Havana, June 17 (RHC) -– The Jersey Journal has launched a survey with the question: “Do you agree with Hillary Clinton that the U.S. Cuban embargo should end?” -- announcing its results for Saturday.... More


A concert by the famous Cuban band, Los Van Van, on June 17th will open the LatinoAmericando Festival in Milano, Italy, considered one of Europe’s most important cultural gatherings.... More


Havana, June 16 (RHC) Cuban president Raul Castro returned home on Monday after having participated at the Summit of the Group of 77 plus China, held June 14 and 15 in the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz.... More


Some research studies say that men who are now about 70 years old and who have played football (soccer) during their lives, are able to keep a balanced body position and muscle strength and fastness only compared to 30-year-old men with no physical training. ... More


Bogota, June 16 (NNN-RHC) -- Colombia's incumbent President Juan Manuel Santos has won a second four-year term in the presidential election runoff held Sunday.... More


Sports News Roundup June 16

Cuba with 6-1-6, Ecuador (2-1-2) and China (2-1-2) divided the loot at the recently concluded Giraldo Córdova Cardin International Boxing Tournament, the premier event of its kind in the Caribbean island.... More


Mexico City, June 16 (Mercopress-RHC) -- The Pacific Alliance will try to 'expand its influence' through agreements with other blocs to improve cooperation in different fields while targeting a “wider integration” in the region, said Mexico's Economy minister, Ildefonso Guajardo.... More


Ramallah, June 16 (RHC)-- At least two Palestinians were killed after Israeli forces attacked the besieged Gaza Strip and the West Bank. According to reports on Sunday, Israeli warplanes carried out multiple strikes on the Gaza Strip, hitting several areas in the besieged territory including the city of Khan Yunis. At least three children have been injured in the attacks. ... More


Brasilia, June 16 (Mercopress-RHC) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel assured Brazil that she will do her utmost to bring to a successful end negotiations for a cooperation and free trade deal between the European Union and the Latin trade bloc Mercosur.... More


Santa Cruz, June 16 (Mercopress-RHC) -- The summit of G-77 leaders plus China that wrapped up in Santa Cruz over the weekend, also marked the presence of Beijing which has become the leading trade partner of many Latin American countries.... More


Leavenworth, June 16 (RHC)-- U.S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning has spoken out about the news in Iraq in a New York Times op-ed. Manning is serving a 35-year sentence for leaking classified information to WikiLeaks, including the "Collateral Murder" video showing a U.S. military helicopter strike in Iraq that killed two Reuters employees. ... More


Nairobi, June 16 (RHC)-- In news from Kenya, at least 48 people have been killed in a small coastal town where gunmen attacked two hotels, a police station and a bank. ... More


Islamabad, June 16 (RHC)-- Pakistan has launched a major offensive in North Waziristan, near the border with Afghanistan, mobilizing tens of thousands of soldiers. ... More


Tripoli, June 16 (RHC)-- In Libya, as many as 12 people have died in fighting after a renegade general launched a renewed assault on militants in Benghazi. ... More


Washington, June 16 (RHC)-- The U.S. radio host Casey Kasem, best known for hosting the American Top 40 countdown and for being the voice of Shaggy on the cartoon show "Scooby-Doo," has died at the age of 82. ... More


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