The book “Hugo Chavez: Mi primera vida: Conversaciones con Ignacio Ramonet”, a biographic interview to late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, is a best seller this summer in Cuba, it was reported.»
Cuba Rejects Statements by Portuguese Official against Medical Cooperation
Cuban Ambassador to Portugal Johana Tablada has strongly rejected critical statements against Cuban medical cooperation in that country made by the president of the Bastonario da Ordem dos Medicos.»
Fidel Congratulated Maduro for His Extraordinary Solidarity with the People of Gaza
Fidel described his meeting with Nicolas Maduro as useful and says he praised his gesture with the people of the Gaza Strip, scene of the most dramatic events taking place in today’s world.»
Fidel Castro Awarded Honoris Causa Doctorate in Argentina
The National University of Lanus (UNLa) in Argentina has granted the Title of Doctor Honoris Causa to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, for his Latin Americanism, solidarity, and humanitarian work.»
Assange’s Defense Team Calls for UN Intervention
The defense team of the Australian computer expert and journalist Julian Assange is demanding UN intervention in the case, announced his lawyer, the Spanish jurist Baltasar Garzón, in a statement released by the press.»
NAM: Cuba Denounces New U.S. Subversive Actions
Cuba denounced at the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) new actions by the U.S. government to destabilize the island, diplomatic sources informed today.»
La Felicidad Canal under Construction in Sancti Spiritus
In order to support the cultivation of soybean in Ciego de Avila southern territory, the construction of the first section of La Felicidad canal was started in Sancti Spiritus.»
Sancti Spiritus: Topes de Collantes Venue of Nature Photography Contest
Topes de Collantes, declared Protected Landscape, will be host from September 15 to 20, of the 3rd Nature Photography Contest organized by the tourism group Gaviota S.A.»
Cuba: Death Due to Traffic Accidents on the Rise
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.»
WTO: Cuba Looks for Its Own Means
World Trade Organization’s general director Roberto Azevedo welcomed the process underway in Cuba to find its own ways towards its larger presence in world economy and trade.»
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