Havana, Sept 16, (RHC), – The 6th Congress of Latin America and the Caribbean on Food Science and Technology is taking place in the Cuban capital, Havana, from Sept 15-22.... More


Washington, September 16 (RHC)-- The United States announced Tuesday it will send 3,000 military troops to help tackle the Ebola outbreak as part of a ramped-up plan, including a major deployment in Liberia, the country where the epidemic is spiraling out of control. ... More


La Paz, September 16 (RHC) – Bolivian President Evo Morales is the clear favorite to win the general elections on October 12th, a new UNITEL poll shows.... More


Havana, September 16 (RHC)-- Specialists from Cuba and from more than 20 other countries will meet from September 22nd to September 27th in Trinidad, Sancti Spiritus, for the 15th Cuban Congress of Orthopedics and Traumatology, paying tribute to the 500th anniversary of the foundation of the village.... More


Havana, September 16 (RHC)-- Cuba is celebrating the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. The venue of the main activities is the José Martí Memorial here in Havana, which will be attended by United Nations Resident Coordinator to Cuba, Myrta Kaulard, and Ozone Technical Office Director Nelson Espinoza.... More


Kabul, September 16 (RHC)-- Taliban militants have attacked a convoy of NATO fuel tankers in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar Province bordering Pakistan. According to Afghan officials, NATO trucks were blown up near the Torkham border crossing in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar Province on Tuesday. ... More


La Paz Expands Cable Car System

La Paz, September 16 (RHC) -– Bolivian President Evo Morales on Monday inaugurated the country's latest addition to its cable car system, which connects the city of El Alto with Southern La Paz, the multinational news channel teleSUR reports.... More


Tripoli, September 16 (RHC)-- Hundreds of migrants are feared dead after several shipwrecks in recent days off the coasts of Africa. ... More


Sports News Roundup Sept 16

The teams of Cuba and the United States shared the title of the 11th Pan-American U-18 Baseball Championship, based in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur.... More


Sports News Roundup Sept 15

The two-time Olympic champion, Cuban Mijain Lopez, won in Tashkent his 5th title in World Wrestling Championship in the 130 kilogram division.... More


Los Van Van at Habanarte

The famous Cuban band, Los Van Van, will delight Cuban and foreign salsa fans at the Habanarte Festival currently underway in the Cuban capital. ... More


Geneva, September15 (RHC) -- Sending healthcare professionals to fight Ebola in West Africa is yet another heroic decision of Cuba, said Bernardo Alvarez, executive secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA).... More


Washington, September 15 (RHC)-- The United States says it will not coordinate future airstrikes on ISIL terrorists inside Syria despite warnings by Damascus that any unauthorized strike on its soil is an act of aggression. "We're not going to coordinate it with Syria... it's not a cooperative effort," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said during an interview aired Sunday with CBS News. ... More


Quito, September 15 (NNN-RHC) -- Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa is taking on U.S.-owned fast food chains in a bid to combat the escalating obesity problem in the country.... More


Auckland, September 15 (RHC) -- A Cuban delegation, headed by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, arrived early Sunday in New Zealand, invited by Foreign Ministery Murray McCully.... More


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