Washington, January 29 (RHC)-- U.S. House and Senate lawmakers have reached a deal on a new farm bill that would continue heavy subsidies for crops like corn and soybeans while slashing food stamps by about $8 billion over the coming decade. ... More


Washington, January 29 (RHC)-- The number of nuclear missile officers under investigation by the U.S. Air Force over allegations of cheating has doubled from 34 initially to several dozen, according to military officials in Washington. ... More


Geneva, January 29 (RHC)-- UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says Iran's presence in the peace talks on Syria could be useful, adding that the mediators will seek Tehran's cooperation in the future. ... More


Havana, January 29 (RHC) -- The Second Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC, closes sessions on Wednesday in Havana after days of intense and fruitful work in favor of the integration and collective development of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean.... More


Havana, January 29 (RHC) -- Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro on Tuesday with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, discussing a series of international issues, according to UN sources.... More


Havana, January 29 (RHC) -- Cuban leader Fidel Castro held a meeting with the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Dr. Kenny Davis Anthony, who expressed his country's appreciation for Cuba's support in the training of doctors and other skilled work forces vital to the future development of the sister Caribbean nation.... More


Havana, January 29 (RHC) -- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos thanked Cuba and countries in the region for their support of the ongoing peace negotiations with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) militias in Havana.... More


Miami, January 29 (RHC) -- One of the Cuban anti-terrorist fighters unjustly imprisoned in the United States since 1998 will be released from a U.S. federal prison on February 27th, but will be transferred to an immigration lockup while awaiting his return to Cuba, according to his lawyer.... More


Havana, January 29 (RHC) -- On the sidelines of the CELAC summit in Havana, a subsidiary of Brazilian conglomerate Grupo Odebrecht and the commercial arm of a Cuban cancer research institute signed a road map for the creation of a joint venture that will operate from the newly created Mariel Economic Development Zone (ZEDM), the website CubaStandard reported.... More


Havana, January 29 (RHC) -– Cuban President Raul Castro and Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro reaffirmed their interest in consolidating bilateral economic cooperation during a meeting that took place on the sidelines of the Second Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC.... More


Havana, January 29 (RHC)-- Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations, told young students of the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) they should feel "very fortunate and grateful" to be able to be part of that institution, calling it "the most advanced in the world." ... More


Havana, January 29 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raul Castro says that all the wealth of Latin America and the Caribbean should become an engine for the elimination of existing inequalities in the region. ... More


Jan 28, -- The Dominican Republic, Cuba, Haiti and Guatemala will participate in an International Futsal Grand Prix, to be celebrated in the Dominican capital next weekend, organizers were quoted by local press reports. ... More


Jan 28, -- The Cuban Boxing Federation reported that Robeisy Ramirez will not attend international events for the next 6 months due to lack of proper preparation by repeated absences at training sessions.... More


Washington, January 28 (RHC)-- As negotiations between Syrian officials and the country's foreign-backed opposition hit a deadlock in Geneva over the issue of transfer of power, the United States has resumed deliveries of aid to the opposition. ... More


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