Vatican City, August 28 (RHC) –- Pope Francis has announced the placement of an image of the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre, Cuba's Patron Saint, in the Vatican's gardens and he sent greetings to the Cuban Catholic community.... More
Rio de Janeiro, August 28 (RHC) -- A poll on Wednesday confirmed Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's lead position, while there is growing support for Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) presidential candidate Marina Silva in the lead up to October 5th general elections.... More
Havana, August 28 (RHC) -– Cuba continues to develop Nature Tourism, a modality that contributes important revenues to the island’s economy, despite its still low number of enthusiasts. ... More
Havana, August 28 (RHC) -– Eastern Santiago de Cuba, the city with largest risk of quake occurrence on the island, is the scenario of an ongoing project to strengthen seismic risk reduction management in house construction, with the participation of the people and local authorities.... More
Paris, August 28 (RHC)-- Official figures show that France’s unemployment rate rose for the nine consecutive month in July, with 3,424,000 people out of work. The statistics released on Wednesday by the country’s Labor Ministry indicated that the number of jobless people increased by around 26,000 in July compared to June. ... More
Cuba had a commendable performance at the 2nd Youth Olympics, which is entering its last day of competitions today in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, said the head of that delegation, Heriberto Suárez. ... More
La Paz, August 27 (RHC)-- A Cuban delegation of young people participating in the Sao Paulo Forum held in Bolivia denounced Wednesday the U.S. subversive actions against Cuba and the manipulation of Latin American youth to accomplish their objective.... More
Johannesburg, August 27 (RHC) –- About 145 students from South Africa are leaving on Thursday, flying to Cuba to study medicine. The students have been awarded seven year scholarships. They will join hundreds of other South African students already studying medicine in Cuba.... More
Gaza City, August 27 (RHC)-- An indefinite truce, which took effect Tuesday evening in the war-torn Gaza Strip, remains in effect going into the second day. Many have praised the deal, which will presumably rid Gaza of its seven-year-old blockade by Tel Aviv. ... More
San Salvador, August 27 (Mercopress-RHC) -- More than 56 million people have been lifted out of poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean in recent years, according to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). But despite the progress, the UN agency warned that some 200 million people, or 37.8% of the population, remained vulnerable.... More
Mexico City, August 27 (RHC) -– The Association of Sugar Technicians of Cuba (ATAC) plans to establish cooperation mechanisms with Costa Rican and Guatemalan related organizations in order to contribute to the professional development of their members, the organization said this week.... More
Havana, August 27 (RHC)-- “Hugo Chávez: My First Life,” a biographic interview with the Venezuelan leader by French-Spanish journalist Ignacio Ramonet, was the best-selling book this summer in Cuba, according to the Cuban Book Institute (ICL).... More
La Paz, August 27 (PL-RHC) -- The Bolivian telecommunications authorities will launch a campaign to educate children and parents about violence in the Internet and the dangers present on the networks.... More
Havana, August 27 (RHC) -- The documentary "Viaje al país que ya no existe" (A Trip to a Country That No Longer Exists) will help Cubans to update their perception of Vietnam, said Duong Minh, Vietnamese Ambassador to Havana.... More
Abuja, August 27 (RHC)-- Boko Haram Takfiri militants have taken control of more Nigerian towns as they press ahead with their attacks in the African country. ... More
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