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31 July, 2017 Alberto Mendez Receives Important Cultural Distinction

Maestro and Choreographer of the Cuban ballet Alberto Mendez, received in the city of Camaguey the Espejo de Paciencia (Mirror of Patience) distinction, the maximum award given by this province for his contributions to the development of ballet both in Cuba and abroad.

31 July, 2017 Cuba and Its Progress in Computerization

Havana, Cuba.-More than 630 Internet halls throughout the country, 370 public sites to access Wi-FI and four million users with access to social networks are some of the main achievements in Cuba toward computerization of its society. We are making progress regarding the creation of capacities for Internet access by the population, with a view […]

31 July, 2017 Palestinians in Lebanon Condemn US Blockade against Cuba

Beirut, Lebanon.-The League of Palestinians who graduated in Cuba condemned today the US blockade against the island, as well as the recent measures taken by President Donald Trump, while asking for the return of the territory occupied by the United States in Guantanamo. During a ceremony to commemorate the Cuban National Rebellion Day on July […]

31 July, 2017 Infant Mortality Rate in Cuba Downs to 4.1 per 1,000 live births

Havana, Cuba.-Cuba closed the first six months of 2017 with an infant mortality rate of 4.1 deaths per one thousand live births, an indicator only comparable to some countries of the so-called First World, Granma newspaper reported. Roberto Álvarez Fumero, head of the Cuban Mother-children program of the Ministry of Public Health, told the Cuban […]

28 July, 2017 Salvadorans Strengthen Solidarity with Cuba

With tributes to Hugo Chavez, Schafik Handal and Farabundo Marti continues this Friday in San Salvador, the Central American Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba, initiated with a massive people´s march.

28 July, 2017 Moscow Responds to Sanctions from Washington

Russia announced this Friday the blockade of the US embassy’s use of property in that country, beginning August 1, and the demand to reduce the staff of that mission by September the first.

28 July, 2017 Tribute to Frank Pais and Raul Pujols

The people in Santiago de Cuba will pay tribute to Frank Pais and Raul Pujols, when he was 60 years after their cowardly assassination on July 30, now the Day of the Martyrs of the Revolution.

28 July, 2017 Tribute to Melba and Haydee on Behalf of the Cuban People

A floral offering on behalf of the Cuban people was deposited this Friday in homage to Moncada heroines Haydee Santamaria and Melba Hernandez, in the pantheon of the Martyrs of July 26 at Santa Iphigenia Cemetery, in Santiago de Cuba.

26 July, 2017 They Denounce OAS Interference in Venezuelan affairs

Several countries and the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, insist on meddling in the internal affairs of Venezuela, Carmen Velazquez denounced this Tuesday in the United States.

26 July, 2017 US Senate Will Discuss on Obamacare

The United States Senate voted on Tuesday to begin the debate on repeal and eventual substitution of the Affordable Health Care Act, known as Obamacare, before the pressures of US President Donald Trump.

25 July, 2017 UN Secretary General Condemns Bombing in Kabul

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly repudiated a bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, where nearly 30 deaths were reported and at least 40 wounded.

25 July, 2017 Venezuelan National Electoral Council Announces Security Measures

The Rector of the National Electoral Council, Tibisay Lucena, announced security complementary measures so that people voting in centers where acts of violence happen can participate in the elections to elect the candidates to the National Constituent Assembly.

24 July, 2017 New Laboratories to Promote Agricultural Research

The creation of three laboratories at the University of Holguín, dedicated to biological control and plant physiology, will boost the development of new research projects in areas as sensitive as agriculture and biotechnology

24 July, 2017 New Equipment to Fight Cancer

The Institute of Oncology and Radiobiology, in Havana, acquired recently state-of-the-art equipment to fight cancer, which in Cuba occupies the second leading cause of death.

24 July, 2017 Venezuela Celebrates Bolivar’s Birth

President Nicolas Maduro highlighted this Monday the joy in Venezuela for the anniversary of Liberator Simon Bolívar´s birth and the day of the Bolivarian National Navy commemorating the 194 years of the naval battle of Lake Maracaibo.