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Fidel: another battle, another victory

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On the 94 anniversary of his birth, Fidel’s contribution to science and life is as relevant today as ever, and will be into the futureHe taught us to wage battles and emerge victorious. Ever the great strategist, he foresaw all the variables that could appear. He prepared the forces, conceived possible scenarios, studied the enemy and was always present on the front lines with his troops.

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The pride of Cubans

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The greater the brilliance of his actions for the good of all, deeper is the hate of our enemies, who hope to discredit the motivation behind his efforts. I am proud to be Cuban for many reasons. One of these is to have been a contemporary of Fidel, which has allowed me to understand the origin of all the slander that our adversaries attempt to use.

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Cuban baseball: All out for development, but not at all costs

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Baseball director addresses return of teams to the field for Cuba’s 60th National Series, and player eligibility for the season
• Since August 1, ballplayers have been back on the field. As stipulated in the sports movement’s post-epidemic action plan, teams participating in the 60th National Series, set to begin September 12, began training on that date.

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A Cuban nurse saves an Algerian infant

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The infant is safe, he will not be among the 15,000 children under five years of age who are dying everyday of poverty and curable diseases, according to UNICEF. Another African child, in this case Algerian, has lost a mother, much too soon. She left without hearing the baby babble the sacred syllable and word; the first words that every human attempts to utter: “Ma, ma; mama.”

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The largest field hospital in Venezuelan history can count on Cuba’s solidarity

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The Caracas Polyhedron sports arena, now the largest field hospital in Venezuelan history, is treating COVID-19 patients as part of the Bolivarian government’s effort to address the pandemic, according to Delcy Rodríguez, the country’s Executive Vice President, who added that the facility which opened August 2 has a capacity of 1,200 beds, with 300 in individual cubicles, to provide free, quality health care.

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Abiding by sanitary measures must be the rule

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Although these regulations are now well known, and defended by the majority of the population, some continue to defy danger, and violate them casually, as if it were not a crime to put the lives of others at risk, and undermine the tireless work of health personnel battling a lethal, highly contagious enemy

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The joint work of all key to COVID-19 recovery

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The epidemiological situation remains stable in the majority of the nation’s provinces and the Isle of Youth special municipality, with only Havana and Artemisa exhibiting alarming incidence rates.Yesterday, August 3, with 208 active cases of COVID-19 reported nation-wide, including 24 more confirmed the previous day.

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Díaz-Canel: You took the light of hope, affection and solidarity on these missions

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“…You took the light of hope, affection and solidarity on these missions,” stated the President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, addressing health professionals who, as part of the Henry Reeve Contingent, joined the COVID-19 battle in the Italian city of Turin and in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, during a meeting July 29, held at the La Pradera International Health Center to welcome them home, in which Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz also participated, among other national authorities.

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With fewer cases, more testing

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ith one case reported on June 29 and the closing of the local transmission event in the Havana municipality of La Lisa, Cuba is moving forward in controlling the COVID-19 epidemic. Despite the favorable numbers – only 39 active cases and 95% of patients recovered – Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz, insisted on not letting down our guard and maintaining active monitoring in communities, which have had a positive impact on the pandemic’s evolution in Cuba.

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Cuba answers slander with more solidarity

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It is unlikely that an island country like the Turks and Caicos, barely visible on a world map, would make headlines in the corporate media. Even less so when the news involves Cuban solidarity, inconvenient for the powers that be, capitalist governments that consider healthcare just another commodity. This tiny archipelago is home to a people who cannot escape the dangers of the pandemic and need help.