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International community condemns hostile U.S. policy toward Cuba

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The world condemns the blockade against Cuba while the United Nations ignores so many years of voting whose vast majority is against

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Threats and coercion will not extract a single concession from Cuba

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Speech by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, during the general debate of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York, September 28, 2019. I would like to convey my sincere condolences to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas for the loss of life and the terrible destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian. I call upon the international community to mobilize resources in order to provide assistance to that country.

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Cuba vs blockade

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The significant negative impact of measures recently adopted by the U.S. to tighten the blockade is not reflected in the following account, since this escalation occurred after the time period analyzed. HEALTH The damage caused by sanctions on Cuba in the field of health is unquestionable. This hostile policy obstructs the acquisition of technology, raw materials, reagents, diagnostic tools, equipment and spare parts, as well as medicines for the treatment of serious diseases like cancer- Between April 2018 and March 2019, damages in this sector amounted to $104,148,178, a figure that far exceeds last year’s estimate of $6,123,498.

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Díaz-Canel continues government visit to review energy situation on the Isle of Youth

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The President of Cuba´s Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, continues his government visit to check on energy measures adopted in different regions of the country given current challenges. In a tweet, the President reported that authorities in the Isle of Youth had explained steps taken to maintain stability in the municipality’s economic and social life, despite the fuel shortage.

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Díaz-Canel reviews response to energy contingency in Sancti Spíritus

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Measures adopted in Sancti Spíritus to respond to the national energy contingency, with fuel shortages impacting the economy, were evaluated this morning during a working meeting chaired by Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Councils of State and of Ministers.

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Juan Almeida’s love for the homeland and music

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Music ran through not only Juan Almeida’s veins – as the saying goes – but in his very existence, which had all the ingredients for a good bolero or guaracha. The humble young bricklayer, who at 26 years of age joined the revolutionary struggle, managed to live one of the most unique love stories known today: love for the homeland and music.

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Cuba calls Anti-imperialist Solidarity Conference for Democracy and against Neoliberalism

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To discuss the needed articulation of movements, organizations and groups focused on the struggle against imperialism, the Cuban Social Movement Coalition has called an Anti-imperialist Solidarity Conference for Democracy and against Neoliberalism, November 1-3, in Havana’s International Conference Center.

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The most severe and failed unilateral measure

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Damages of 138,843,400,000 dollars at current prices, were caused Cuba as a result of the economic, commercial, financial blockade imposed by the United States for almost 60 years, leading to quantifiable harm, taking into account the depreciation of the dollar in relation to gold on the international market, of more than 922,630,000,000, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla announced on September 29, presenting a report on the impact of this inhuman policy.

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Declaration 19th ALBA-TCP political council

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The Foreign Affairs Ministers of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas – Peoples’ Treaty of Commerce (ALBA-TCP), assembled at its 19th Political Council, in the context of the 74th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization (UN), hereby convey the following agreements.

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Raúl and Díaz-Canel receive Evo Morales on his way to New York

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The First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, Raúl Castro, and President Miguel Díaz-Canel received Bolivia’s President, Evo Morales, Sunday evening, during a stopover in Havana on his way to New York, where he will participate in the high level segment of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, as reported on the Cuban Presidency’s twitter account.