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Niger President Issoufou Mahamadou arrived Sunday on an official visit to Cuba aimed at strengthening bilateral relations.»

The presidents of Namibia and Equatorial Guinea, Hifikepunye Pohamba and Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, are paying official visits to Cuba since Saturday, Granma newspaper reported.»

Brazilian researchers released some 10,000 mosquitoes in the city of Rio de Janeiro to fight the deadly dengue fever in the country.»

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro insisted on the need of restructuring the UN with a view to maximize the organization’s decision making ability, with democracy, as Chavez had stated in several opportunities.»

The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, highlighted the speech of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at UN General Assembly.»

The 54th Cuban Baseball Season (SNB for its Spanish acronym) kicked off last Sunday with the game between current champion and runner up, Pinar del Rio and Matanzas.»

Cuban President Raul Castro today congratulated the Contemporary Dance Company on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of its creation by Ramiro Guerra.»

Cuba promotes heritage and cultural sites, as well as sun and beach destinations, in the Top Resa Tourism Fair that continues today at the Exhibition Park of Porte de Versailles in Paris.»

The economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba for more than half a century affects the cooperation that the island is developing with several countries, including the northern nation.»

Cuba reduced by over 78 percent the relative risk of amputation due to diabetic foot ulcers, thanks to a comprehensive program of care for these patients that includes the use of the drug Heberprot-P.»