Cuba's Food Industry Minister Manuel Sobrino said that the measures implemented to boost agricultural production show effectiveness in this sector, particularly in milk and meat deliveries to processing plants, two essential items for the population that replace imports.»
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Avoidable tragedies
More than 175 dead, a hundred missing and around 200 injured is the provisional balance of the landslides that affected the mountainous city of Petrópolis, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, according to a count published on Monday by authorities.»
Cuban authorities ratify zero-tolerance against drug trafficking
The Cuban state's fight against international drug trafficking led to the seizure of 4,162.23 kilograms of narcotics in 2021, said Colonel Héctor González Hernández, deputy chief of the Anti-Drug Confrontation Division of the Technical Directorate of Investigations (DTI).»
Cuba’s President asks to encourage interest in exact sciences
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel called on the country's academics to encourage the love for exact and natural sciences with attractive methods from an early age»
Havana’s Casa de las Américas calls Musicology Prize
The Havana-based Casa de las Américas has called on Latin American and Caribbean composers to participate in the 18th edition of its Musicology Contest, which will be held online this time due to the Covid-19 pandemic.»
Cuban Baseball Federation announces new contracts abroad
The Cuban Baseball Federation announced contracts for 12 athletes in summer circuits abroad, in addition to those already enlisted in Japan.»
Europe prepares media marathon against blockade of Cuba
The coordinators of the Europe for Cuba channel, José Antonio Toledo and Patricia Pérez, today offered details on the preparations for the media marathon convened on April 2 and 3 to denounce and condemn the U.S. blockade against the island.»
Legal process after riots in Cuba respected defendants’ guarantees
The legal process after the July 11 riots in Cuba respected the guarantees of the detainees and the country's laws, said authorities of the judicial system and relatives of the accused.»
U.S. blockade extends its effects to MEPs
Members of the European Parliament denounced the impact of the U.S. blockade against Cuba, and its extraterritorial scope, after a delegation of the Left Group of that body faced obstacles to travel to the island»
COVAX falls short on vaccine delivery goal
The World Health Organization says nations reported 21 million new coronavirus cases last week — the highest weekly toll of the pandemic. »