New York, December 22 (RHC)-- The shooting deaths of two New York police officers by a deranged man has deepened an already widening rift between the city hall and police department. When New York Mayro Bill de Blasio and police commissioner William Bratton attended a mass for the two fallen officers at Saint Patrick's Cathedral in New York late Saturday, a number of officers turned their backs to the mayor. ... More
Caracas, December 22 (RHC-AVN) -- About 28,000 tons of food were seized in 2014 and 70% of this amount was seized just in the past four months through the implementation of special measures by the Venezuelan Government, said Minister for Defense Vladimir Padrino Lopez.... More
Madrid, December 22 (RHC)-- Thousands of people have staged a demonstration in Spain to protest against the government's austerity cuts squeezing the health sector. On Sunday, Spanish health care workers marched through the streets of Madrid to voice their opposition to the cuts imposed by current and previous governments. The protesters argued that the belt-tightening measures have put lives at risk. ... More
Mexico City, December 22 (RHC-EFE) -- Police seized five tons of marijuana and arrested a suspect in Playas de Rosarito, a city in the northwestern Mexican state of Baja California, officials said.... More
Rome, December 22 (RHC)-- A new poll shows that more than one-third of Italians would vote for right-wing party, Northern League, an increase of five percentage points. According to a Demos and Pi poll, published by La Republica newspaper on Sunday, 35 percent of Italians said they would vote for the Northern League's 41-year-old leader, Matteo Salvini. ... More
Geneva, December 22 (RHC-PL) -- The number of children born with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean dropped by 78 percent between 2001 and 2013, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).... More
New York, December 22 (RHC)-- The oil company Chevron has halted plans to drill for oil in the Arctic. In a letter to regulators, the company said it would suspend oil exploration "indefinitely," citing "uncertainty in the industry." ... More
Havana, December 22 (RHC-EFE) –- Cuban President Raul Castro has warned that the struggle to end the U.S. economic blockade against Cuba "will be long and difficult" and will require continued international demands to end that policy.... More
Miami, December 22 (RHC) -– A poll published Saturday shows Cuban-Americans are almost evenly split on the normalization of ties between the U.S. and Cuba.... More
Havana, December 22 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Cuban leader Raul Castro confirmed in Havana his participation in the Seventh Summit of the Americas, scheduled for April 10th and 11th next year in Panama.... More
Washington, December 22 (RHC-PL) -- Experts from Peterson International Economic Institute in the United States estimate that exports of U.S. goods to Cuba could reach $4.3 billion USD, in case trade relations between both nations are reestablished.... More
Havana, December 22 (RHC-ACN) -- The Cuban economy will grow four percent "or more" in 2015, said the Minister of Economy and Planning, Marino Murillo.... More
Washington, December 22 (RHC-Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barrack Obama vowed Sunday that he will do everything possible to close the U.S. military detention facility located in Guantanamo, on illegally occupied Cuban territory.... More
Havana, December 22 (RHC)-- The number of visitors to Cuba from the Southern Cone of Latin America increased to 11,480 in November, representing 99 percent of the expected figure, according to a tourism official in Buenos Aires, Niurka Martinez.... More
The boxing contest was distinguished by excellent fights, high competition and the fourth consecutive win by Camaguey. Roniel Iglesias (69kg division) achieved his seventh title to come eighth among top winners of the Playa Girón National Boxing Tournaments. Former boxer Félix Savón leads the list with 13 wins in this tournament. ... More
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