Cuba celebrates Teacher's Day by commemorating the 62nd anniversary of its declaration as a territory free of illiteracy, the first great educational feat of the nascent revolution in the Caribbean island.»
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Chile rejects conservative constitution, leaving Pinochet-era text in force
Chile has voted to reject a new conservative constitution, leaving the text drafted during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in force. With nearly all of the ballots tallied on Sunday night, more than 55 percent of Chileans voted against the text, compared with about 44 percent in favor.»
Cuba agrees to focus efforts on urgent tasks in the country
The 7th Plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) agreed today not to hold the second national conference of that political organization, scheduled for the first quarter of 2024, in order to focus efforts on the fulfillment of urgent tasks.»
EU: Bloc’s decision to not ban public mass surveillance in AI Act sets a devastating global precedent
Intensive technical meetings are set to follow the provisional high-level political deal before a finalised text can be adopted as law. »
Tsunami map strengthens disaster risk reduction in Cuba
Cuba has a tsunami hazard map, another tool to strengthen the disaster risk reduction system here.»
Central Bank of Cuba made the use of Russian MIR cards official
The Central Bank of Cuba (BCC) confirmed today the use of Russian MIR cards as a means of payment throughout the national network of ATMs and Point of Sale Terminals (POS).»
U.S. sends deadly bunker buster bombs to Israel for its war of aggression against Gaza
The United States has sent more weapons to Israel, including deadly bunker buster bombs, to assist the Zionist regime in its war against the besieged Gaza Strip, The Wall Street Journal reports.»
1956 armed uprising in Santiago de Cuba remembered
Cuba commemorates on Thursday the armed uprising staged on November 30, 67 years ago, by the 26th of July Movement (M-26-7) to support the arrival of the Granma yacht along the eastern coast of the country, with 82 expeditionaries on board, led by Fidel Castro.»
Israeli soldier dedicates bombing of Gaza home as birthday gift to daughter
In a shocking video that has surfaced on social media platforms, an Israeli regime soldier is seen detonating a residential building in the besieged Gaza Strip as a “gift” to his two-year-old daughter.»
A rare court hearing on lawsuit against CIA spying on Julian Assange visitors
A U.S. court held an extraordinary hearing on November 16th, where a judge carefully considered a lawsuit against the CIA and former CIA director Mike Pompeo for their alleged role in spying on American attorneys and journalists who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.»