November 20th, 2018

20 November, 2018 Nepal Reiterates Support for Cuba in Fighting Blockade

The Foreign Minister of Nepal, Pradeep Kumar, reiterated his country’s decision to continue supporting the struggle of the Cuban people in the face of the policy of hostility and economic blockade of the United States.

20 November, 2018 They’ll Investigate Sinking of Argentine Submarine from Seabed

Marta Yanez, federal judge in charge of the cause for the disappearance of ARA San Juan submarine in Argentina, said they will investigate its sinking without taking it to the surface, as an attempt to extract it could lead to destroy and damage evidence.

20 November, 2018 Brazilian Fernando Haddad’s Trial to Be Opened

Former candidate Fernando Haddad, who relieved Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on the Workers’ Party ballot during the past presidential elections, will be prosecuted on charges of alleged passive corruption and money laundering.

20 November, 2018 Spanish President with Broad Agenda in Cuba

The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez, will hold official conversations with Cuban authorities during his visit to the island, the local Chancellery reported.

20 November, 2018 Diaz-Canel Regrets Death of Venezuelan Ambassador

The President of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, lamented this Tuesday the death of the Venezuelan Ambassador on the island, Ali Rodriguez Araque, and expressed his solidarity to the family of the prominent revolutionary.

20 November, 2018 Cuba and European Union Examine Future Cooperation Perspectives

Cuban Vicepresident of the Council of Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas and the Director General of Cooperation and Development of the European Commission, Stefano Manservisi, analyzed future cooperation perspectives, informed here the local media.

20 November, 2018 US to Charge Millions to French Bank for Violating Sanctions

The French bank Société Générale S.A. will pay 340 million dollars to several US entities for the alleged violation of sanctions imposed by the US Government on Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Libya, it was reported on Monday.

20 November, 2018 Cuban Doctors in Guatemala Out of Danger after Volcanic Eruption

Cuban Ambassador to Guatemala Carlos de Cespedes confirmed on Monday that 18 Cuban medical professionals, who live and work in the Guatemalan municipality of Escuintla, are well and out of danger, after a new eruption of the Volcano of Fire (Volcan de Fuego).

20 November, 2018 Cuba Defends the Integrity of Cuban Doctors in Brazil

The Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) on Monday defended the integrity of the Cuban doctors who are working in Brazil and condemned the derogatory statements by President-elect Jair Bolsonaro about them.

20 November, 2018 Cubans and Haitians Evoke Fidel Castro’s Humanism

Cubans and Haitians on Monday evoked the humanism and solidarity of the historic leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro (1926-2016), in the context of the 20th anniversary of cooperation between Havana and Port-au-Prince.

20 November, 2018 They Consider in Spain Possible Electoral Advance

The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez, considered feasible an advance of the general elections, fixed by calendar for June 2020, before the inability to approve the State budgets for 2019.

20 November, 2018 Pastors for Peace Radiates Solidarity in Eastern Cuban

The 29th Pastors for Peace Friendship Caravan continues in Santiago de Cuba its tour of the east of the island, where it expresses its solidarity and its rejection of the campaigns of disinformation against Cuba.

20 November, 2018 Cuban Doctors in Brazil: Responding to Snares

Since 2017, when he was a Senator, Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s President-elect, has had the More Doctors Program at the center of his ultra-right-wing discourse, vilifying the training of the Cuban medical staff and classifying them of modern slaves.