Havana, June 6 (RHC) –- Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao expressed his country’s willingness to further strengthen political relations with Cuba and he recalled that the island was the first Latin American nation to establish diplomatic links with China.... More


Havana, June 6 (RHC) -– The Cuban Association of Legal Aid Offices is preparing a set of books with the new Labor Code, the Foreign Investment Law, the latest customs and migratory regulations and the Electoral Law in an effort to provide the people with a better understanding of such documents. ... More


Havana, June 6 (RHC) -– Canada’s Sherritt International Corporation announced in Ottawa the extension of its oil and gas Production Sharing Contract with Cuba for 10 years, thus extending agreements that would expire in 2018.... More


Havana, June 6 (RHC) –- Cuba will present the outcomes of its most recent research studies on its off-shore and on-shore oil potential and the opportunities for foreign investment in the oil sector during a world Congress in Moscow, directives with the Cuban Oil Company, CubaPetroleo, announced on Thursday.... More


The famous Cuban band Los Van Van, also known as the Cuban musical train, is preparing for a new DVD set to be filmed and recorded in France shortly.... More


Sport News Roundup June 5

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) paid tribute to recently deceased Cuban coach Eugenio George, recognized as the creator of Total Volleyball.... More


Caracas, June 5 (RHC) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he will start judicial actions in the United States against alleged conspirators in a plot to kill him.... More


Washington, June 5 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama is delaying a review of his administration’s controversial deportation practices until after the summer. ... More


Bogotá, June 5 (NNN-RHC) -- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says that he will abolish the military draft if re-elected and a peace deal is reached with the country's armed leftist rebels.... More


Washington, June 5 (RHC)-- In the United States, the country’s former top counter-terrorism official has said he believes President George W. Bush is guilty of war crimes for launching the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ... More


Bridgetown, June 5 (PL-RHC) -- Dengue cases in the Caribbean increased five-fold in the last decade, according to the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO).... More


Washington, June 5 (RHC)-- A U.S. computer hacker who led a series of cyber-attacks on governments and corporations before turning FBI informant has avoided more time in prison. Hector Xavier Monsegur, known by his alias "Sabu," walked free after being sentenced to time served -- the seven months he has spent behind bars. ... More


New Orleans, June 5 (RHC)-- The oil giant BP is facing new fines for its 2010 Gulf oil spill following a new court ruling. On Wednesday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans upheld a 2012 decision that BP and the company Anadarko Petroleum should be fined under the Clean Water Act. ... More


Tegucigalpa, June 5 (EFE-RHC) -- The Honduran government has created a new agency to attend to the needs of children at social risk after it dissolved the Honduran Institute of Children and the Family (IHNFA) earlier this week, due to alleged irregularities and violations of the rights of the minors, an official said.... More


Washington, June 5 (RHC)-- The relatives of three Americans killed in U.S. drone strikes in Yemen without trial say they would not appeal the dismissal of their lawsuit against Obama administration officials. ... More


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