Havana, February 27 (JIT) -- Former Ukrainian world champion Ruslan Ponomariov appears so far as the most renowned player who will move pieces during the 57th International Chess Tournament Capablanca in Memoriam 2024, which will repeat venue at the Habana Libre Hotel, in this capital.... More


The Hague, February 27 (RHC)-- The Arab League says failure to end Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories has led to the current trend of savagery followed by Israel against the Palestinian people.  “This prolonged occupation is an affront to international justice,” Abdel Hakim El-Rifai, the 22 Arab-country bloc’s representative, told judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on Monday.... More


Havana, February 27 (RHC)-- The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (CC-PCC) and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz- Canel toured the municipality of Puerto Padre, in the eastern province of Las Tunas, on Tuesday.... More


Venice, February 27 (RHC)-- Thousands of artists, curators and museum directors have called for Israel to be excluded from this year’s Venice Biennale art fair and accused the exhibition of “platforming a genocidal apartheid state.”   Israel has been facing mounting international criticism, including in the art world, over its military offensive in the besieged Gaza Strip that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians since October 7th.... More


Malmo, February 27 (RHC)-- Palestinian pop singer Bashar Murad is hoping to represent Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest in May and bring “a Palestinian voice to the main stage”.  Iceland is expected to pick its contestant on Saturday for the annual song competition, which is being held in the Swedish city of Malmo.... More


Gaza City, February 27 (RHC)-- People frantically search through the rubble, their faces streaked with tears and dust, each of them driven by desperation and hope, calling out the names of their loved ones amid the chaos of death and destruction left behind by the Israeli genocidal campaign.... More


Havana, February 27 (RHC) -- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, through his account on X, highlighted the legacy of the Father of the Homeland and first President of the Republic in Arms, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, on the 150th anniversary of his death.... More


Havana, February 27 (PL)-- Cubans Filiberto Delgado and Eduardo Perez celebrate today their exaltation to the prestigious Wrestling Hall of Fame of America.... More


Havana, February 27 (RHC) The Cuban embassy in the United States opened its doors to celebrate the culture, history and friendship that have characterized ties with the African-American community to this day, on the occasion of Black Heritage Month.... More


Havana, February 27 (RHC) Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel highlighted the state of relations between his country and Russia, when holding a meeting this Monday with the secretary of the Security Council of the Eurasian nation, Nikolai Patrushev.... More


London, February 27 (RHC)-- A new report has revealed that the number of Islamophobic incidents has risen sharply in the UK following Israel’s brutal war on the Gaza Strip, leaving Muslims in fear.  According to a report by the British daily The Independent on Sunday, most of the Islamophobic incidents involved people being targeted over their support for Palestine.... More


Tel Aviv, February 27 (RHC)-- A trade association of major receptive tour operator companies and suppliers says the ongoing military onslaught against Gaza has plunged Israel’s tourism industry into a serious crisis, and many airlines are reluctant to fly to the occupied territories after the outbreak of the war.... More


Havana, February 27 (RHC) --The Communist Parties of Cuba and Brazil signed on Monday an exchange and cooperation agreement, which will deepen relations between the political organizations.... More


Havana, February 27 (RHC) -- The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Raul Castro, received on Monday the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, who is making a working visit to our country.... More


New York, February 27 (RHC)-- A New York jury has found former National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre had mismanaged the group’s funds, diverting $5.4 million for personal benefit. ... More


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