Almost two months after a wave of spontaneous protests greeted the election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th president of the United States, another nationwide round of protests begins this Friday»
Blog Archives January 2017
Cuban Factory Begins Producing Laptops and Tablets
The factory can manufacture up to 500 devices a day, with a total annual production capacity of 120,000 units, for which the facility has a staff of 80 workers»
Avalanche Destroys Luxury Mountain Hotel in Italy
A huge avalanche swallowed up a luxury mountain hotel in central Italy after a series of strong earthquakes rocked the area, burying up to 30 people under tons of snow and debris, officials said on Thursday»
Varadero Tourist Resort Granted Environmental Recognition
This environmental category is part of a mechanism designed to favor the sustainability of the tourist activity, and is based on the sustainable coastal monitoring aimed at preserving the beach»
Cuba-USA Sign Agreement on Search and Rescue
Cuba and the USA signed a Maritime-Aeronautical Search and Rescue Agreement, so as to strengthen the cooperation for aiding people in danger»
British Supreme Court Announces Decision Concerning Brexit
According to analysts, the Supreme Court has in its hands the future of the process for the split of the community block»
American University Students Visit Sancti Spiritus
Professors and students from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) in Monterey, California, are currently visiting cultural, academic and scientific institutions of Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba»
Obama Grants Pardon to Puerto Rican Oscar Lopez Rivera
Obama also announced the commutation of another 208 sentences, including that of Chelsea (Bradley) Manning, a U.S. Army intelligence analyst»
Argentinians Demonstrate to Support Milagro Sala
Milagro Sala was arrested on January 16 when she was heading a protest against the changes imposed by the Governor of the Argentinean province of Jujuy»
US Ratifies Validity of Anti-Cuban Blockade with New Fines
The recent fines imposed by the United States against a non-profit organization and a bank show the existence of the blockade that Washington has been maintaining against Cuba since 1962, despite the global rejection»