Havana, July 1 (RHC) -– Venezuela and Cuba continue to expand the refinery project they jointly develop in Cuba in an effort to increase its production capacity up to 80,000 barrels a day.... More


Havana, July 1 (RHC) -- The free eye-surgery program known as Operation Miracle has benefited nearly two million 600,000 persons from 34 countries since its implementation in July 2004, announced Dr. Reinaldo Rios, Head of the National Ophthalmology Group of the Public Health Ministry.... More


Havana, July 1 (RHC) -– Barcelona Harbor Authorities announced their interest in participating in joint development projects in Cuba, particularly in the logistic field.... More


Havana, July 1 (RHC) –- The first tropical storm of the current hurricane season, to be called Arthur, is expected to develop from a tropical depression that came to life early Tuesday in the Atlantic Ocean, some 155 kilometers southeast of Cape Canaveral, on the eastern coast of the U.S. State of Florida.... More


Havana residents will enjoy several shows by the Spanish dance company directed by Cuban dancer and choreographer Irene Rodríguez in July and August.... More


Exército iraquiano retoma Tikrit

Havana, 30 de junho (RHC).- O exército do Iraque recuperou o controle da cidade de Tikrit, que tinha sido ocupada pelas forças do chamado Estado Islâmico do Iraque e o Levante.... More


Baghdad, June 30 (RHC)-- The Sunni militant group leading a rebellion against the Iraqi government has declared a Muslim caliphate in the parts of Syria and Iraq under its control. ... More


Cairo, June 30 (RHC)-- Two bomb explosions have struck near Egypt's presidential palace in the capital, Cairo, leaving two police officers dead. According to the Egyptian Interior Ministry, a colonel was killed and several policemen injured on Monday when a bomb they were trying to defuse exploded.... More


Washington, June 30 (PL-RHC) -- Today at the White House, U.S. President Barack Obama received his Chilean counterpart, Michelle Bachelet, discussing economic issues and ways to strengthen the relationship between the two nations.... More


Asuncion, June 30 (NNN-RHC) -- Floods caused by torrential rains have forced the evacuation of 200,000 people living near the Paraguay and Parana Rivers. ... More


Washington, June 30 (RHC)-- The U.S. State Department abandoned a probe of the private military firm Blackwater in Iraq after a company official threatened to kill the government’s chief investigator. ... More


Gaza City, June 30 (RHC)-- Israeli warplanes have killed one Palestinian and injured three in strikes on the Gaza Strip. ... More


Caracas, June 30 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said over the weekend that his country and China have developed a strategic partnership after 40 years of diplomatic relations.... More


Washington, June 30 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama is asking Congress for fast-track authority and additional funding to speed the deportation of migrant children fleeing violence and poverty in Central America. ... More


Montevideo, June 30 (Mercopress-RHC) -- Uruguay promulgated the bill which incorporates Bolivia as the latest member of MERCOSUR, the South American group made up of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela.... More


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