Sport News Roundup April 25

The ashes of Cuban pitcher Conrado Marrero will be laid at the “Cuban Professional Baseball Players Pantheon” at the Colon Cemetery, according to Juventud Rebelde newspaper.... More


Havana, April 25 (RHC)-- Representatives of the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces continue peace negotiations in Havana in an effort to find a solution to the over 60-year armed conflict prevailing in the South American nation.... More


Tel Aviv, April 25 (RHC)-- Israel has halted the so-called peace talks with the Palestinian Authority following a unity deal between the Palestinian leadership and the resistance movement Hamas. ... More


Caracas, April 25 (PL-RHC) -- Investment in vaccination programs in Venezuela by the government, exceeded 340 billion bolivars ( 53 billion 900 million dollars) in the last 15 years, said the Ministry of Health.... More


Havana, April 25 (RHC) -- Broadening cooperation with regional pro-integration forums like the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) is among priorities of Russia's foreign policy, according to a diplomatic source in Havana.... More


London, April 25 (RHC)-- British, Dutch and Danish warplanes have scrambled to intercept a pair of Russian bombers approaching airspace of NATO member states over the North Sea. The UK sent jets from RAF Leuchars in Scotland to “determine the identity of unknown aircraft,” according to a spokesman for the UK Ministry of Defense, subsequently identifying them as "Russian military aircraft." ... More


Caracas, April 25 (PL-RHC) -- In Caracas today, the defense ministers of Venezuela, Carmen Teresa Carmen Melendez, and Argentina, Agustín Rossi, signed the final documents of an exchange aimed at strengthening integration.... More


Brasilia, April 25 (PL-RHC) -- The Brazilian foreign minister, Luiz Alberto Figueiredo, and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, met behind closed doors in Brasilia today to discuss strategic issues and prepare for the visit of the president of the Asian nation, Xi Jinping, to this nation.... More


Baghdad, April 25 (RHC)-- At least eleven people have been killed after a bomb blast hit a police checkpoint south of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The incident took place on Thursday, when an explosive-laden car drove into the checkpoint at one of the entrances of the southern city of Hillah. ... More


San José, April 25 (RHC) – Central America is joining the space race with plans to launch the region’s first satellite in 2016 to monitor climate change and carbon dioxide levels in one of Costa Rica’s most biodiverse national parks, the Fox news network reports.... More


Washington, April 25 (RHC)-- The Barack Obama administration is reportedly considering limiting the deportations of undocumented immigrants who do not have criminal records. ... More


Havana, April 25 (RHC) -- The approach by foreign investors to the Cuban Special Development Zone in Mariel Harbor confirms the expectations raised by the new foreign investment law recently adopted by the Cuban Parliament. ... More


Havana, April 25 (RHC) -- At the UN General Assembly, Cuba demanded the setting up of a fair and equitable system of economic relations as a key factor to guarantee international peace and security.... More


San José, April 25 (RHC) – Costa Rica condemned the subversive "Cuban Twitter" program or ZunZuneo, that was launched from the U.S. embassy in its capital, San Jose, with the aim of stirring political unrest in Cuba.... More


Havana, April 25 (RHC) -- Cuban and foreign experts addressed the challenges and prospects of current relations between the European Union and Latin America during a forum held on Thursday in Havana. ... More


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