Havana- The Ecuadorian National Assembly President, Gabriela Rivadeneira, begins a visit today to Cuba to strengthen ties between the parliaments of both nations and learn about the functioning of Cuban institutions.

Both the Russian and Syrian armies have started a wide humanitarian operation in the Syrian Aleppo city. That action implies the opening of some corridors which allow the local population and those terrorists, who lay down their weapons, to abandon that city.

Washington-Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, has a nine-point lead over her Republican rival, Donald Trump, according to a CNN/ORC poll issued today.

Brasilia-The right-wing politician who orchestrated the parliamentary coup against President Dilma Rousseff, Eduardo Cunha, resigned in tears earlier this month from his post as speaker of the lower house of Congress in Brazil. However, he threw one last bash before losing the luxurious amenities afforded to him by his post in Congress.

Berlin-German riot police have arrested at least 12 people and injured several others during scuffles with anti-fascist activists, who took to the streets to voice their support for refugees.

Paris - Around 70 percent of Air France-KLM crew members joined the strike that began on Wednesday, a union spokesperson reported today.