Caracas, July 9 (RHC) -- Cuban economist and former guerrilla combatant Orland Borrego, who fought alongside Che Guevara during the Cuban Revolution, will be advising Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on how to establish a “total re-structuring” of the Venezuelan econom... More
Havana, July 9 (RHC) -- The 11th International Meeting on Early and Preschool Education got underway Tuesday at Havana's Convention Center with the participation of experts and educators from over 20 countries.... More
Santiago de Cuba, July 9 (RHC) –- Venezuelan Navy’s School Frigate Simon Bolivar is paying an official visit to Santiago de Cuba as its crew participates in different activities including meetings with local authorities.... More
The Cuban comedy Boccaccerías Habaneras that won the Audience’s Award at the 2013 New Latin American Film Festival will be screened on the island’s movie’s theaters as of this weekend.... More
Cuba will participate with 210 athletes in the Pan-American Sports Festival in Mexico, whose first phase begins on Friday, the weekly Jit sport magazine reported in its on-line edition.... More
Rio de Janeiro, July 8 (RHC) -- Presidential election campaigns for Brazil's October 5th general elections are now underway after candidates hit their registration deadline, media sources reported Monday.... More
Gaza City, July 8 (RHC)-- Violence in Israel and the Occupied Territories is escalating as Israel bombs dozens of targets in the Gaza Strip and threatens a new full-scale assault. Tensions have erupted in the region following the murders of three Israeli teenagers as well as a Palestinian teenager. ... More
Washington, July 8 (RHC)-- The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency has obtained confidential information from a German intelligence official, according to a new report. Two U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Reuters news agency that the CIA was involved in a spying operation against Germany that led to the recruitment of the official, an employee of the German intelligence agency (BND).... More
Kabul, July 8 (RHC)-- Afghanistan is facing a crisis over its disputed presidential election. Preliminary results Monday showed former World Bank official Ashraf Ghani beating opponent Abdullah Abdullah by about a million votes. The results will not be finalized until later this month. ... More
Abuja, July 8 (RHC)-- In Nigeria, more than 60 girls and women have reportedly escaped from the Islamist group Boko Haram after they were kidnapped two weeks ago in the northeastern state of Borno. ... More
Beijing, July 8 (PL-RHC) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's visits to Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela and Cuba, starting in mid-July, was announced officially in Beijing on Monday.... More
Washington, July 8 (RHC)-- In the United States, immigrant advocates gathered at the White House to criticize the Barack Obama administration’s treatment of immigrant children fleeing violence and poverty in Central America. ... More
Quito, July 8 (PL-RHC) -- Executive President of the Ecuadorian Exporters Federation, Felipe Rivadeneira, says that his country is on the brink of reaching a trade agreement with the European Union (EU), which would be vital for the future.... More
Caracas, July 8 (PL-RHC) -- Venezuela has an enormous potential located in the Orinoco Oil Belt (FPO) Hugo Chavez, considered the world's largest oil reserve, authorities highlighted here.... More
Mexico City, July 8 (RHC)-- In Mexico and Guatemala, at least three people are dead after a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake. The quake was centered in Southern Mexico, where it sparked landslides and building collapses, killing at least two people in the state of Chiapas. ... More
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