Havana, November 14 (RHC-acn) -- The Cubans are considered as the longest-lived population in The Americas with over 18 percent senior citizens, according to demographic research studies.... More


Havana, November 14 (RHC-acn) -- In keeping with the updating process of the Cuban economic model, a total of 378,011 loans were granted to individuals at the end of September this year, according to Francisco Mayobre Lence, vice president of Cuba's Central Bank (BCC by its Spanish acronym).... More


Havana, November 14 (RHC-EFE) -- Cuba is expecting the arrival of more than 200 cruise ships at various ports on the island during the winter season, which will kick off this month and last until April 2015, tourist sector authorities said Thursday.... More


Rio de Janeiro, November 14 (RHC-Mercopress) -- The Chikungunya outbreak which continues to affect thousands of Caribbean residents since it first appeared in St. Martin last year has been relatively self-limiting in the United States, due to the fact that the current strain only spreads through the Aedes egypti mosquito vector, which is uncommon on the U.S. Eastern seaboard.... More


Cuba's Yasmany Lopez (pictured) celebrates after scoring against Curacao

Sports News Roundup Nov. 14

Orisbel Leiva scored in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time to give Cuba a 3-2 win over Curacao in the Caribbean Gold Cup finals on Thursday at the Montego Bay Sports Complex.... More


The First Latin American Rock Festival Patria Grande will open Friday at Havana’s Anti-imperialist Tribune with a concert featuring several Latin American bands... More


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Irving, CA, November 13 (RHC), -- Scientists are creating new technology to selectively and rapidly detect bacteria directly from a blood sample within 1.5 to 4 hours and are able to control infections and other major blood illnesses, according to a report published in Nature Communications Journal on November 13.... More


Mexico City, November 13 ( RHC-EFE) -- Mexican Attorney-General Jesús Murillo has met once again with the families of 43 missing students in Chilpancingo, capital of the southern state of Guerrero, following a new wave of violent protests in the city.... More


Tel Aviv, November 13 (RHC)-- Israel has said it will not cooperate with a United Nations probe into Tel Aviv's war crimes during its recent aggression against the besieged Gaza Strip. The Israeli foreign ministry made the announcement on Wednesday, and rejected an entry request by the three-member team of the UN Human Rights Council, leaving them stranded in the Jordanian capital of Amman. ... More


Beijing, November 13 (RHC-EFE) -- Peruvian President Ollanta Humala wrapped up his visit to China on Wednesday, after securing Beijing's support for building a railroad that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans passing through Peruvian and Brazilian territory.... More


Four Brazilian Ministers Resign

Rio de Janeiro, November 13 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Four Brazilian ministers resigned Wednesday to pave the way for a new government to be formed by newly re-elected President Dilma Rousseff.... More


Washington, November 13 (RHC)-- The United States has been forced to censure Israel's plans to construct more settlements on the occupied Palestinian land. On Wednesday, the regime in Tel Aviv approved plans to build 200 new illegal settler homes in East Jerusalem. ... More


Mexico City, November 13 (RHC-Xinhua) -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Wednesday called the shocking case of Mexico's 43 missing students, who were believed to have been massacred, "profoundly disturbing," local media reported.... More


Manama, November 13 (RHC)-- Anti-regime protests continue in Bahrain as people take to the streets in various parts of the Persian Gulf kingdom. Violence broke out on Wednesday as Bahraini security forces clashed with protesters during the largest rally that took place in the northwestern village of Bani Jamra. ... More


Geneva, November 13 (RHC)-- The official death toll from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has topped 5,000, with another 14,000 stricken with the disease. The World Health Organization says there are signs infections have slowed overall in Liberia and Guinea, while the outbreak in Sierra Leone is getting worse. ... More


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