Washington, October 9 (RHC)-- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is preparing to roll out tougher Ebola screening measures at airports later this week. ... More


Brasilia, October 9 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Brazil's credit rating doesn't depend on who wins the presidential elections, but on the winner's ability to change the country's economic course, rating agency Moody's said Wednesday.... More


Buenos Aires, October 9 (RHC-Mercopress) -- Four full members of the MERCOSUR trade bloc will use unified number plates for their vehicles starting in 2016, Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman announced in Buenos Aires.... More


Washington, October 9 (RHC)-- The United States is deploying 100 Marines to Liberia to help fight spread of Ebola in the West African country, the Pentagon says. The troops are part of a 3,600-strong force to fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa that has claimed thousands of lives. ... More


Montevideo, October 9 (RHC-Mercopress) -- According to the latest public opinion poll, a run off in November to elect Uruguay's president seems most certain because neither of the two leading candidates will manage a majority in the first round on October 26th.... More


Washington, October 9 (RHC)-- The United States says it has conducted six more airstrikes against ISIL positions in the strategic Syrian city of Kobani, but the air raids are not enough to prevent the fall of the border city to the terrorists. ... More


La Paz, October 9 (RHC-Mercopress) -- Former Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has arrived in La Paz as Chief of the Electoral Observation Mission from the Organization of American States (OAS/EOM) to head the group of 63 people who will observe the Bolivian general elections of October 12th.... More


Kabul, October 9 (RHC)-- At least five people have been killed and nearly 20 others injured in a bomb explosion in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand, an official says. ... More


The group Sexto Sentido (or, in English, Sixth Sense) was founded in 1997 when four young students from the Manuel Saumell music conservatory joined together to sing rhythm and blues. They would become an artistic group of highly recognized talent and personality, gaining the ovations of the world's most prestigious audiences, loved by both the public and critics, something that they demonstrated by obtaining the First Prize in the prestigious contest Jo jazz 2001.... More


Economic Update October 9

Private business in Cuba have hired a total of 100 thousand 448 employees up to last September, which is in tune with the promotion of the new non-state employment modality.... More


Sports News Roundup October 9

Ciego de Ávila dawned consolidated on top of the 54th Cuban Baseball Championship after whitening the modest team of Cienfuegos by 2-0 on Wednesday and become the 1st team with 10 wins in the current Season. ... More


Some of the Leo Brouwer Festival proposals early Thursday present cello professional players and students from around the nation to represent the most visible sign of elation on audience ears with 'Cello Plus' (el cello más alto...) at Basílica Menor of the San Francisco de Asís Convent in Old Havana. For those who could not attend an early performance, the cello artists will perform 'Juliet's Letters concert' (Concierto Las cartas de Julieta) at Old Havana's Martí Theater later Thurday.... More


Montevideo, October 9 (teleSUR-RHC) -- On their arrival on Thursday, the first group of 120 Syrian refugees were welcomed by the Uruguayan government.... More


Havana, October 9 (RHC) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro thanked Cuba for its contribution to the training of local physicians. He made the remarks during the 10th graduation ceremony of 40 doctors held on Tuesday at the Teatro Nacional of Caracas.... More


United Nations, October 9 (PL-RHC) -- Cuba has denounced before the United Nations that the United States manipulates the issue of terrorism for political purposes by including the island in its unilateral list of countries that supposedly sponsor terrorism.... More


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