dead, citing several confessions, as well as the forensic evidence from a garbage dump linking one of the students to the remains.... More


Tel Aviv, January 28 (RHC)-- The Israeli regime has launched attacks on Syrian army positions in the Golan Heights. According to reports, the Israeli warplanes carried out three overnight raids on the Syrian army positions hours after the regime forces fired artillery rounds into the Syrian side of the Golan Heights. ... More


Bogotá, January 28 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The Secretary-General of UNASUR, Ernesto Samper, called on the presidents of Colombia and Venezuela to maintain a positive working relationship between their two countries. Samper, who is also former President of Colombia, made the statement Tuesday in light of a sharp diplomatic disagreement between the neighboring countries, which Venezuela warned could “set back bilateral relations.”... More


Kiev, January 28 (RHC)-- The United States has once again threatened to step up sanctions on Russia in an attempt to increase pressure on the Kremlin over the situation in Ukraine. Speaking on a visit to Kiev on Wednesday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said: "We remain prepared to do more (on sanctions) if necessary." ... More


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