London, July 9 (RHC)-- Newly disclosed leaks from Edward Snowden have identified five innocent Americans who were spied on by the National Security Agnecy. ... More


Havana, July 9 (RHC) -– Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas expressed in Havana his country's keenness to strengthen cooperation with Cuba and stressed the opportunities for commercial exchange in the areas of agriculture and science.... More


Havana, July 9 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Cuba's Education Ministry has unveiled a series of modifications to improve education during the 2014-2015 school year, local media learned at a government press conference.... More


Washington, July 9 (RHC) –- Red Bull North America, Inc. has agreed to pay a roughly $90,000 fine for sending seven people to Cuba to film a documentary, according to the U.S. Treasury Department. Thus, Red Bull has become one of latest victims, together with French bank BNP Paribas, of U.S. punitive sanctions on Cuba.... More


Sancti Spiritus, July 9 (RHC) -- The 44th European brigade of solidarity with Cuba "Jose Marti" will tour places of historic interest in the central provinces of Villa Clara and Sancti Spiritus as part of their ongoing visit to Cuba, the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) has announced.... More


Caracas, July 9 (RHC) -- Cuban economist and former guerrilla combatant Orland Borrego, who fought alongside Che Guevara during the Cuban Revolution, will be advising Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on how to establish a “total re-structuring” of the Venezuelan econom... More


Havana, July 9 (RHC) -- The 11th International Meeting on Early and Preschool Education got underway Tuesday at Havana's Convention Center with the participation of experts and educators from over 20 countries.... More


Santiago de Cuba, July 9 (RHC) –- Venezuelan Navy’s School Frigate Simon Bolivar is paying an official visit to Santiago de Cuba as its crew participates in different activities including meetings with local authorities.... More


The Cuban comedy Boccaccerías Habaneras that won the Audience’s Award at the 2013 New Latin American Film Festival will be screened on the island’s movie’s theaters as of this weekend.... More


Sports News Roundup July 8

Cuba will participate with 210 athletes in the Pan-American Sports Festival in Mexico, whose first phase begins on Friday, the weekly Jit sport magazine reported in its on-line edition.... More


Rio de Janeiro, July 8 (RHC) -- Presidential election campaigns for Brazil's October 5th general elections are now underway after candidates hit their registration deadline, media sources reported Monday.... More


Gaza City, July 8 (RHC)-- Violence in Israel and the Occupied Territories is escalating as Israel bombs dozens of targets in the Gaza Strip and threatens a new full-scale assault. Tensions have erupted in the region following the murders of three Israeli teenagers as well as a Palestinian teenager. ... More


Washington, July 8 (RHC)-- The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency has obtained confidential information from a German intelligence official, according to a new report. Two U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Reuters news agency that the CIA was involved in a spying operation against Germany that led to the recruitment of the official, an employee of the German intelligence agency (BND).... More


Kabul, July 8 (RHC)-- Afghanistan is facing a crisis over its disputed presidential election. Preliminary results Monday showed former World Bank official Ashraf Ghani beating opponent Abdullah Abdullah by about a million votes. The results will not be finalized until later this month. ... More


Abuja, July 8 (RHC)-- In Nigeria, more than 60 girls and women have reportedly escaped from the Islamist group Boko Haram after they were kidnapped two weeks ago in the northeastern state of Borno. ... More


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