Stockholm, November 17 (RHC)-- The king of Sweden has congratulated the national day of the "State of Palestine" to become the first European monarch to officially mark the Palestinian 1988 declaration of independence. ... More


Rio de Janeiro, November 17 (NNN-RHC)-- The research firm GlobalData has predicted that Brazil will overtake the United States as the world’s top market for bio-energy.... More


St. Louis, November 17 (RHC)-- U.S. activists protesting the fatal August shooting of an unarmed Black teenager by a white policeman in Ferguson, Missouri, have staged a peaceful demonstration. Hundreds of demonstrators blocked a major intersection near Washington University in St. Louis on Sunday. ... More


Brisbane, November 17 (NNN-RHC)-- The investigation into kickbacks at Brazil's state oil company Petrobras could change Brazilian society forever, especially the relationship between society and the country's state and private companies, President Dilma Rousseff said Sunday.... More


Havana, November 17 (RHC) -– In a sixth editorial published in English and Spanish since October 12th, this time entitled “A Cuban Brain Drain, Courtesy of the U.S.,” The New York Times blasts the U.S. program implemented by the George W. Bush administration, and still underway, to encourage defection of Cuban medical personnel from assignments overseas. The program, says The Times editorial, is particularly hard to justify.... More


Havana, November 17 (RHC) -– Cuba will host an international health forum next April to address the transformations of public health systems and their impact on the world population.... More


Santo Domingo, November 17 (RHC) -– The Dominican Navy has reported the detention of 20 persons, including two Cubans, who tried to illegally travel to Puerto Rico.... More


Havana, November 17 (RHC) -– Cuba is now offering important foreign investment opportunities in its tourist sector, which is the second major hard-currency earner after the export of professional services.... More


San José, November 17 (RHC-InsideCostaRica.com) -- The first direct flight in six years by Cubana Airlines to Costa Rica landed at the Juan Santamaria International Airport Sunday morning.... More


Cuba Reports Increase in Fires

Havana, November 17 (RHC) -- Cuba recorded from December 16, 2013 to September 15, 2014 a total of 9,313 fires, an increase of 353 compared with the previous period.... More


Doctor Ronald second from right to left

Doctor Ronald Hernandez is one of the Cuban health professionals who joined the international fight against Ebola in Africa, following the call of the United Nations and the World Health Organization.... More


Flocks of people come in groups making a lot of noise; others come alone in a quiet pensive mood. Everyone gets in line. Havana is celebrating its 495 birthday and besides a diverse cultural program, the celebration includes a ritual that dates back as far as the cobblestone streets... More


Huancayo, Perú, November 15 (RHC-PL),--- Ailín Labañino, daughter of one of the three Cuban heroes still detained in United States jails, thanked today the Peruvian solidarity actions in demand of their excarceration.... More


Havana, November 15, (RHC-Xinhua) -- Diabetes is the eighth leading cause of death in Cuba, an expert said on Friday, also the World Diabetes Day.... More


La Paz, November 15 (RHC-PL), -- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expert, Pablo Delfang is in Bolivia to advise the nuclear project with peaceful aims designed by the Government of president Evo Morales, according to a report circulated in La Paz Friday.... More


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