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Made in Cuba: The challenge of conquering the market

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Ministry of Foreign Trade reports that a survey has been conducted in all provinces to identify potential exports, since every product or service placed on the world market, no matter the scale, provides needed hard currency. When we hear about a non-state economic actor venturing into import and/or export operations, almost automatically our mind associates such activity with agro-industrial products, equipment, accessories, raw materials….

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Some 15 U.S. cities request Cuban healthcare collaboration

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The absurd inclusion of Cuba in the U.S. State Department list of countries it considers to be sponsors of terrorism, a unilateral decision by former President Donald Trump, has generated condemnations from many countries, organizations and personalities around the world, including the U.S. The Seattle City Council (Washington state) requested that President Joe Biden reverse the inclusion of Cuba on the spurious list.

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Latin America in intensive care

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The health crisis generated by the pandemic continues unchecked in Latin America, where corruption is rampant in the distribution of vaccines; insufficient health coverage is the norm; institutions are overwhelmed; and personnel on the front lines fighting COVID lack basic protective equipment. The region reports 45.6 million infections and one million deaths.

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Silvio Rodríguez joins International Committee promoting Nobel Prize for Cuban doctors

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“Renowned singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez has joined the International Committee mounting a campaign to advocate the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to doctors in Cuba’s Henry Reeve international medical brigade, #BrigadaHenryReeve. #NobelParaLosMédicosCubanos,” the Network in Defense of Humanity reported on the Pensando Américas website and its Twitter account.

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A laborious but positive review for the White House

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Last week, the White House spokesperson announced the will of the Joe Biden government to review US policy toward Cuba, the course of which was notably excoriated by the previous administration. After the numerous steps in the right direction taken in the second term of Barack Obama – in order to establish relations between the two nations despite political and ideological differences – the Trump administration disrupted everything that had been done and frayed relations by maximum possible level.

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Floral tributes from Raúl and Díaz-Canel honor crew members killed in aerial accident

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Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, first secretary of the Party Central Committee, and President of the Republic Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez sent floral wreaths to Havana’s Colon Cemetery yesterday to honor the five crew members who died in an accident on the morning of January 29. The helicopter in which they were traveling from the province of Holguin to Guantanamo crashed into a hillside.

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Cuba reiterates its support for the One China Principle

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Cuba’s Foreign Minister and Party Political Bureau member, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, on his official Twitter account, reaffirmed our country’s invariable, unequivocal position in support of the “One China” principle and condemned interference in the internal affairs of this sister country. The principle establishes that the entire Chinese nation, including the island of Taiwan, is a single country with a legitimate government and capital in Beijing. Respect for this government is a basic requirement for maintaining diplomatic relations with China.

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Cuban patriots, wherever they live, know the blockade is criminal

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President Miguel Díaz-Canel thanked the Cuban émigré community in the United States, who took the lead this Sunday, January 31, in a caravan to denounce the blockade imposed on our country. On his Twitter account, the President emphasized that Cuban patriots, wherever they live, understand that the hostile U.S. policy is a crime against the people of the island, writing, “Cuba thanks its emigrant sons and daughters for the Bridges of Love caravan.”

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Cuban boxing stars fine-tune their skills

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The presence in Cuba recently of the Kazakhstan national boxing team provided a great opportunity for these athletes and the Cuban pre-selection team to perfect essential aspects of their preparation for the Tokyo Olympic Games. These are two of the three national teams with the most consistent results over the last ten years, along with Uzbekistan’s. The Eurasians’ visit to the island is a reflection of their respect for the technical level of the Cuban school of boxing, from which even our most seasoned adversaries know they can learn.

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Cuban President congratulates General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam

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The President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, yesterday February1, tweeted congratulations to Nguyen Phu Trong, who was re-elected as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). Phu Trong, who will assume his third consecutive term, won resounding support given to his capable management of state affairs, including the successful battle waged against the COVID-19 pandemic, according to information released by the national radio station Voice of Vietnam.