Berlin, October 16 (RHC)-- A United Nations employee who contracted the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa has died after arriving in Germany for medical treatment, a report says. A Sudanese doctor, who had arrived in Germany from Liberia last week, died Monday night, according to a brief statement issued in Berlin. ... More
Buenos Aires, October 16 (RHC-Mercopress) -- An Argentinian delegation will be attending trade and investment conferences in New Delhi this week as part of the country's efforts to increase exports to the growing Indian market and attract investors.... More
Tel Aviv, October 16 (RHC)-- Israel has expressed anger at the British parliament’s vote in favor of recognizing the state of Palestine. The Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that the vote in favor of recognizing Palestine as a state risks undermining efforts for what it called “real peace with Palestinians.” ... More
Santiago de Chile, October 16 (RHC-Xinhua) -- The unemployment rate in Latin America could dip slightly this year despite limited job growth, two UN agencies said Wednesday.... More
London, October 16 (RHC)-- Thousands of British public sector workers have begun a 24-hour strike demanding better pay amid ongoing pay freezes and government cuts. Some 250,000 members of UKs Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) across the country joined the strike on Wednesday. ... More
Rio de Janeiro, October 16 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Brazil's Federal Police arrested 51 suspected pedophiles Wednesday in a massive dragnet against child pornography, Brazilian news portal G1 news reported.... More
Berlin, October 16 (RHC)-- German train passengers face travel disruptions as members of train drivers' union call for a strike over pay disputes. For the second time in a week, the GDL, Germany's main train driver union, called for a nationwide strike on Wednesday. ... More
Mexico City, October 16 (RHC-Xinhua) -- U.S.-based NuStar Energy and PMI, an affiliate of Mexico's state oil firm Pemex, have signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture to lay pipelines, the companies announced Wednesday.... More
Havana, October 16 (RHC) -– Heads of state and government and other representatives from member countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas (ALBA-TCP), will gather in Havana October 20th to address a joint contribution to the prevention and fight against Ebola, an epidemic currently hitting Western and Central Africa.... More
Havana, October 16 (RHC) -– Cuba and Vietnam reiterated their joint willingness to enhance bilateral cooperation in several fields and to consider possible joint investment projects in the ceramic area.... More
Havana, October 16 (RHC) -– Over half of the total number of homes built in the country this year were raised by efforts of their owners, a growing trend in Cuba today, although the housing plan continues to be behind schedule for the second consecutive year.... More
Havana, October 16 (RHC) -– Experts with the Havana-based Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Center have announced advancements of a project for a vaccine to fight the four existing types of Dengue.... More
Havana, October 16 (RHC) -– Cuba appointed 50-year-old Antonio Eduardo Becali, a Doctor in Sciences and Rector of the University of Physical Education and Sports, as the new president of the National Sports, Physical Education and Recreation Institute (INDER), replacing current President Julio Christian Jimenez.... More
Pinar del Rio, October 16 (RHC) -– Tobacco planting in western Pinar del Rio will use over 15,900 hectares of land for the 2014-2015 campaign, 115 hectares more than last year, when the local production was well behind schedule particularly due to bad weather.... More
Managua, October 16 (RHC) -— A group of Cuban specialists will arrive in Nicaragua on Friday to advise local workers in the fight against Ebola.... More
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