Lima, May 8 (RHC) -- Venezuela is one of the countries that have reduced inequality the most in Latin America, said Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).... More
Moscow, May 8 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on separatists to delay a referendum on breaking off from Ukraine. Areas in eastern Ukraine occupied by pro-Russian forces are set to vote this Sunday on whether to seek autonomy. ... More
Port au Prince, May 8 (RHC) – Haitian President Michel Martelly has appointed a nine-member council tasked with organizing municipal and legislative elections this year, that were supposed to be held more than two years ago. ... More
Brasilia, May 8 (RHC-WB) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff admitted on Tuesday that inflation remains a concern for Brazil but that the situation was under control, rejecting claims by some economists that the economy could deteriorate further in 2015.... More
Washington, May 8 (RHC)-- A new report warns human-driven climate change is having dramatic health, ecological and financial impacts across the United States. ... More
Vatican City, May 8 (RHC)-- The Roman Catholic Church has provided its most detailed account to date of the number of clergy officials punished for allegations of child sexual abuse. ... More
Cairo, May 8 (RHC)-- Egyptian military ruler Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has disclosed the Barack Obama administration asked him to delay the coup that overthrew elected President Mohamed Morsi last year. ... More
Havana, May 8 (RHC) – The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) issued a statement expressing concern about the decision by the U.S. State Department to again include Cuba on its unilateral blacklist of states sponsors of international terrorism, despite such measure has been rejected inside the US and around the world. ... More
Oklahoma City, May 8 (RHC)-- A death row prisoner in Texas is seeking to delay his execution following last week’s botched killing in Oklahoma. ... More
Havana, May 8 (RHC) – The 22nd Canadian Ernesto Che Guevara Solidarity Brigade arrives in the central province of Sancti Spiritus on Thursday, where its 45 members will stay until May 15th.... More
Havana, May 8 (RHC) – In Havana on Wednesday, Herman Van Hooff, representative in Cuba of the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO), was presented with the Friendship Medal given by the Cuban Council of State. ... More
Havana, May 8 (RHC) – Switzerland’s Edelweiss Air AG will begin direct flights between Ulrich and Havana in an effort to favor Cuba as a major Caribbean destination for European travelers and to strengthen relations between the two countries. ... More
Havana, May 8 (RHC) – Bolivia’s ambassador to Cuba, Palmiro Soria, expressed his government’s interest in increasing exchanges with Cuba. ... More
Havana, May 8 (RHC) – Professionals of 38 nations attended in Havana the opening of the 2nd International Conference on Surveillance in Animal Health, held for the first time in Cuba, a territory free of 75% of the diseases registered in the World Organization for Animal Health. ... More
Caracas, May 7 (PL-RHC) -- Venezuelan authorities are evaluating various measures to combat the fuel smuggling to Colombia and the Caribbean islands that has caused millions in losses to the national economy.... More
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