Havana, January 3 (RHC)-- According to Dr. Roberto Morales, the Cuban Minister of Public Health. Cubans who are 80 or more years old today comprise 18.3% of the population, but their number in 2030 is expected to rise to 30%, The increase of the aged, while representing a victory for Cuban medicine, also poses a huge challenge to the Health Care system.... More


Havana, January 4 (RHC)-- Cuban agriculture plans to be self-sufficient in electricity consumption through the more extensive use of renewable sources of energy, such as biogas.... More


Bogota, January 4 (RHC) The US Drummond Transnational Mining Company was ordered to halt operations at the Colombian harbor of Santa Marta after it failed to meet infrastructural regulations to load and download coal that prevent environmental damage. ... More


Havana, January 4 (RHC) The Cuban Society of Family Medicine, a preventive medical project based on the family doctor and nurse, sent a special acknowledgement to Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro on the 30th anniversary of that Cuban program, which was founded January 4, 1984.... More


Quito, January 4 (RHC)-- Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa said that he has the constitutional right to participate in the electoral campaign in support of his party’s candidates to the upcoming February 23 regional elections. ... More


Cycling, Judo, Water Polo and other stories on this edition... More


Washington, January 4 (RHC)-- The director of the Institute for Policy Studies, IPS, John Cavanagh, sent President Barack Obama a letter urging him to rectify the mistake that has kept the Cuban anti-terrorist fighters in U.S. jails.... More


Cairo, January 2 (RHC)-- Two Egyptian protesters have been killed in clashes between the supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and police forces in the port city of Alexandria. Clashes broke out on Wednesday between police and students in the city of Alexandria, where the demonstrators were killed and several others were injured by live rounds.... More


Moscow, January 2 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin made an unannounced visit to the southern city of Volgograd to pay tribute to victims of two recent bombings, calling the attacks an “abomination.” Putin arrived early on Wednesday to Volgograd where he laid flowers at one of the bomb sites and exchanged sympathies with survivors at a hospital in the city.... More


Havana, January 2 (RHC) Civic organizations, workers and activists in Central American and Caribbean countries expressed their admiration and respect for the Cuban Revolution, while media outlets mirrored the joy of the people of Cuba as they marked the 55th anniversary of their socialist revolution. ... More


Havana, January 2 (RHC) Cuban President Raul Castro has paid tribute in Santiago de Cuba to the resistance and struggle of the Cuban people, which he said, made it possible for the Revolution to celebrate its 55th anniversary. ... More


Cuban singer-songwriter, Silvio Rodríguez, will give a concert in Old Havana’s Saint Francis of Assisi Square on January 19th. ... More


Havana, January 1 (RHC) Cuban President Raul Castro paid tribute in eastern Santiago de Cuba to the resistance and struggle of the Cuban people, which he noted, made it possible for the Revolution to celebrate its 55th anniversary.... More


Renowned Cuban ballet dancer, Carlos Acosta, was honored by the Queen of England in her traditional New Year list published this Tuesday.... More


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