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1 July, 2019 Large Forest Fire at Spain Controlled

The Spanish authorities considered as controlled the devastating forest fire that since last Wednesday affect the Ribera del Ebro region, in northeastern Catalonia.

1 July, 2019 World Peace Council Condemns Sanctions against Cuba

In a short video sent to Prensa Latina office in this city, the World Peace Council reiterated this Monday its condemnation of the blockade and new sanctions imposed by the United States against Cuba seeking to destroy the Revolution.

1 July, 2019 Chancellor of Cuba Receives FAO Director-General

The Cuban Chancellor, Bruno Rodriguez, received this Monday the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Jose Graziano da Silva, who pays a visit to Cuba

1 July, 2019 Cuban President Participates in 9th Congress of UNEAC

The Cuban President, Miguel Diaz-Canel, is participating this Sunday in the closing ceremony of the 9th Congress of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC). The delegates to the event debate in the final day on the current challenges of Cuban culture, prior to the presentation of the new presidency of Uneac elected by vote.

1 July, 2019 Salary Increase in Cuba to Benefit Economy and Workers

The salary increase for employees of the budgeted sector in Cuba seeks to boost the national economy and raise the living standard of workers, despite the current upsurge in the hostile policy of the United States.

26 June, 2019 Legal Battle for Lula da Silva’s Freedom Continues

Following the judicial vote held by the political prison of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the Workers’ Party of Brazil claims the fight only ends with the former president free and the sentence annulled.

26 June, 2019 Collective Wisdom Enriches Electoral Bill

 A comprehensive and supporter analysis generated this Wednesday the Electoral Bill, as part of the territorial meetings with members to enrich the text prior to its debate and approval in session of the National Assembly of People’s Power.

26 June, 2019 Cuba and Sri Lanka Sign Memorandum of Understanding

The Chancellor of the Socialist Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka, His Excellency Mr. Vasantha Naresh Parakrama Senanayake, and Marcelino Medina Gonzalez, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, signed in Havana a Memorandum of Understanding between the Higher Foreign Relations Institutes of both nations.

26 June, 2019 Diaz-Canel Received Pastors for Peace

The President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, received on Tuesday afternoon the thirtieth edition of the United States-Cuba Friendship Caravan, organized by IFCO/Pastors for Peace.

25 June, 2019 Chilean Miners and Teachers on Strike

Chile’s trade unionists said the Leader Company could join the national strike of the College of Teachers of that nation and that of the Chuquicamata copper miners.

25 June, 2019 China Criticizes U.S. Security Policy

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang criticized U.S. security policies, noting that U.S. officials have lived in a self-induced panic.

25 June, 2019 Writers and Artists in Defense of National Identity

The Ninth Congress of the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) will be the closure of a broad, plural and diverse process, characterized by important analyses on cultural processes of the country. At the same time, it is a starting point for a new stage of work, Rubiel Garcia, director of Communication and Image of the organization said.

25 June, 2019 On the Internet: Defending Our Values and Identity

At the First National Internet Governance Forum, in the Convention Palace, Minister of Communications Jorge Luis Perdomo called to develop Cuban projects and service platforms closer to our culture and ideology, defense of values and identity.

24 June, 2019 South African Leader Says US Policy Will Fail

South Africa considers as unfair, illegal and aimed at failure the upsurge in U.S. actions against Cuba, as they will be unable to achieve Washington’s long-held change of government in Cuba.