Eladio Carrión, raised in Puerto Rico, has pledged to match the $50,000 the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee is offering for gold medals at the Paris Olympics. In addition, he’ll award $30,000 for silver and $20,000 for bronze medals. Carrión, a former swimmer and Latin Grammy-nominated artist, has also urged fellow artists to help raise funds for Puerto Rican athletes. Puerto Rico will send 51 athletes to Paris, up from 37 in Tokyo 2020, aiming to add to their total of 10 Olympic medals, including two golds won by Jasmine Camacho-Quinn and Mónica Puig.
China Sends 60,000 Tons of Rice to Cuba Amid Ongoing Support
China has dispatched a major shipment of 60,000 tons of rice to Cuba, reinforcing its ongoing support for the island as it faces economic pressure and food shortages. The shipment, announced by the Cuban Embassy in Shanghai, is part of a broader effort by China to...







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