Renowned Cuban poet, actor and musician, Luis Carbonell, also known as "the water-colorist of Antillean poetry”, passed away in Havana at the age of 90.... More


Two pieces by renowned Venezuelan choreographer, Vicente Nebrada, will be premiered by the Cuban National Ballet Company during Havana’s International Ballet Festival, set for October 28 through November 7.... More


Foil World Cup Opens in Havana

With the participation of 64 top-level athletes the Men's Foil World Cup “Villa de la Habana” got underway this Friday.... More


The Barrientos Memorial Athletics Tournament starts today with the participation of Cuban and foreign athletes.... More


May 24 - Olympic and world champions head the list of athletes from 47 countries and regions to compete in the first Judo Grand Prix that will be held in the Cuban capital, Havana, from June 6th to the 8th. ... More


Brasilia, May 24 (RHC-MERCOPRESS) -- Brazil has reaffirmed its support for Argentina's sovereignty rights over the Malvinas and other South Atlantic islands and surrounding maritime spaces, this according to Daniel Filmus, head of the Malvinas Islands affairs desk.... More


May 24 - Boxers from 10 countries and regions in addition to home participants will compete at the tournaments Giraldo Cordova Cardin and Roberto Balado, set to take place in Cuba from June 11th to the 21st, the National Boxing Commission recently announced.... More


Santiago, May 24 (RHC-NNN) -- Chile, one of a handful of the world's countries that outlaws abortion in all cases, will debate a bill this year that seeks to relax the ban in certain circumstances, a government spokesman announced. ... More


Mogadishu, May 24 (RHC)-- At least ten people have been killed after armed assailants carried out an attack on Somalia's parliament building in Mogadishu. Police say the assailants detonated two bombs as they tried to break into the parliament compound in the capital on Saturday.... More


Washington, May 24 (RHC)-- Dozens of people have staged a protest outside the White House in Washington, DC, calling on U.S. President Barack Obama to fulfill his promise to shut down the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison.... More


Quito, May 24 (RHC-Agencies)-- Ecuador’s Environment Minister Lorena Tapia has awarded the state oil company Petroamazonas an environmental licence to exploit the Tiputini and Tambococha fields in the country's eastern Amazon region.... More


Washington, May 24 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama is "concerned and angry" over allegations that dozens of veterans may have died waiting for appointments at a Phoenix veterans hospital, according to White House press secretary Jay Carney.... More


Tehran, May 24 (RHC)-- The next round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) may be held in mid-June, says an informed Iranian source.... More


Johannesburg, May 24 (RHC)-- The Vice President of Cuba’s State Council, Salvador Valdes Mesa, heads the Cuban delegation to the inauguration of the President of the Republic of South Africa, Jacob Zuma. ... More


Havana, May 24 (RHC) -- Cuban medical cooperation, which began over half a century ago, has benefited about 120 countries with 135,000 voluntary workers, pointed out Roberto Morales, member of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) and minister of this sector.... More


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