Asunción, May 29 (PL-RHC) -- Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes vetoed a resolution approved by the local Congress, which increases the pension income for teachers, so teachers immediately announced the start of protests and emergency measures.... More


Port au Prince, May 29 (PL-RHC) -- A high-level commission from the UN and Haiti is targeting the elimination of cholera in Haiti where the disease has killed more than 8,300 people.... More


Lima, May 29 (Andina-RHC) -- Peruvian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at an annualized rate of 4.8 percent from January to March this year, Banco de Credito del Peru (BCP) has reported, citing figures released by the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) of Peru.... More


Tripoli, May 29 (RHC)-- Former Libyan General Khalifa Haftar has resumed airstrikes on the eastern city of Benghazi. A military jet carried out multiple raids against a militia camp in Benghazi on Wednesday.... More


Brasilia, May 29 (Mercopress-RHC) -- Brazil, Argentina and Chile presidents figure among the list of the 25 most powerful women in the world according to the latest release from Forbes.... More


New York, May 29 (RHC)-- During a major foreign policy speech on Wednesday, U.S. President Barack Obama said Washington would continue to use military force unilaterally "when our core interests demand it."... More


Washington, May 29 (RHC)-- The National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has spoken out in his first interview with a U.S. television network. In his comments, Snowden rejected U.S. government attempts to dismiss his views by painting him as a "low-level analyst."... More


Abuja, May 29 (RHC)-- More than 30 people have been killed in the Boko Haram’s latest attack in Nigeria. Militants struck a military base in the state of Yobe, killing dozens of government forces. ... More


Havana, May 29 (RHC) – The head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce defended his visit to Cuba on Wednesday after coming under fire from critics in the U.S. Congress who contend the trip would contribute to presenting Cuba's so-called “communist government” in a good light.... More


Washington, May 29 (NNN-Xinhua) -- Four acoustic pings detected during the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 are not likely from the plane's black boxes, CNN quoted a U.S. navy official as saying on Wednesday.... More


Havana, May 29 (RHC) -- About 80 percent of children with leukemia in Cuba have been cured of this type of cancer, the most common among children around the world, health officials reported in the Caribbean country.... More


Havana, May 29 (RHC) – Cuba shows important advances in terms of education, health and comprehensive protection of minors, said Begoña Arellano, representative in Havana of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).... More


Algiers, May 29 (RHC) – Cuba considers that the objectives and principles of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) are fully valid to face the current international scenario, said Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Abelardo Moreno in Algiers.... More


Madrid, May 29 (PL-RHC) -- Cuba will participate in the Ninth edition of Tourism and Gastronomic Fair of Zaragoza, Aratur, in which 91 exhibitors will present proposals to experts and others attending the Spanish fair.... More


Havana, May 29 (RHC) – The complex process of restoration of the Bacunayagua Bridge, one of the greatest works of Cuban engineering, is nearing completion of its first phase, according to an expert interviewed by Granma newspaper.... More


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