La Paz, March 21 (RHC) The Bolivian Tupac Katari satellite will help lowering telephone and satellite TV prices in the country, said the director of the Bolivian Space Agency (ABE), Ivan Zambrana.... More


Havana, March 21 (RHC)-- Cuba’s Council of Ministers approved a salary increase for the health sector during a meeting on Wednesday headed by President Raul Castro.... More


Moscow, March 20 (RHC) -- All legal procedures governing accession of Crimea into Russia are to be completed this week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday.... More


Sport News Round Up March 20

Baseball: Matanzas left out of the classification to Holguin to leave it on the field in 10 innings by 4-3, led by offensive of Raul Gonzalez and right-handed relief winner Maikel Martínez.... More


Bogota, March 20th (RHC) -- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday dismissed Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro after a court confirmed charges of disqualification and mismanagement against him.... More


Vienna, March 20 (RHC-Agencies) -- The "substantive" round of talks on Iranian nuclear issues touched upon some controversial problems, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said on Wednesday in a joint statement after a two-day meeting in Vienna.... More


La Paz, March 20th (RHC) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales on Wednesday called on Latin American leaders to defend the region's democratic governments from foreign intervention. "Our task is to defend democracy," Morales told in a press conference in the presidential palace, urging regional leaders to prevent U.S. interference in Venezuela.... More


Damascus, March 20 (RHC-Xinhua) -- More than 45 percent of chemical weapons in Syria have been removed for destruction outside the country, the Syria-based joint mission said in a statement on Wednesday.... More


Ramallah, March 20 (RHC-NNN) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked U.S. President Barack Obama to press Israel to release Palestinian prisoners and freeze Israeli settlement for the extension of the peace talks ultimatum, a Palestinian official said on Wednesday.... More


Rio de Janeiro, March 20th (PL- RHC ) The Brazilian Association of Airlines said the restrictions to be implemented to the air traffic during the games of the Soccer World Cup will affect 800 flights.... More


Berlin, March 20 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) will meet on the Ukrainian crisis at a nuclear summit in The Hague next week, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Wednesday.... More


Jerusalem, March 20 (RHC-Agencies) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon have ordered the military to continue preparations for a possible strike on Iran's nuclear facilities during 2014, Israeli daily Ha'aretz reported on Wednesday.... More


Havana, March 21 (RHC) -- The International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban Five has called for a week of activities in their support next June 4th through the 11th.... More


Havana, March 20 (RHC) – Cuba's National Assembly will meet on Saturday, March 29th to debate and approve a new foreign investment law, whose main objective is to attract overseas capital and spur economic growth, the Cuban government announced on Wednesday.... More


Hanoi, March 20 (RHC) -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay an official visit to Cuba later this month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on Thursday.... More


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