International News

18 March, 2020 UK thanks Cuba for welcoming Covid-19-affected Braemar cruise ship

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Rennie Raab on Tuesday thanked the Cuban government for permitting the cruise ship with coronavirus cases to dock there, and for helping passengers and crew return to UK.

17 March, 2020 Venezuela Declares Quarantine over Covid-19 Pandemic

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro decreed quarantine, in force from this Tuesday throughout the national territory, to confront the coronavirus pandemic, in order to minimize the chances of its spread.

17 March, 2020 Cuban Advise to Face Coronavirus in Venezuela

Specialists from Henry Reeve Medical Brigade began this Tuesday a period of training for managers and collaborators of the Social Missions of Cuba in Venezuela to eliminate the Coronavirus pandemic.

16 March, 2020 Support Grows for MAS Candidate for Elections in Bolivia

The candidate for the presidency of Bolivia for the Movement for Socialism, MAS, Luis Arce, leads the intention of votes with an increase in popular support for the general election in the South American country.

16 March, 2020 Chile Closes Borders over Spread of New Coronavirus

Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera announced at a press conferencethat Chile will close all its land, sea and air borders for the transit of foreign persons from March 18.

16 March, 2020 The World Takes Action in the Face of Pandemic Progress

Several nations announced on Sunday more border closures and restrictions on the internal displacement of their citizens, in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus, with a presence already in 144 countries.

13 March, 2020 Venezuela supports Cuba in the face of the Helms-Burton Act

The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, ratified on Thursday the solidarity with the authorities and people of Cuba in view of the Helms-Burton Act, a mechanism for the internationalization of the US blockade against Cuba.

13 March, 2020 USA, main threat to Latin America, says Cuban FM

Cuba’s foreign minister, Bruno Rodríguez, today pointed the United States as the main threat to stability, peace and well-being in Latin America.

12 March, 2020 UN Calls for Responsibility and Solidarity against Covid-19

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres assured the whole world faces a common threat, Covid-19, and called for responsibility and solidarity.The Secretary-General of the United Nations remarked that as we fight the vir

12 March, 2020 Venezuelan Government Rates Fire as Terrorist Act

Venezuelan Interior, Justice and Peace Minister Nestor Reverol reported that the fire occurred the previous Saturday at the National Electoral Council in Miranda state was a terrorist act.

12 March, 2020 China Affirms Coronavirus Pandemic Ends by June

Epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan, a member of the committee appointed by the Government of China to combat the Covid-19 outbreak, said the overall infection pandemic will be over by June.

12 March, 2020 Lebanon is interested in potentialities in Latin America and Caribbe

Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab met with the heads of diplomatic missions from Latin American and Caribbean countries, with whom he reviewed the potentialities for trade, Prensa Latina learned from diplomatic sources.

10 March, 2020 Xi Jinping Urges Strict Control of Coronavirus in Hubei

Chinese President Xi Jinping insisted on maintaining the strict prevention and control of coronavirus outbreak in Hubei Province and its capital Wuhan, although he praised the backdrop of the epidemic.

10 March, 2020 Venezuela to Celebrate World Meeting of Social Movements

Venezuela is preparing for the World Meeting of Social Movements and Political Parties to be held in the country next April, the First Vice-President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, Diosdado Cabello, announced.

10 March, 2020 They Demand in Argentina End of Cuba´s Blockade

The Argentine Movement of Solidarity with Cuba, MasCuba, demanded in Buenos Aires the end of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed six decades ago by the United States on the island, which has been raging in recent months.

9 March, 2020 European Union Convenes Meeting on Covid-19

A meeting of European Union leaders will take place this Tuesday to coordinate Covid-19 stand-off actions, European Council Chief Charles Michel announced on Twitter.

9 March, 2020 They Pay Tribute to Hugo Chavez in Peru

olitical personalities and social leaders, intellectuals and young people from Peru paid tribute to Venezuelan revolutionary leader Hugo Chavez, for the seventh anniversary of his death.

9 March, 2020 U.S. and Brazil Sign Controversial Military Agreement

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Admiral Craig Faller, Commander of the U.S. Southern Command, signed a bilateral defense agreement in Miami on Sunday, purportedly seeking to “improve or supply new military capabilities.”

6 March, 2020 Condolences of Chancellor of Cuba for Death of Former UN Secretary

Cuban Chancellor Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla sent on Thursday through Twitter his condolences for the death of Javier Perez de Cuellar, former Secretary General of the United Nations (UN).

5 March, 2020 Elizabeth Warren Ends Her Presidential Campaign

Elizabeth Warren retires from the race for the Presidential Nomination of the Democratic Party, reducing the number of candidates to lead that party in the election against Trump next November.