Havana, January 5 (RHC)-- The students and professors of the University of Havana celebrate Friday the 290th anniversary of the founding of this institution, dedicated on this occasion to the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro.... More


Paris, January 5 (RHC-PL)-- Cuba recorded a record number of visits by French tourists in 2017 passing 200,000 for the first time, the Cuban Ambassador to France, Elio Rodríguez, said in Paris.... More


Havana, January 5 (RHC)-- According to the president of the Federation of Spiritualists in Havana, Doctor of Sciences Enrique Alemán, the Platform for Interreligious Dialogue in Cuba is important in the daily exercise for unity and peace in the alliance of citizens.... More


Havana, January 5 (RHC-Granma)-- Essential development projects involving social, cultural and economic institutions are being consolidated in Mayabeque, the island’s youngest province, created on January 9, 2011.... More


Buenos Aires, January 5 (RHC)-- The secretary-general of the Argentinean State Workers’ Association, or ATE, Hugo Godoy, has confirmed that they will strike to protest more than 1,100 dismissals ordered by the government of Mauricio Macri in recent days. ... More


Washington, January 5 (RHC)-- U.S. President Trump’s tweet in response to a recent threat by North Korea’s leader about his "nuclear button on his desk" has sparked a backlash while renewing fears about the possibility of a nuclear war.... More


San Juan, January 5 (RHC)-- U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy have wrapped up a two-day trip to Puerto Rico, warning the island remains in "deplorable" shape more than 100 days after Hurricane Maria made landfall. ... More


Tehran, January 5 (RHC)-- Millions of Iranians have staged fresh nationwide demonstrations to renew their support for the Islamic establishment and denounce the recent wave of deadly unrest that hit some areas in the country. ... More


Iran's UN Ambassador Gholamali Khoshroo

United Nations, January 5 (RHC)-- Iran's UN ambassador has condemned the U.S. support for protests in the Islamic Republic as "grotesque" meddling in the country's internal affairs and a violation of international law. ... More


New York, January 5 (RHC)-- In the United States, a major winter storm is raking the Atlantic Seaboard, bringing high winds, coastal flooding and heavy snow to cities as far south as Savannah, Georgia, and parts of northern Florida. ... More


Baltimore, January 5 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Baltimore, Maryland, parents, teachers and students are protesting frigid conditions at public schools, with schoolchildren left shivering in classrooms and temperatures barely rising above freezing. ... More


Ramallah, January 5 (RHC)-- In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces shot and killed Palestinian Musab Tamimi during a protest near Ramallah, making the 17-year-old the first teenager to be killed by Israel in 2018. ... More


Tel Aviv, January 5 (RHC)-- Israel's government has ordered thousands of African migrants to leave the country within 90 days or face arrest. ... More


Quito, 5 ene (xinjua).- El ex presidente de Ecuador, Rafael Correa (2007-2017), radicado en Bélgica, arribó hoy viernes al país sudamericano para promover el voto por el 'No' en la consulta popular y referéndum propuestos por el gobierno.... More


Readers take a look at copies of  ‘Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,’ (Internet Photo)

Washington, January 5 (RHC-Agencies) -- An explosive book on President Donald Trump’s first year in the White House hit the shelves Friday, earlier than expected, after Trump’s legal team threatened to sue the publisher for defamation and libel.... More


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