US officials acknowledged the prestige of Cuba in the fight against drug trafficking and they insisted in the need to expand cooperation accords between Washington and Havana, said the Washington Post.»

Argentina’s former soccer star Diego Maradona is in Havana to prepare new releases of his TV program De Zurda, said the program presenter himself.  »

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi expressed his best wishes and congratulations to the Cuban people and his willingness to support the expansion of bilateral relations with the island.»

Cuban Council of State agreed to call the electors of the country to vote for the delegates to renew the municipal assemblies of People’s Power on April 19, Granma newspaper reported.  »

Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca, arrived in Beijing leading the delegation to the first ministerial meeting of the Forum China-Celac.»

Cuba implemented a National Plan for Prevention and Confrontation of Ebola virus to avoid its entrance and dissemination in the country, Gramma newspaper reported.  »

Escambray online provincial newspaper, which celebrated its 15th anniversary last January 4th, is committed to resemble current times.»

Cuba ended 2014 with a rate of 4.2 per thousand live births, so that the country remains with the lowest infant mortality rate in its history, Granma newspaper reported.»

With an infant mortality rate (IMR) of 3,5 deaths per 1 000 live births in 2014, Sancti Spiritus is once again placed among the Cuban provinces with best results in this important health indicator.»

Dilma Rousseff was sworn in Thursday for a second term as president of Brazil. In her inauguration speech she promised to continue fighting extreme poverty.»