Madrid, February 3 (RHC)-- Official figures show the number of suicides in Spain increased by 11.3 percent in 2012 from the previous year, reaching its highest level in the past years. Figures from Spain's National Institute of Statistics showed 3,539 suicide (2,724 men and 815 women) cases in Spain during 2012, a rate of 7.6 per 100,000 inhabitants. The figures were the highest since 2005.... More
Brussels, February 3 (RHC)-- Official figures show that the jobless rate in the Eurozone remained near record high of 12 percent in December. The jobless rate, which was released by the European Union's Statistics Office -- Eurostat -- has remained unchanged since October.... More
San Salvador, February 3 (RHC) -- In El Salvador, official results from the country’s presidential election show that the candidate from the ruling Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), Salvador Sanchez Ceren, narrowly missed victory and will face a run-off vote with a conservative rival.... More
Washington, February 3 (RHC)-- Thousands of U.S. Marines could be based in Africa in coming years as part of America’s so-called global realignment, according to a top U.S. Army general in the region.... More
Addis Ababa, February 3 (RHC)-- The African Union has called on the International Criminal Court to stop criminal proceedings against sitting African presidents, urging AU member states to "speak with one voice" against the ICC.... More
Geneva, February 3 (RHC) -- Cuba this year will preside over the 67th World Health Assembly, which is a recognition of the achievements of its Revolution in the sphere of medical care and its role in the international arena, according to a senior health official.... More
Paris, February 3 (RHC) -- Cuba is the country in Latin America and the Caribbean with the highest ranking in the Education Development Index (EDI), says a report released by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, (UNESCO.... More
Havana, February 3 (RHC) -- Cuba has launched a national education campaign on malignant and pre-malignant skin lesions, marking the International Day against Cancer, held every February 4th. ... More
Havana, February 3 (RHC) -- Cuba saw a 0.5 percent increase in tourism arrivals in 2013, according to recently-released data from the National Statistics Office. Cuba received a total of 2,852,572 foreign arrivals in 2013, up 0.5 percent from its total of 2,838,607 in 2012.... More
Luanda, February 3 (RHC) -- Cuba and Angola will strengthen bilateral cooperation and discuss the development of joint projects in the environmental area, in the framework of a visit to the African country by Cuba’s Minister of Science, Technology and Environment, Elba Rosa Perez Montoya.... More
Caracas, February 3 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro denounced on Sunday a provocation by a local right-wing group against the Cuban baseball team that is taking place at the Caribbean Baseball Series.... More
Havana, February 3 (RHC)-- Saudi Arabia will again participate at Cuba's International Book Fair this year for the second time after a successful participation at the literary event held in 2013.... More
Havana, February 3 (RHC)-- A delegation of Mexican business representatives from various industries will travel to Cuba in February, along with Economy Secretary Idelfonso Guajardo, to extend trade relations with the island.... More
Havana, February 3 (RHC)-- The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, wrote the preface to the second edition of Historia de una Gesta Libertadora (Story of a Libertarian Action), 1952-1958, of the revolutionary fighter Georgina Leyva.... More
Five hundred years ago, on February 2, 1514, Spanish colonizers founded one of the first seven cities established in Cuba at Guincho Point, Nuevitas. It was named Santa María del Príncipe, today known as Camagüey... More
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