9 March, 2021
International Women’s Day marchers call for equality and demand end to femicides
Massive women-led marches were held around the world Monday to commemorate International Women’s Day.
Massive women-led marches were held around the world Monday to commemorate International Women’s Day.
During the meeting of the Temporary Working Group for the prevention and control of the COVID epidemic, headed by the Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, the Second Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba José Ramón Machado Ventura and Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz, the Cuban deputy prime minister stressed that last week Cuba, recorded the third 7-day period of dismal results regarding positive COVID-19 cases, since the pandemic was declared nearly one year ago.
Juan Antonio Quintanilla, Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations (UN) Office at Geneva, rejected in this city on Monday the description of criminals and mercenaries at the service of foreign powers as human rights defenders.
Belgian filmmaker and activist Anne Delstanche on Tuesday urged US President Joe Biden to work to end his country’s blockade against Cuba, so that the Caribbean island can develop without that obstacle.
The foreign ministers of Cuba, Bruno Rodriguez, and Armenia, Ara Aivazian, reviewed bilateral relations and cooperation within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported.
Cuban health authorities reported 1,041 new Covid-19 contagions, the second highest figure during almost a year of pandemic.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel celebrated Tuesday the sentence annulment of former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the Operation Lava Jato case.
Cuba seeks to increase the exploitation of hydraulic infrastructure by using efficient irrigation techniques, the Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG) announced on Monday.
Puerto Ricans and Cubans commemorate on Monday the 55th anniversary of the Puerto Rico Mission in Cuba, described by its founder, independence leader Juan Mari Brás, as ‘the first and only Embassy of Puerto Rico.’
On International Women’s Day, the Cuban President, Miguel Diaz-Canel reiterated the island’s authorities’ commitment in the quest for gender equality.
The German socialist party Die Linke (The Left) recognized the solidarity work done by Cuba’s Henry Reeve medical contingent, whose members support the fight against Covid-19 in dozens of countries, diplomatic sources reported on Monday.