Sao Paulo, September 9 (RHC) -— Brazilian liberation theologian, Frei Betto, was bestowed on Monday with Cuba’s Solidarity Order in acknowledgement of his defense of the fair causes of the peoples.... More


Sao Paulo, September 9 (Xinhua-RHC) -- An extensive fire in Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, destroyed some 600 slum houses, leaving nearly 2,500 residents homeless, the fire department said Monday. ... More


Havana, September 9 (RHC) -- Visiting Mexican Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Meade pledged Monday to bolster ties with Cuba. Addressing students at Havana's Higher Institute of International Relations, Meade said the bilateral relationship between the two countries witnessed fruitful results and laid a basis for new ventures.... More


London, September 9 (RHC) -— Activists with the Solidarity-with-Cuba campaign in the UK have called emergency meetings to protest the denial once again by British authorities of an entry visa for Cuban anti-terrorist Rene Gonzalez.... More


Cairo, September 9 (RHC)-- The Palestinian envoy to Egypt says Arab League member states have supported the Palestinian appeal to the United Nations to recognize Palestine as an independent state.... More


Santiago de Chile, September 9 (RHC) -- Monday's bombing at a Santiago metro station that left at least ten people wounded was a terrorist attack, according to the Chilean government.... More


Havana, September 9 (RHC) -— The grandchildren of U.S. writer Ernest Hemingway, Patrick and John, toured the Havana fishing town of Cojimar, where their grandfather made his best friends. ... More


Washington, September 9 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has confirmed he will not fulfill his pledge to take executive action on immigration reform by summer’s end. Obama had promised a broad overhaul in the face of Republican obstruction, including a potential new reprieve to slow his record-breaking deportations.... More


Havana, September 9 (RHC) -– Cuba is looking to push the development of golf courses and related real estate developments.... More


Addis Ababa, September 9 (RHC)-- The African Union held an emergency meeting on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa on Monday in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. ... More


Havana, September 8 (RHC) – A huge international campaign demanding the release of the three Cuban anti-terrorist fighters held in U.S. jails is underway since September 4th in over 30 countries and will run until October 6th, which marks the 38th anniversary of the criminal bombing of a Cuban airliner off the coast of Barbados.... More


Sports News Roundup Sept 8

The Cuban Reineris Salas will discuss the gold medal at 86 kg of World Wrestling Championship that began on Monday in the Uzbek city of Tashkent. ... More


Colombo, September 8 (RHC) –- Sri Lanka’s President, Mahinda Rajapksa, reiterated his willingness to further strengthen friendly and cooperative relations with Cuba as he met in the capital Colombo with visiting Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, on an Asian tour that includes Vietnam, Laos and New Zealand.... More


Caracas, September 8 (PL-RHC) -- The recent reshuffle in Venezuela's Cabinet will contribute to reinforce its performance and address strategic needs countrywide, but it will take some time, said the Governor of Zulia, Francisco Arias.... More


Kiev, September 8 (RHC)-- A ceasefire between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels appears to be holding despite a weekend of scattered attacks. ... More


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