After two years of asylum inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, journalist and computing specialist Julian Assange spoke to the press today along with Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño.»

Cuban Ivan Felipe Silva won a bronze medal in the 81 Kg category of Judo, at the Second Youth Olympics being held in this Chinese city, capital of the eastern province of Jiangsu.»

The 12 Cuban athlete prepared for the second edition of the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, are doing their regular training after several days of adaptation in that Chinese city, it was reported today.»

About 347 people have lost their lives in traffic accidents in Cuba during the first half of 2014, 18 more compared to the same period of last year, an official source revealed.»

The Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Roberto Azevedo, complies today with an extensive agenda of exchanges with Cuban authorities.»

Cuba celebrates today the 88th birthday of Fidel Castro, historic leader of a Revolution that since January 1, 1959, opened the doors of national emancipation and became a beacon for Latin America and the world. UNASUR Representives Recall Fidel Castro’s Birthday Young Artists Celebrate Fidel Castro’s Anniversary Fidel Castro: Leader Revolutionary, Survivor Fidel Castro Through the Lens of Roberto Chile »

The photo exhibition “Fidel is Fidel” opened yesterday in Havana, as a tribute by filmmaker Roberto Chile to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro.»

About 200 Cuban physicians will travel today towards several regions of Ecuador, to work in vulnerable and difficult access zones, to contribute to the governmental objective to ensure health services for the entire population.»

Sancti Spiritus is the only city in the country keeping its Latin name.»

Gladys Bejerano, Vice President of the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba, arrived in Bogota leading the island’s delegation that attends the inauguration of Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos.»