Blog Archives June 2023

ZAPPING: A New Soap Opera Horizons?

Some viewers who are already with gray hair may associate the Cuban soap opera Asuntos pendientes (Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Cubavisión) with the soap operas that were thought decades ago for the popular Cuban Television program Horizontes.»

Iranian president arrives in Cuba to begin official visit

Iranian president arrives in Cuba to begin official visit

The president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, began an official visit to Cuba on Wednesday, the last stop on his tour of Latin America. The Iranian president arrived at Jose Marti International Airport at 9:30 p.m. local time and was received by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez.»

Díaz-Canel calls G-77 + China Summit in Havana

Díaz-Canel calls G-77 + China Summit in Havana

According to a message posted this morning on his Twitter account, the Head of State said that "the occasion should serve to strengthen our unity and decide on collective and practical actions to effectively face contemporary challenges"»

Che Guevara is still a referent

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No one could have foreseen that the boy born on June 14, 1928 in Rosario, Argentina, would become the legendary Che. But it happened: Ernesto Guevara de la Serna was one of the greatest men of the 20th century.»

After UK rejects appeal, activists say Biden must drop Julian Assange’s extradition

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Press freedom groups on Thursday said that following the United Kingdom High Court's rejection of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's appeal against his extradition order to the United States, U.S. President Joe Biden has a choice to make: continue with the federal case against the publisher or stand on the side of journalists everywhere and drop the charges against Assange.»

Fidel’s anti-imperialist destiny

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During the war of national liberation, between 1956 and 1959, Batista’s tyranny was backed by the U.S. government to annihilate the Rebel Army.»