Havana, March 9 (ACN)-- Havana will host the 21st Agro-industrial Food Fair, FIAGROP, from March 19th through the 25th, with the participation of 226 exhibitors from 18 countries.... More


Parma, March 9 (RHC)-- The 12th Congress of the Italy-Cuba Friendship Association began sessions in Parma with the attendance of 120 delegates, representing more than 3 thousand 500 activists grouped in 68 Solidarity with Cuba organizations across Italy.... More


Image of the encounter in Paris between the Cuban and French diplomats. PL Photo

Paris, March 9 (RHC)-- Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Marcelino Medina met Friday in Paris with the general secretary of the French foreign ministry Maurice Gourdault–Montagne.... More


  Arctic sea ice at record low.  Photo: AP

Washington, March 9 (RHC)-- In the U.S., unusual weather patterns have seen record low temperatures in Rocky Mountain states and parts of the Pacific Northwest, while temperatures spiked to record highs last month along much of the Eastern Seaboard. ... More


 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein.  Photo: AFP

Geneva, March 9 (RHC)-- Outgoing UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein has said that UN Security Council veto-wielding members are second only to criminals.  Ra'ad al-Hussein accused the council's permanent members of being responsible for the continuation of suffering of innocents and misusing their veto powers.  ... More


French President Emmanuel Macron.  Photo: EFE file

Paris, March 9 (RHC)-- French President Emmanuel Macron has blasted U.S. President Donald Trump for his controversial decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the U.S. Embassy there. ... More


The flightdeck crew preparing to launch the X 47B, an experimental Unmanned Drone Aircraft.  Photo: US military file photo

Washington, March 9 (RHC)-- U.S. technology giant Google has allowed the U.S. Defense Department to use its artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in military drone projects, stirring concern among experts who think such cooperation is not ethical. ... More


 Former Guatemalan president has been in custody since September 3, 2015.  Photo: EFE file

Guatemala City, March 9 (RHC)-- Former Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina has been remanded following an appearance in court on charges related to corruption.  ... More


  A malnourished Yemeni child receives treatment at a hospital in the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah on January 16, 2018.  Photo: AFP

London, March 9 (RHC)-- The UK government is responsible for the many children who have been killed and injured as a result of Saudi Arabia’s deadly war on Yemen, the Labour Party has said.... More


Twenty-one Afghans killed in U.S. drone attack.  Photo: AFP

Kabul, March 9 (RHC)-- Two missiles fired from a U.S. drone have hit an alleged terrorist compound in Afghanistan, killing 21 people, according to intelligence officials and Taliban commanders in neighboring Pakistan.   ... More


Piedad Cordona. File Photo

Bogota, March 9 (RHC)-- Colombia´s human rights activist and former senator Piedad Córdoba officially registered her candidacy for the upcoming presidential elections.... More


Climate change affecting rising sea levels.  Photo: AP

Washington, March 8 (RHC)--Scientists have been stunned by the unprecedented warm temperatures in the North Pole, which has surged above freezing temperatures in the middle of the winter. ... More


Since the first attempt to impeach PPK, his popularity has dramatically dropped.  Photo: Reuters

Lima, March 8 (RHC)-- In Peru, a spokesperson for the Broad Front legislative bench, Wilbert Rozas, announced a multiparty coalition will present a motion for impeachment against Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK).  ... More


 The European flag hangs at the European Council headquarters in Brussels on February 23, 2018. Photo: AFP

The European Union says it's ready to retaliate against the US over President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum — with counter-measures against iconic U.S. products like Harley Davidson motorcycles, Levi's jeans and bourbon. ... More


 Police in Washington, DC arrested students protesting gun violence.  Photo: Reuters

Washington, March 8 (RHC)-- Student protests against gun violence continued on Wednesday after a school shooting that left 17 dead in Florida several weeks ago. ... More


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