Havana, July 19 (RHC)-- Cuba will show its advances in food security during the Milan Expo that will take place from May 31st through October 2015 in that Italian city.... More


Sports News Roundup July 18

Cuba now leads the overall medal standing of the Pan-American Sports Festival, after 6 competitive days of meets in Mexico with 3600 athletes from 40 countries. ... More


Quito, July 18 (PL-RHC) -- Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño has described as “historic” the meeting between BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and the Union of South American nations (Unasur), official sources said.... More


Gaza City, July 18 (RHC)-- Israel has launched a ground invasion in the besieged Gaza Strip as the Palestinian death toll from Israeli airstrikes and shelling reaches 247. ... More


Kaula Lumpur, July 18 (RHC)-- A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 298 people has exploded and crashed in eastern Ukraine, killing everyone on board. U.S. and Ukrainian officials claim the Boeing 777 was shot down by a Russian-made surface-to-air missile, but it is unclear who shot the missile. ... More


Moscow, July 18 (RHC)-- Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who revealed Washington’s spying programs last year, says he is not a Russian spy. ... More


Brasilia, July 18 (Mercopress-RHC) --The first president of the BRICS New Development Bank will be from India and the position will rotate every five years among Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, a joint statement from the leaders said.... More


Havana, July 18 (RHC) -– The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, expressed his rejection for the downing of a Malaysian airliner on Ukrainian territory and reiterated his solidarity of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip amidst the current Israeli aggression.... More


Havana, July 18 (RHC) –- Cuban President Raul Castro thanked China for its commitment to consolidate relations with Latin America and the Caribbean and for backing regional efforts towards development. ... More


Havana, July 18 (RHC) – Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed in Brasilia the development of solid relations with the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and set up an investment and financial fund for the region.... More


Havana, July 18 (RHC) -– A U.S. government investigator launched a probe into the subversive program aimed at setting up a twitter-like network for Cuba in 2010 called 'Zunzuneo,' in order to find out if was appropriately supervised by the US administration.... More


Havana, July 18 (RHC)-- A visual arts collection entitled “My Love for Arts, My Love for Cuba,” was inaugurated on Thursday in Havana as a donation by U.S. collector Gilbert Brownstone in tribute to the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters, who were arrested in 1998 in the United States.... More


Havana, July 18 (RHC) –- Colombia’s Revolutionary Armed Forces-People’s Army (FARC-EP) and the Juan Manuel Santos administration considered and approved the way for direct participation at the peace talks by the victims of the Colombian armed conflict, according to a joint communiqué issued by the parties.... More


Havana, July 18 (RHC) – Palestinian ambassador to Havana Akram Samhan called for reinforced action by international organizations favoring the end of Israeli attacks against Palestinian territories would be crucial to put an end to the massacre of his people. ... More


Havana, July 18 (PL-RHC) -- The diversification of apiculture products is one of the issues to be debated in Havana by more than 100 delegates from the United States, Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, and other countries at the Fifth Cuban Congress on Apiculture.... More


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