Sports News Roundup Sept 5

After a hard-earned break, the Domadores came back in the ring just 12 days ago. Proud of the title achieved in last 4th World Series of Boxing (WSB) the squad coached by Rolando Acebal left for Kazajstan, where they will take on the Astana Arlans in what is billed as a Clash of the Titans.... More


Quito, September 5 (RHC) -- Social inequality, political governance and economic agenda are the three key areas that the new secretary general of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), Ernesto Samper, plans to boost.... More


United Nations, September 5 (RHC)-- A top Palestinian lawmaker says Palestinians will ask the United Nations Security Council to impose a three-year deadline for Israel to end the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. ... More


Rio de Janeiro, September 5 (RHC) -- Brazilian presidential candidate, Aecio Neves, on Thursday criticized the economic plan of his rival Marina Silva as "unfeasible."... More


Baghdad, September 5 (RHC)-- At least 17 people are killed in two car bomb explosions in Shia-majority areas in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. ... More


Caracas, September 5 (EFE-RHC) -- The Venezuelan government on Thursday criticized the Spanish newspaper ABC for its story that said that President Nicolas Maduro "called for the training of armed combatants."... More


Gaza City, September 5 (RHC)-- Palestinian experts say it costs more than $7.5 billion to rebuild the besieged Gaza Strip that was ravaged during 50 days of the recent Israeli onslaught. ... More


Washington, September 5 (RHC) –- Thousands of messages arrived at the White House on Friday, demanding the release of the three anti-terrorist Cubans still held in U.S. prisons. ... More


Washington, September 5 (RHC) -– Not a surprise to anyone, the U.S. government has criticized Panama’s decision to invite Cuba to participate in the 2015 Summit of the Americas, which the Central America country will host. ... More


Guantanamo, September 5 (RHC) -– Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdes Mesa said in eastern Guantanamo that the country needs to have a strong state and socialist entrepreneurial sector marked by high efficiency in order to achieve economic advancement.... More


Havana, September 5 (RHC) -– The Latin American Parliament’s Commissions on Health, the Environment and Tourism are meeting in Havana this weekend to consider draft legislations in their fields, as the institution marks its 50th anniversary.... More


Hanoi, September 5 (RHC) -– Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said in Hanoi that Cuba and Vietnam bilateral cooperation relations have huge potential for further expansion, particularly trade and investment.... More


Rene Gonzalez Visits Portugal

Lisbon, September 5 (RHC) -- Rene Gonzalez, one of the five Cubans who served a long prison sentence in the United States for fighting terrorism, arrived in Portugal Thursday to attend the Festival of the Communist daily Avante, and hold meetings with parliamentary friendship groups, regional authorities, and social and solidarity organizations. ... More


Havana, September 5 (RHC) -– The Cuban Sexual Education Center (CENESEX) is marking World Sexual Education Day with a series of activities dedicated to children and adolescents on issues related to the subject.... More


South African Priest, Michael Lapsley, launched his book Redeeming the Past in Havana as part of the international campaign for the release of the Cuban Five.... More


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