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Serbians Demand Release of Cuban Antiterrorists

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Belgrade, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) More than 100 Serbians demanded the release of the Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly held in the United States, during a ceremony in the city of Pirot, southeast of the country, diplomatic sources informed. With the participation of youth, friends of the Caribbean island, and representatives from many political organizations, attendees referred to the details of the case of Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labañino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando Gonzalez and Rene Gonzalez, the latter already returned to Cuba after completing his prison term).

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Pope Francis Creates Commission to Restructure Vatican’s Economy

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Rome, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) The Vatican announced today the creation of a papal commission that will be in charge of restructuring the economy and the administration of the Vatican, by order of Pope Francis. The commission aims at “simplifying and rationalizing current structures and achieve a more thorough planning of the economic activities of all of the Vatican’s administrations”, noted a communiqué issued by the press office.

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Syria Holds Israel Responsible for Fires in Occupied Golan

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Damascus, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) Syrian authorities accused Israel today of continuing with the policy of causing premeditated fires in the Golan Heights zone, a territory illegally occupied by Israel since 1967. Zayed al-Tahan, member of the Quneitra Government Executive Office, in southern Syria, told local reporters that Israeli occupation authorities started a big fire on Monday afternoon which spread up to the outskirts of Hamidieh and al-Hurrieh, in the Golan area which remains under the Syrian sovereignty.

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Snowden Submits Request for Temporary Asylum in Russia, Says Lawyer

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Moscow, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) Former U.S. Intelligence agent Edward Snowden has officially requested temporary asylum in Russia, said lawyer Anatoli Kucherena today after meeting with Snowden at the airport in this capital. “He filled the application for temporary asylum with my help because he needs advise in juridical and legislative terms. Due to his condition, I met with him for a consultation,” said the lawyer.

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Cuban Parlmt’s Committees to Open Session

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Havana, Jul 3 (Prensa Latina) The ten standing working commissions of the Cuban People’s Power National Assembly will meet in this capital July 4-5, offical source announced. These meetings are part of the activities that precede the First Ordinary Session of the 8th Legislature, scheduled for Saturday, July 6, at Havana’s Conference Center.

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Evo Morales: Cancel Flight Permit Seeks to Silence Social Struggles

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La Paz, Jul 3 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian President Evo Morales today considered that the cancellation of the fight permit to his airplane by various European countries constitutes a pretext to silence the socialist governments social struggles. In a press conference from Vienna’s Schwechat airport, the president said that Spain, Portugal, Italy, and France’s decision to prohibit Bolivian presidential airplane to fly over their territories is part of a policy aimed at causing fear.

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FARC-EP Presented in Havana Proposals for State Restructuring

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Havana, Jul 3 (Prensa Latina) The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) presented today in Cuba about 11 minimum proposals for the democratic restructuring of the State and political reform in the South American country. Prior to the beginning of another day of peace talks with the government of Juan Manuel Santos, the guerrilla

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Ecuadorian Gov’t Rules out to Study Snowden’s Asylum Request

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London, Jul 2 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has ruled out that his government studies the asylum request made by former US intelligence agent Edward Snowden, in an interview with the British The Guardian daily released today.

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Raul Castro Welcomes North Korean Military Delegation

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Havana, July 2 (Prensa Latina) President Raul Castro welcomed in this capital Kim Kyok Sik, Chief of General Staff of the Army of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Both leaders talked about the historic ties between their countries, and expressed the common will to continue the relations, Cuba’s nightly TV news program reported yesterday.DPRK ambassador to Havana Jon Yong Jin, and Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) of Cuba, Army Corps General Leopoldo Cintra Frias participated in the meeting.

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New President Makes Paraguay Return to MERCOSUR Conditional

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Asuncion, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) President elect Horacio Cartes maintained his position today of making conditional Paraguay’s return to MERCOSUR, from which it was suspended after the parliamentarian coup last year. In a brief note issued in Madrid and published here, Cartes, who is returning today to this capital, reiterated his request to be granted the presidency of MERCOSUR in order to return.