Quito, January 8 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Ecuadorans are set to mark the 27 year anniversary Thursday of the infamous Restrepo case that led to revelations of widespread police abuse in the country, including torture and murder, in the 1980s.... More
Paris, January 8 (RHC)-- A report shows the number of suicide deaths in France has increased with the unemployment rate, with nearly 600 suicides attributed to the rise in joblessness over a two-year period. ... More
Caracas, January 8 (RHC-teleSUR) -- President Nicolas Maduro delivered a speech welcoming Chinese investment in Latin America and the Caribbean in Beijing Thursday.... More
Beijing, January 8 (RHC-Xinhua) -- President Luis Guillermo Solis of Costa Rica has called for the advancement of China-Latin America ties and urged the two sides to grasp opportunities to reinforce current achievements and create conditions to strengthen co-operation in multiple fields.... More
Cuban Grand Master (GM) Lázaro Bruzón rose from the 81st position to 54th place in the world ranking of chess, as announced by the International Federation (FIDE) in its first list of 2015.... More
Havana, January 8 (RHC) -– Cuban First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel evaluated the social and economic development, challenges and potentials in the eastern province of Camaguey. During a visit to the local university, Diaz-Canel stressed the need to adapt priorities to the new scenario of the country and to share experiences with other provinces. ... More
San Juan, January 8 (RHC-PL) -- The College of Attorneys of Puerto Rico (CAPR) has expressed hope for the prompt removal of the U.S. economic blockade on Cuba, amid the announced process of normalizing diplomatic relations between the two neighboring countries.... More
San Francisco, January 8 (RHC)-- A recent newspaper article published by the San Francisco Chronicle has revealed that former U.S. judges requested clemency for the Cuban Five in early 2014 by a letter hand-delivered to President Barack Obama.... More
Havana, January 8 (RHC) -– The recent announcement by Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro to work towards the re-establishment of diplomatic relations has sparked expectations among major international and U.S. cruise ship companies.... More
New York, January 8 (RHC)-- When U.S. President Barack Obama officially announced plans to restore diplomatic ties with Cuba, the minds of many U.S. people immediately went to cigars or rum, or cigars and rum. But for some Cubans, Cuban Americans, and even Cuban enthusiasts across the country, the decision, announced on December 17th, stirred up different sentiments, reported Irene Chidinma Nwoye in an article published by the New York Village Voice website on Thursday.... More
Havana, January 8 (RHC)-- This week marks the 13th anniversary of the arrival of the first post-9/11 prisoners to Guantanamo Bay, the most notorious prison on the planet. This grim anniversary, and the beginning of normalization of diplomatic relations between the U.S and Cuba, serves as a reminder that we need to permanently close the prison and return the land to its rightful owners, the Cuban people. It is time to put an end to this dark chapter of United States history, according to an article on Thursday by Amy Goodman published in Truthdig, a progressive journal of news and opinions.... More
The exhibition Interior Dance, from the National Theater to the House of Obrapía, by painter and drawer, Osvaldo García, opened in that Old Havana cultural center... More
Matanzas, Industriales, Pinar del Rio and Ciego de Ávila made the most of the beginning of the 2nd phase of the 54th Cuban Baseball Championship to complete sweeps in their respective commitments.... More
Mexico City, January 7 (teleSUR-RHC) –- Families of the remaining 42 forcibly disappeared Mexican students of the Ayotzinapa teacher training college announced they will begin a search for their loved ones Saturday, according to a spokesperson for the families.... More
United Nations, January 7 (RHC)-- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Palestine will soon join the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a statement posted on the UN's treaty website on Tuesday night, the secretary-general said: "The statute will enter into force for the State of Palestine on April 1, 2015."... More
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