Section: Latin America
Chernobyl Children Continue to Receive Treatment in Cuba 30 Years After Tragedy
Cuba currently provides medical treatment to 800 children from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, all affected by the April 1989, Chernobyl nuclear disaster. …read more Source: Radio Havana...
Chernobyl Ghost Haunts Ukraine 30 Years After
26 de abril de 2016, 11:57By Jorge Petinaud …read more Source: Prensa...
Iran and Russia move closer but their alliance has limits
When Iran took delivery of the first parts of an advanced Russian air defense system this month, it paraded the anti-aircraft missile launchers sent by Moscow to mark Army Day. Tehran had cause to celebrate: the Kremlin’s decision a year ago to press ahead with the stalled sale of the S-300 system was the first clear evidence of a growing...
Ukrainians Thank Cuba for Medical Help of Chernobyl Catastrophe Victims
In Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, Cuba‘s assistance in alleviating the effects of the Chernobyl nuclear accident was recognized on Friday, 30 years after that catastrophe. …read more Source: Radio Havana...
Ukraine Recalls Cuban Humanitarian Programme for Chernobyl Children
23 de abril de 2016, 11:06Kiev, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) Activists of the movement of solidarity with Cuba in Ukraine recalled the beginning of the Humanitarian Program of free medical care for the children affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, three decades after the tragic accident. …read more Source: Prensa...
Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho fails UEFA doping test
Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho failed a drugs test after last month’s Europa League game against Manchester United and he has until Tuesday to tell UEFA why a prohibited substance had been taken. Although Sakho is not yet subject to a UEFA suspension, the club announced Saturday that he will not play for the Europa League semifinalists...
Obama’s royal holiday: Lunch with queen, dinner with princes
Most people send a card, call, or post on Facebook for someone’s birthday, but President Barack Obama went the extra mile on Friday — thousands of miles, actually — to deliver 90th birthday greetings to Queen Elizabeth II over lunch at Windsor Castle. Britain’s oldest and longest-serving monarch celebrated her birthday a day earlier,...
Ukraine, Russia reach deal to release pilot, Poroshenko says
Ukraine and Russia have reached a deal to free a jailed Ukrainian pilot, President Petro Poroshenko said Tuesday, suggesting that she will be swapped for two Russian servicemen imprisoned in Ukraine. Nadezhda Savchenko, who was captured by Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine in 2014, was sentenced to 22 years in prison in Russia last month...
Ukraine Hands 2 Russian ‘Servicemen’ 14-Year Prison Terms
Russia denies sending troops to rebel fighters in the east of the country. …read more Source:...
Madrid are the favourites but City keep dreaming – Begiristain
Manchester City were drawn against 10-time winners Real Madrid After being handed a Champions League semi-final tie against Real Madrid, Manchester City director of football Txiki Begiristain is confident his club can upset the odds. City progressed to the last four of Europe’s premier club competition for the first time with a 3-2...
