International News

14 July, 2020 Cuban health professionals awarded in Italy

The presidency of the Piedmont Regional Council on Monday granted an award for civil merits to the 38 Cuban health professionals who fought Covid-19 along with Italian colleagues in Turin for three months.

13 July, 2020 Cuba could use Russian drug Avifavir against Covid-19

Cuban health authorities said Sunday that if the Russian drug Avifavir shows positive effects in the treatment of patients with Covid-19, it could be added to the care protocol developed in the country against that disease.

13 July, 2020 Cuban medical brigade arrives in Azerbaijan today

A contingent of 115 health specialists from the Cuban medical brigade Henry Reeve arrives today in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, where they will be received by authorities from the Azeri Ministries of Health and Emergency Situations.

1 June, 2020 U.S. protests over police brutality intensify

Several U.S. states have called in National Guard troops to help quell the protests, some of which have turned violent. Cities nationwide have also implemented curfews, but protesters appear undeterred.

25 May, 2020 Cuban Parliament congratulates African peoples on Africa Day

The president of the National Assembly of People’s Power, Esteban Lazo Hernández, sent a message of congratulations to the African peoples, on behalf of the Cuban deputies, on the occasion of Africa Day, celebrated this May 25.

22 May, 2020 Cuban President denounces 20-day US silence

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has denounced on Thursday the United States still maintains a complicit silence regarding the attack on the Cuban embassy in Washington, after 20 days of the incident.

15 May, 2020 Cuba signs deal with UN financial agency

The Cuban permanent representative to international organizations headquartered in this capital, Jose Carlos Rodriguez , signed this Friday a financing deal with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).