Washington, December 29 (RHC)-- The U.S.-led coalition has acknowledged the deaths of sixteen more civilians in its airstrikes against what it called Daesh positions in Iraq and Syria. The coalition released the figure in a Thursday statement, claiming that the civilian deaths were "unintentional." ... More
Havana, December 29 (RHC)-- By the end of November, Cuba had welcomed the record number of 4 million 257 thousand 754 visitors from around the world.... More
Varadero, December 29 (RHC-PL)-- The resort of Varadero, the main destination for sun and sand in Cuba, received a record number of one million 700 thousand foreign visitors in 2017.... More
Havana, December 29 (RHC-ACN)-- In Cuba, 19.8 percent of the population are over 60 years old, which is why the Ministry of Public Health (Minsap) increased services in 2017 to improve the quality of life of this age group. ... More
Havana, December 29 (RHC)-- Cuban Minister for the Economy and Planning Ricardo Cabrisas underscored advances toward granting Cuban companies greater autonomy.... More
Washington, December 29 (RHC)-- Senior officials from the United States and Israel have secretly met in Washington to hammer out a deal on confronting Iran on several fronts, a new report says. ... More
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Santiago de Chile, December 29 (RHC)-- A Chilean court has acquitted 68 of 75 people convicted for kidnapping and disappearing Maria Angelica Andreoli, a nutrition and diet student, on August 6, 1974. The crime against member of the Revolutionary Left Movement, MIR, formed part of the Colombo Operation, a strategy planned by the National Intelligence Directorate, former dictator Augusto Pinochet's secret police, to cover up the forced disappearance of 119 people. ... More
The Cuban National Ballet Company, directed by dance legend Alicia Alonso, began 2018 with Don Quixote Celebrating 59th Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution... More
Havana, December 29 (RHC)—Cuba´s health system reached favorable indicators in 2017, including an infant mortality rate of 4.1 per thousand live births, the lowest in the history of the country, said Roberto Morales, Minister of Public Health.... More
Rome, December 29 (RHC)-- The Italian government has set March 4 as the date for the next parliamentary election.... More
Caracas, December 29 (RHC)—At a year-end ceremony for Venezuela’s Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) on Thursday, President Nicolas Maduro highlighted the armed forces’ victories in the last year, and announced that in 2018 a “popular defense system for peace” will be launched.... More
Lima, December 29 (RHC) - Thousands of Peruvians marched on Thursday to protest the president’s recent pardoning of former authoritarian leader Alberto Fujimori, calling for new general elections as a graft scandal ensnares established politicians.... More
London, December 28 (RHC)-- Environmentalists are warning that fossil fuel corporations and other companies are investing a staggering $180 billion in the global plastics industry, threatening to propel a 40 percent rise in the production of plastics over the next 10 years. ... More
Washington, December 28 (RHC)-- U.S. Democratic lawmaker Gregory Meeks has labeled President Donald Trump as a "con man" for his support of the newly-passed Republican tax bill. ... More
Tel Aviv, December 28 (RHC)-- The Israeli cabinet has approved $11 million in funding for settlement activities in the occupied West Bank following a meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a group of Zionist rabbis. ... More
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