Havana, June 18 (RHC) -- The Cuban Health Ministry announced on Wednesday the detection of six cases of Chikungunya virus on the island, explaining that all are Cuban citizens who have frequently traveled to Haiti and the Dominican Republic.... More


Havana, June 18 (RHC) -- Havana’s Provincial Court handed down its verdict and imposing sanctions on a group of citizens directly involved in the theft and distribution of methanol. The illegal activity led to the intoxication and hospitalization in July and August 2013 of 99 persons, 11 of whom died, after having consumed the product, which was originally stored at Havana’s Chemist and Food Institute.... More


Miami, June 18 (RHC) -- A recent poll by the Florida International University revealing that a large number of Cuban Americans in Miami-Dade county favor the lifting of the U.S. economic blockade of Cuba and the resumption of diplomatic relations between Washington and Havana has had a big repercussion this week in the U.S. press.... More


Havana, June 18 (RHC) -- The renowned Varadero tourist center, on the northern Hicacos peninsula in western Matanzas province, is witnessing a growing number of tourists from different nations, which marks a diversity of markets headed by Canada, and followed by European and Latin American nations.... More


Yihadistas se incautan de ropa femenina "contraria" a ley islámica en Siria

Beirut, 18 jun (EFE).- Militantes del grupo radical Estado Islámico de Irak y el Levante (EIIL o ISIS, en sus siglas en inglés) registraron varias tiendas en la ciudad de Al Raqa, su bastión principal en Siria, donde se incautaron de prendas femeninas que consideran contrarias a la sharía o ley islámica. ... More


Havana, June 17 (RHC)Angola’s president Jose Eduardo dos Santos kicked off an official visit to Cuba on Tuesday, which aims at further strengthening bilateral relations between Luanda and Havana.... More


Havana, June 17 (RHC) -– The Council of Chambers of Commerce in Spain will hold a forum on business and investment opportunities in Cuba on June 26th, the entrepreneurial organization announced on Tuesday.... More


Havana, June 17 (RHC) -– Cuban President Raul Castro returned home on Monday after having participated at the Summit of the Group of 77 plus China, held June 14th and 15th in the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz.... More


Havana, June 17 (RHC) -– Firefighters from 13 countries of the world are meeting in Havana for the 5th International Conference of Firefighters, underway until Friday, June 20th and running parallel to the 9th International Congress on Disasters. ... More


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


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


Santa Cruz, June 16 (RHC) -– UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon praised Cuba's role as host and observer of the ongoing peace talks in Havana between Colombia’s government and the country’s largest rebel group, the FARC.... More


Santa Cruz, June 16 (RHC) -– Cuban President Raul Castro met with several heads of state on the sidelines of the G-77 Summit in Bolivia yesterday.... More


Santiago de Cuba, June 16 (RHC) -– Residents of the eastern Cuban province of Santiago de Cuba, on behalf of the entire Cuban people, paid tribute to Carlos Manuel de Céspedes –- the Father of the Cuban Homeland -- at the monument where his mortal remains are kept at the Santa Ifigenia cemetery. Sunday's solemn ceremony was on occasion of Fathers' Day. ... More


Paris, June 16 (RHC)-- The General Secretary of the Confederation of Cuban Workers (CTC) Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento affirmed in Paris that in many parts of the world, the prevailing capitalist crisis has done away with worker's gains achieved over many decades.... More


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