Moscow, October 27 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin says the United States promotes terrorism by financing terrorists and creating division instead of strengthening unity among world nations. ... More


Washington, October 27 (RHC)-- The U.S. State Department has confirmed that a Palestinian teenager who was killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank was an American citizen. "The United States expresses its deepest condolences to the family of a U.S. citizen minor who was killed by the Israeli Defense Forces during clashes in Silwad on October 24th," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said. She also called for a "speedy and transparent investigation." ... More


Montevideo, October 27 (RHC-Mercopress) -– The Union of South American Nations chairman, Ernesto Samper, cautioned that with recent oil and gas discoveries outside the region, a weaker demand for commodities from China and Europe and the 'evident strengthening' of the US dollar, a slowdown of the region's economy is anticipated.... More


Mexico City, October 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Salsa legend Ruben Blades has added his support for justice for the 43 Ayotzinapa, Mexico, students who have gone missing since last being seen held by local police. Blades dedicated songs to the disappeared students in the closing performance of the 42nd International Cervantino Festival.... More


Tel Aviv, October 27 (RHC)-- Discrimination against Palestinians is escalating following the announcement of Israel’s plans to ban Palestinian workers from riding the same buses as Israeli settlers in the West Bank. ... More


Kabul, October 27 (RHC)-- At least two rockets have rocked Afghan capital’s fortified green zone, home to the U.S. and German embassies as well as the country’s main intelligence service. Local officials and the U.S.-led alliance said that the Sunday attacks in Kabul caused no injuries. ... More


Lima, October 27 ( RHC-Andina) -- The Canadian government-funded 'Grand Challenges Canada' and Concytec announced $2.2 million CAD in grants for 22 Bold Ideas from innovators based in Peru, seeking to find solutions for major health problems.... More


Buenos Aires, October 27 (RHC-EFE) -- An amateur paleontologist found the 500,000-year-old fossil of a giant ground sloth while digging in a well on his property in the southern Argentine coastal city of Mar del Plata, media reports said.... More


Havana, October 27 (RHC) -– Cuban President Raul Castro presided over a session of the Council of Ministers, which considered and adopted policies and measures related to the updating of the country´s economic model.... More


Havana, October 27 (RHC) -– The Cuban Health Ministry announced the death from Malaria, on October 26th, of an economist with the island´s medical brigade that is fighting Ebola in Guinea.... More


La Paz, October 27 (RHC) -– Bolivian Health Minister Juan Carlos Calvimontes announced in La Paz that six doctors from his country will attend a preparatory meeting in Cuba on the clinical management of Ebola.... More


Havana, October 27 (RHC) -– Doctor Ronald Hernandez, a Cuban doctor from eastern Las Tunas province is part of the group of Cuban health professionals who departed for Liberia to assist in the fight on the Ebola virus and he posted a message on his Facebook page with photos reading “We will Overcome and Return.” ... More


Buenos Aires, October 27 (RHC) -– Chess fans joined in Buenos Aires a solidarity chess competition for the Cuban Five, demanding the release of three Cuban anti-terrorist fighters still imprisoned in the United States.... More


Buenos Aires, October 27 (RHC) -– A high-ranking Cuban military delegation paid a working visit to Argentina on Sunday aimed at strengthening bilateral relations with that country’s armed forces.... More


Havana, October 27 (RHC-ACN) -- Cuba is expanding air connections to regional hotspots to promote arrivals during the winter or high-tourist season, said the Ministry of Tourism.... More


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