United Nations, October 30 (RHC)-- A top UN official has warned the Security Council over the Israeli regime's expansionist policies in East Jerusalem, saying it threatens the viability of the future Palestinian state. ... More


Lima, October 30 (RHC-Andina) -- The European Commission has adopted two reports concluding that Colombia and Peru fulfill the relevant criteria for the negotiation of visa waiver agreements between each of these countries and the EU.... More


London, October 30 (RHC)-- Britain's Lloyds Banking Group says it plans to cut 9,000 jobs and close tens of branches over the next three years as part of cost-cutting measures. The bank said in a statement that the plan was also in line with improving its efficiency. ... More


Tripoli, October 30 (RHC)-- A fresh spate of clashes in the northeastern Libyan city of Benghazi has claimed the lives of at least 10 people. According to the Libyan medical sources, at least 10 people lost their lives after rockets hit several residential areas in the violence-ravaged city of Benghazi on Wednesday. ... More


Madrid, October 30 (RHC-EFE) -- King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia Wednesday welcomed Chilean President Michelle Bachelet at the start of her official visit to Spain, expected to center on economic cooperation.... More


Economic Update October 30

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has decided to remove Cuba from its so-called Grey List, an action expressing international trust in the Cuban banking system and acknowledgement to the island's work against money laundering and terrorism financing.... More


Bogotá, October 30 (RHC-EFE) -- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday received Britain's Prince Charles at Casa Nariño with full military honours during the British heir's first official visit to the South American nation.... More


Havana, October 30 (RHC)-- The director of the U.S. Disease Control and Prevention Center, Nelson Arboleda, said during an expert meeting in Havana on Wednesday that his center is willing to cooperate with Cuba in the fight against the Ebola epidemic affecting western Africa.... More


Havana, October 30 (RHC-PL) -- Cuba is putting into practice a comprehensive plan for the prevention and containment of a potential Ebola contagion. The strategy aims to minimize risks of introduction and transmission of the virus, assured Jose Angel Portal, First Deputy Minister of Public Health.... More


Havana, October 30 (RHC)-- China is exploring business opportunities in the Cuban electricity sector through sales of LED street lights and domestic lighting.... More


Havana, October 30 (RHC)-- The Cuban literacy program known as “Yes, I Can” has been implemented in 30 nations of the world where eight million people have learned how to read and write with that methodology, said Dr. Cesar Torres, director of the Latin American and Caribbean Pedagogic Institute, which leads that initiative. ... More


Montevideo, October 29 (RHC)-- The ruling Broad Front Coalition secured a majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies –- the lower house of the General Assembly of Uruguay -- and it will certainly be the case also in the country's Senate should the leftist coalition win the runoff election on November 30th.... More


Vatican, October 29 (RHC)-- Bolivian President Evo Morales offered a conference at the Vatican, as part of the program of the World Encounter of Popular Movements, in which he is participating as an indigenous leader.... More


Caracas, October 29 (RHC) -- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro reported on Tuesday that another criminal presumably involved in the murder of deputy Robert Serra turned himself in, bringing to three the number of people arrested thus far in the case.... More


Havana, October 29 (RHC)-- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia- People's Army (FACR-EP) is urging the government of President Juan Manuel Santos to assume its share of responsibility for the Colombian armed conflict and the systematic acts of victimization.... More


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