Kiev, August 18 (RHC) – Many people have been killed in rocket and mortar attacks on vehicles transporting refugees from Ukraine’s eastern region of Lugansk.... More
Cairo, August 18 (RHC)-- The latest round of talks between Israelis and Palestinians on a long-term ceasefire in the besieged Gaza Strip is underway in the Egyptian capital Cairo. ... More
The Cuban children’s theater company La Colmenita returned to Havana after a successful tour of Kuwait, where it represented Cuba at the 16th International Summer Children’s Festival, Kuwait 2014.... More
The 3D animated film Meñique, premiered by the Cuban Film Institute –ICAIC- this summer, has been a hit in July and August all over the island. ... More
Washington, August 16 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama is vowing to continue airstrikes aimed at protecting U.S. personnel in Iraq. Speaking from the White House, Obama said U.S. efforts have helped thousands of Yazidi minorities trapped on Mount Sinjar following the advance of rebels known as the Islamic State. ... More
La Paz, August 16 (RHC) -- A meeting of energy and mining ministers of the G-77 + China grouping scheduled for August 25th and 26th in Bolivia has been postponed until November "due to international events," a government spokesman said Friday.... More
Khartoum, August 16 (RHC)-- The Sudanese Health Ministry has announced that flash floods triggered by heavy rains have claimed 77 lives and left 227 people injured across the North African country.... More
Rio de Janeiro, August 16 (RHC) -- Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos, who died Wednesday in a plane crash, will likely be replaced by his running mate, former senator and Environment Minister Marina Silva, a leader of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) said Friday.... More
Los Angeles, August 16 (RHC)-- The death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in the U.S. state of Missouri last week has coincided with other police killings of unarmed African-American men throughout the United States.... More
Panama City, August 16 (RHC) -– The Panama Canal, one of the greatest engineering feats in the world, celebrated its 100th anniversary on Friday amid ongoing expansion works and proposals.... More
Havana, August 16 (RHC)-- About 50,000 women have joined the ranks of the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) so far this year. The FMC is the largest mass organization that brings together women from across the island.... More
Havana, August 16 (RHC)-- Members of the 'Bicicletazo' (cycling route) project finished the second phase of the route after 25 km ride on Friday. They are demanding the freedom of Cuban anti-terrorists still held in U.S. prisons.... More
Havana, August 16 (RHC)-- Cuba's Timbalaye Cultural Integrating Project is taking roots in Mexico and Italy with the creation of rumba schools, said project manager Ulises Mora.... More
The Vietnamese Theater Company Thang Long Water Marionettes is back in Havana for performances at the Cuban National Circus Carpa Trompoloco this weekend, Monday and Tuesday.... More
Washington, August 15 (RHC)-- A team of U.S. researchers tested a vaccine against the Chikunguña virus, which is currently posing a threat in several countries of the world.... More
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