Montevideo, July 7 (Mercopress-RHC) -- Latin American ambassadors to the United Nations and Uruguayan Vice President Danilo Astori showed their support to Argentina in its dispute against holdout hedge funds. They agreed that the so-called 'vulture funds' are a risk to debtor nations and that they pose a threat to the region.... More
Caracas, July 7 (PL) -- Regular allocation of foreign currency to productive sectors of Venezuela are among the government's priorities in order to develop their own capacities to ensure the domestic market demand.... More
Berlin, July 7 (RHC)-- Germany has arrested an intelligence official on allegations of working as a double agent for the United States. The suspect has reportedly admitted to passing on documents to a U.S. contact. ... More
Havana, July 7 (RHC)-- "Fidel and the Unknown War" is the title of a new book launched this weekend at the Jose Marti Memorial in Havana on important traits and the intense activity of Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro. ... More
Havana, July 7 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raul Castro affirmed that updating the country’s social and economic model for a prosperous and self-sustainable socialist system keeps advancing, progressively, with no rush but with no pause.... More
Havana, July 5 (RHC) –- The 8th Legislature of the National Assembly of People’s Power (Cuban Parliament) held Saturday its third ordinary period of sessions at Havana’s Convention Center, with the presence of Cuban President Raul Castro.... More
Paris, July 5 (RHC)-- Cuban Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Ileana Núñez said in Paris that the fine imposed by Washington against France’s BNP Paribas bank clearly reveals the extraterritorial nature of the U.S. economic blockade against the Caribbean island nation.... More
Hollywood, July 5 (RHC)-- Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone has announced plans to make a film about National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden. Stone, whose past films include "Platoon," "JFK" and "Born on the Fourth of July," will base his film on "The Snowden Files," a book by Guardian journalist Luke Harding. ... More
Gaza City, July 5 (RHC)-- The Israeli regime has launched several more airstrikes against the besieged Gaza Strip as Palestinian protesters slam Tel Aviv’s aggression against the enclave. On Friday, Israel continued its airstrikes targeting the town of Rafah in the southern part of Gaza. There were no immediate reports of casualties.... More
Berlin, July 5 (RHC)-- Germany has summoned the U.S. envoy to Berlin after arresting a man on charges of spying for the United States over a period of years.... More
One of the best Cuban summer cultural attractions will be the performance in Havana’s Mella Theater of the famous company The Globe of London on August 7th. ... More
The Havana based Casa de las Américas cultural institution is celebrating its 55th birthday on July 4th with an ambitious summer program aimed at promoting reading.... More
Washington, July 4 (Mercopress-RHC) -- The Organization of American States (OAS) voted on Thursday to support Argentina’s position against holdout investors, as well as expressing concern over what the entity called “the behavior of speculative agents that affect global financial stability.”... More
The President of the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation of Cuba (INDER), Cristian Jiménez, expressed today his conviction that his country will win the 22nd Central American and Caribbean Games Veracruz-2014.... More
Kabul, July 4 (RHC)-- At least seven people have been killed in a U.S. airstrike in eastern Afghanistan. The attack, which took place in Logar Province on Thursday, also wounded three local residents. Officials claimed the victims were Taliban militants and a Taliban commander was among them. The militant group has not yet commented on the attack.... More
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