Havana, Oct. 21 (RHC) The Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, is here in Cuba, attending a regional meeting on the medical aspect of the assistance and protection against chemical weapons.... More


Havana, October 21 (NNN-EFE) -- The countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America, ALBA, have agreed on an action plan to combat and protect themselves from Ebola.... More


Sancti Spíritu, Oct. 21 (RHC)-- Members of the visiting contingent of the Juan Rius Rivera solidarity brigade arrived Tuesday in the central province of Sancti Spíritu, where they will develop a packed program of activists that includes exchanges with locals and veterans of the Cuban revolution.... More


Tampa, Oct. 21 (RHC-AP) — Leaders from The Florida Aquarium in Tampa visited Cuba to discuss a possible partnership with the Havana's National Aquarium.... More


Maykel Herrera at El Templete

The exhibition Verso a Verso (Verse to Verse) by renowned young Cuban artist Maykel Herrera is on display in Old Havana’s El Templete restaurant until November... More


Sports News Roundup Oct 20

Backed by the best Season offensive, Matanzas will seek to be consolidated today on top of the 54th Cuban Baseball Championship when visiting the weak Camagüey.... More


Havana, October 20 (RHC) -- The countries of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) regional bloc put together an action plan for a joint response to the Ebola pandemic in Africa. The Final Declaration of the ALBA Extraordinary Summit on Ebola lists as one of its main objectives the strengthening of "professional development for experts in the treatment of Ebola patients" and the "provision of the required medical personnel and supplies for a successful campaign against the disease. "... More


Havana, October 20 (RHC) -- The world must confront Ebola in West Africa to prevent what could become one of the worst pandemics in human history, Cuban President Raul Castro told Heads of State and senior representatives of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) on Monday.... More


United Nations, October 20 (RHC)-- The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, says the Ebola outbreak is creating vast numbers of orphans in West Africa. At least 3,700 children are said to have lost at least one or both parents. ... More


Mexico City, October 20 (RHC-PL) -- Mexican students from various colleges and universities are planning a 48-hour strike as part of a series of actions to demand that the authorities step up their investigations into the case of the 43 students who went missing from Iguala following a clash with police last month.... More


Dallas, October 20 (RHC)-- Hospitals in the United States are beginning to experience a public panic over the Ebola virus infection. Ever since Thomas Eric Duncan became the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. on September 30th, a mounting fear over a possible Ebola outbreak in the homeland has worried the US public, Reuters reported Monday. ... More


Port of Spain, October 20 (RHC-NNN-) --A Nigerian woman was turned away at Trinidad's Piarco International Airport under new rules as the country responds to the current Ebola threat. She became the first person to be denied entry under the rules implemented last week in Trinidad and Tobago.... More


Berlin, October 20 (RHC)--Germany has reversed an earlier decision to hold back a discount on missile boats to Israel over its settlement projects, agreeing to give Tel Aviv a USD 382 million discount. ... More


Mexico City, October 20 (RHC-NNN) -- A Mexican gang boss has been arrested in connection with the case of the 43 students who have been missing since they clashed with police last month in the town of Iguala in Southern Mexico.... More


Tripoli, October 20 (RHC)-- At least 75 people have been killed in the northeastern Libyan city of Benghazi during five days of clashes between pro-government forces and militias. In the latest wave of violence hitting the city on Sunday, nine people lost their lives. ... More


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