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Cuba had already reported four previous Zika cases, all related to persons who contracted the disease in Venezuela»

The US departments of Treasury and Commerce announced new regulations that modify some aspects of the sanctions against Cuba, while maintaining the main body of the economic, commercial and financial blockade»

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia sent a letter to Raul Castro, in which he thanked the Cuban authorities for creating all the necessary conditions for the meeting he held with Pope Francis»

The Cimarron Theater Company and Havana’s Theater Center will present today the Caliban Distinction 2016 to the multi-state Telesur channel, for preserving and reinforcing Latin American and Caribbean culture»

US President Barack Obama will visit Cuba on 21 and 22 March, the White House confirmed today in a statement. The news circulated yesterday by the world, attributed to unnamed administration sources»

Army General Raul Castro, president of the Councils of State and Ministers, received Tuesday Raul Sendic Rodriguez, vice-president of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, who is on  official visit to Cuba»

Cuban scientists sequenced the complete genome of viral strains collected at different stages of the epidemic, to demonstrate that it was not a laboratory contamination»

Speaking to reporters after the visit, Mujica said that he talked with Fidel about a number of issues, including the recent proliferation of the Zika virus»

The Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), held in Ecuador, focused on the economic crisis, the epidemic caused by the Zika virus and the peace process in Colombia  »

US President Barack Obama thanked the Cuban government for hosting the peace talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces guerrillas»