Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno on Thursday declared a state of emergency after protests erupted nationwide against the lifting of 40-year-old fuel subsidies, with clashes or looting reported in major cities.
Read More“I am sure our relations with Cuba have a brilliant future,” Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said during a visit to Havana. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced he would travel to Moscow at the end of the month to hold talks with Vladimir Putin.
Read MoreColombia is seeking an international arrest warrant for former congresswoman Aida Merlano, whose spectacular prison escape stunned the country, reported dpa news on Thursday.
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Read MoreOpera superstar Plácido Domingo said Wednesday he’s resigning as the director of the Los Angeles Opera, amid multiple allegations of sexual misconduct in the workplace spanning three decades.
Read MoreWe will have showers and rains from the morning hours, although they will be more likely towards the afternoon and evening. The high temperatures will be between 29 and 30° C (84 and 86 F), while the low will remain with little variation around 24° C (75 F).
Read MoreToday’s featured artist is Kurup from Brazil with the song “Joeira” (2016). Also read how you can share your favorite songs with our readers.
Read MoreThe bank with which the Swiss NGO MediCuba operates in Havana will no longer make transfers to the island, because it fears sanctions from the Trump administration, a fear that is replicated in the international financial system when working with Cuba, reports the AFP.
Read MoreAlbio Sires, Chairman of the US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, issued a new warning to the Nicaraguan dictator, Daniel Ortega, demanding that he restore respect for human rights and hold early elections in Nicaragua, or “face further sanctions”.
Read MoreIn Hong Kong, hundreds of protesters staged a sit-in today outside the school of an 18-year-old protester who was shot by police during violent protests on Tuesday.
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