Washington, May 21 (RHC) – U.S. Academic, Noam Chomsky, will join lawyers, religious leaders, intellectuals and social activists in the third 'Five Days for The Cuban Five' event, to be held from June 4th to the 11th in Washington, DC. ... More


Havana, May 21 (RHC) – The 9th National Congress of Otorhinolaryngology opened on Tuesday at Havana's Conventions Palace, with the participation of more than 300 experts from 20 countries, including 230 Cuban delegates. ... More


Sport News Roundup May 20

The slugger Alfredo Despaigne said in Havana that he has no responsibility at all in the allegation he was charged for allegedly using a false passport in the Mexican Baseball League, which he is part of Los Piratas de Campeche.... More


Panama City, May 20 (RHC) – Panama said on Monday it would restore consular relations with Venezuela in the coming days, months after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro broke diplomatic and economic ties, accusing Panama's government of siding with the U.S.-backed right-wing opposition.... More


Cairo, May 20 (RHC)-- At least three Egyptian soldiers have been killed and several others wounded as gunmen attack a security checkpoint near al-Azhar University in the capital Cairo. The attack took place near the university's dormitory in Nasr City on Monday night.... More


Montevideo, May 20 (NNN-RHC) -- Uruguay Foreign Minister Luis Almagro said that the political situation in Venezuela makes it quite improbable that the three-times postponed and since delayed MERCOSUR summit can effectively take place in Caracas sometime in the next two months.... More


Istanbul, May 20 (RHC)-- Turkish media reports say the government in Ankara had rejected earlier calls to investigate the safety of mines in the Soma region, weeks prior to the recent deadly mine explosion in the country.... More


Havana, May 20 (RHC) – Cuban President Raul Castro received the Chief of Staff of the People’s Army of China, Colonel General Fang Fenghui, and his delegation on Monday afternoon.... More


Washington, May 20 (RHC) – A group of 44 former high-ranking U.S. officials, business executives and academics is asking President Barack Obama to loosen the five-decade economic and political blockade on Cuba.... More


Havana, May 20 (RHC) – On Monday, Haitian President Michel Martelly traveled to Cuba to talk collaboration relations with government authorities. The announcement was made by the head of state on his Twitter account.... More


Havana, May 20 (RHC) – Cuban academics attending the International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), May 21-24 in Chicago, Illinois, denounced in Havana the delay of their visas to travel to the United States.... More


Luanda, May 20 (RHC) – The Cuban Vice President Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, discussed the strengthening of bilateral cooperation in all sectors, during meetings with Angolan senior government officials on Monday in Luanda.... More


Havana, May 20 (RHC) – Cuba and Gambia favored the strengthening of bilateral cooperation links as both countries mark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. ... More


Havana, May 20 (RHC) – Cuban state company Quality Couriers International (QCI) and Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh Highway Project Management Unit signed an agreement for the Cubans to supervise construction of another segment of a major north-south highway in Vietnam.... More


Sarajevo, May 19 (RHC)-- Dozens of people have been killed and tens of thousands have been displaced after unprecedented flooding in the Balkans. An estimated three months worth of rain hit the region in just three days.... More


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