Tegucigalpa, October 8 (NNN-RHC) -- Honduran police have arrested two leaders of the local drug cartel Los Valles near the Guatemalan border. The head of the National Police, Ramon Sabillon, announced that the two were arrested on Sunday in the region of Copan. He said that with these arrests, organized crime in the country has been dealt a severe blow.... More
Dallas, October 8 (RHC)-- The first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States has died at a Dallas hospital. Thomas Eric Duncan was reportedly receiving an experimental drug and was on dialysis in a fight for his life, which was lost early Wednesday morning.... More
Geneva, October 8 (EFE-RHC) -- Mexican activist Alejandra Ancheita was honored in Geneva Tuesday with the Martin Ennals human rights prize, which recognizes individuals whose work demonstrates "deep commitment" and places them at "great personal risk."... More
Geneva, October 8 (RHC)-- The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the spread of the deadly Ebola virus across Europe is almost inevitable. The WHO's European director, Zsuzsanna Jakab, made the comments on Tuesday, just hours after Europe's first case of Ebola infection was confirmed in Spain. ... More
Mexico City, October 8 (RHC)-- A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted 121 km southwest of El Dorado, Mexico, at 02:40:54 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.... More
Villa Clara will face off Artemisa today in one of the most attractive clashes of the 54th National Baseball Series, as both share the 3rd seat together with Matanzas and Las Tunas with 7 wins and 5 losses, only surpassed by the pointer Ciego de Ávila (9-3) and Industriales (8-4), in that order. ... More
Havana, October 8 (RHC) –- In his most recent Reflection entitled "Uncertain Future," published in this morning's edition of Granma newspaper, Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro criticizes the stance assumed by the new general secretary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), praises the work of Stephen Hawking and refers to a Russia Today article on the Big Bang Theory.... More
United Nations, October 8 (RHC) –- Cuba has warned at the United Nations about the permanent growing development gap between rich and poor countries, despite the availability of resources and technologies to revert such an unfavorable situation.... More
Havana, October 8 (RHC) –- A national audit to take place from October 20th to November 28th will target the performance of the new cooperatives set up in non-agricultural areas, with the objective of controlling and helping their appropriate development.... More
Havana, October 8 (RHC) -– Private businesses in Cuba have hired a total of 100,448 employees as of last month, which is in tune with the promotion of the new non-state employment sector.... More
Havana, October 8 (RHC-ACN) -- Mexico will increase quotas to import Cuban rum and cigars, as part of a renegotiation of the Economic Complementary Agreement (ACE 51) between the two countries.... More
Havana, October 8 (RHC) –- For the first time, the U.S. cultural project known as Up with People will visit the Cuban cities of Havana and Santa Clara as part of an annual tour of the Americas and Europe.... More
Havana, October 8 (RHC) -– The head of Cuba’s Interests Section in Washington, Jose Ramon Cabañas, inaugurated on Sunday evening a cultural festival dedicated to Cuba at the Ordway Theater of the capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota, Saint Paul. ... More
Havana, October 8 (AIN-RHC) -- Latin American experts participating in the International Renewable Energy Workshop in Havana will explore prospective cooperation agreements for the development of this sector in the region.... More
Stockholm, October 7 (RHC) A Swedish 36-year-old woman gave birth to a healthy baby after receiving an uterus transplant as two more women are expected to give birth by end of year after womb transplants, according to The Lancet science journal.... More
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