Public transport drivers in Ecuador announce nationwide strike over gas prices
Quito - Public transport drivers have begun an indefinite nationwide strike Thursday to protest the elimination of gasoline subsidies announced by President Lenin Moreno as part of a neoliberal reform package.
Venezuela defeats US efforts to isolate it
Caracas - Despite the United States' efforts to isolate and demonize Venezuela, the Bolivarian Government has made great achievements.
African Union condemns terrorist attacks in Mali
Addis Ababa - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat condemned the coordinated terrorist attacks in Mali, as expressed in a statement released on Thursday.
Peru's president warns he is willing to dissolve parliament
Lima - Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra warned that he is willing to dissolve the country's Congress, currently under opposition neo-liberal control, if it insists on appointing new constitutional judges.
Iraq: Two dead and 200 wounded in protests
Bagdad - At least two people were killed this Wednesday and 200 others were injured as a result of police repression against a massive demonstration condemning unemployment, corruption and the scarcity of public services.
Caribbean countries demand end to US blockade of Cuba
United Nations - Jamaica, Barbados, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Saint Lucia are supporting a Caribbean call for an end to the United States blockade of Cuba.
Culture
Havana - The King of Spain, Felipe VI, is presenting the historian of Havana, Eusebio Leal, this Wednesday with the Grand Cross of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III, in the context of the 500th anniversary of this capital.
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Paris - UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay said today in this capital that guaranteeing education would lay the foundations for lasting peace on Earth.
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Havana - The Mexican Embassy in Cuba will present the Cultural Merit award to Cuban dancer Viengsay Valdes, choreographer Alberto Mendez and cultural official Reinaldo Mendez, it was announced at a press conference.
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