Sydney, November 18 (RHC)-- Newly-released figures show that almost 36-million people around the globe are trapped in modern day slavery. The Walk Free Foundation's Global Slavery Index, published on Monday, said these figures were 20 percent higher than those of the 2013's because of improved methodology. ... More
Santiago de Chile, November 18 (NNN-EFE-RHC)-- Employment in Chile rose 0.9 percent in September compared with the same month in 2013, while wages increased 1.6 percent in 12 months, the Chilean Safety Association (ACHS for its acronym in Spanish) said Monday.... More
Jerusalem, November 18 (RHC)-- Two Palestinians with a meat cleaver and a gun attacked worshipers at a Jewish synagogue, killing four people, before the attackers were shot dead. Six people were injured. It was the deadliest such incident to hit Jerusalem since 2008. ... More
Lima, November 18 (ANDINA-RHC)-– The Peruvian government will spend some $586 million for the development of the VRAEM area in 2015, announced the Executive Secretary of the Multisectoral Commission for Pacification and Economic Development of the VRAEM (Codevraem), Luis Rojas.... More
London, November 18 (RHC)-- In Britain, a law student has been convicted on a terrorism charge following a trial that was largely conducted in secret. ... More
Lima, November 18 (NNN-ANDINA-RHC)-- Education is a great tool required to transform the country and leave poverty behind, said President Ollanta Humala during the inauguration of the Gregorio Albarracin Military School in the Southern city Tacna.... More
Athens, November 18 (RHC)-- Tens of thousands of people marched to oppose austerity and commemorate the 41st anniversary of the student uprising against Greece’s military dictatorship. ... More
Lima, November 18 (NNN-ANDINA-RHC) -- The Olmos massive Irrigation Project entry into operation will increase agricultural exports by $1 billion in the next few years, forecasts Agriculture and Irrigation Minister Juan Manuel Benites.... More
Baltimore, November 18 (RHC)-- A surgeon taken to the United States over the weekend after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone has died, marking the second Ebola fatality in the United States. ... More
Moscow, November 18 (teleSUR_RHC)-- Russia closed a deal with Venezuela on Monday to purchase 1.6 million tons of crude oil and nine tons of oil by-products over the next five years.... More
Havana, November 18 (RHC) -– Cuban First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel called for stronger unity and dialogue among Cubans during a meeting in Havana with members of the Protestant Christian community.... More
Kingston, November 18 (RHC) -– Jamaica has announced the arrival of 30 Cuban health workers who have been trained in Ebola management, under a human resource agreement between Havana and Kingston.... More
Havana, November 18 (RHC) -– The book entitled “Patria o Muerte, Venceremos!” (Homeland or Death, We Will Win!) by Italian professor Paola Laura Gorla was launched at the University of Havana on Monday.... More
Montevideo, November 18 (RHC)-- Uruguayan Foreign Minister Luis Almagro has confirmed his country's opposition to the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the U.S. against Cuba, and said that the government of Montevideo will endeavor to help end this restrictive policy.... More
Malabo, November 18 (RHC) -– A group of 35 medical students from Equatorial Guinea departed for Cuba where they will conclude their sixth academic year and graduate, according to diplomatic sources in Malabo.... More
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