Washington, D.C., November 13 (teleSUR-RHC), -- The Amazon rain forest stores about 180 metric tons of carbon and absorbs about 25 percent of carbon dioxide in the air emitted by both humans and natural sources, according to a new high resolution mapping technique that can detect exactly where carbon is being stored in the rain forest.... More
Stanford, CA, November 13 (RHC) A team of scientists have discovered a protein called KEA3 which is crucial for immediate adjustment of photosynthetic efficiency in fluctuating light conditions and may be a main focus for those interested in improving crop productivity, as well as for advancing basic knowledge of photosynthetic biochemistry, according to a research published in Nature Communications Journal on Nov. 13.... More
Moscow, November 13 (teleSUR-RHC), -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced Wednesday that his country will send long-range bombers to patrol the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean and the Arctic as a response to rising tensions with Western countries over the Ukrainian conflict.... More
Havana, November 13 (RHC)--The Cuban medical brigade in Liberia has advanced training as they are now entering what is known as red zone or high-risk, after taking preparation in green or low risk-areas, Doctor Ronald Hernandez Torres reported from Liberia.... More
The 2014 National Fine Arts Award was granted to Lázaro Saavedra in recognition of his creative artistic history and the values of his work characterized by conceptualism, humor and irony... More
The bulk of the Cuban sports delegation travels today on 3 flights to Veracruz, with a mission to reach the 1st position of the XXII Central American and Caribbean Games to be held in the city of Veracruz, while Xalapa, Tuxpan, Córdoba and Coatzacoalcos will act as secondary venues from the 14th-30th this month.... More
Mexico City, November 12 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Teachers protesting the reported massacre of 43 students in late September clashed with police Tuesday in Mexico's southern state of Guerrero and took a state official hostage.... More
Ramallah, November 12 (RHC)-- Thousands of mourners have gathered for the funeral of a 21-year-old Palestinian man slain by Israeli soldiers. Mourners waved Palestinian flags and condemned Israeli crimes during Mohammad Imad Jawabra’s funeral in the al-Arroub refugee camp in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Tuesday. The mourners also called for an end to Israel’s atrocities and demanded justice for Palestinian victims. ... More
Ramallah, November 12 (RHC)-- Israeli settlers have set a Palestinian mosque on fire amid worsening unrest in Israel and the occupied West Bank. The torching of the mosque near the West Bank city of Ramallah follows separate Palestinian knife attacks that killed an Israeli settler and an Israeli soldier. ... More
Lima, November 12 (teleSUR-RHC), -- Peruvian Indigenous journalists are making their voices heard at the 2014 Communication and Culture Gathering in Lima. On Tuesday, Indigenous journalist Leonardo Tello came to Lima from the Amazon to share his experiences working as Director of Radio Ucamara.... More
Managua, November 12 (RHC-PL) -- The number of Chikungunya virus cases in Nicaragua reached 582, after another 46 persons were diagnosed with the disease, said Rosario Murillo, coordinator of the Communications and Citizenship Council.... More
Islamabad, November 12 (RHC)-- At least four people have been killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border. ... More
Mexico City, November 12 (RHC-EFE) -- A group of young Mexican researchers has developed a low-cost technology that detects tumor cells in a blood sample, according to the National Council on Science and Technology.... More
Muscat, November 12 (RHC)-- Russia’s deputy foreign minister says he is “reasonably optimistic” that Iran and the P-5+1 group of world powers can reach a comprehensive nuclear deal before the November 24 deadline despite the remaining disagreements. ... More
Bogotá, November 12 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The regulation of the use of marijuana for medical purposes was approved in the first debate of a Senate committee in Colombia on Tuesday.... More
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