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Cuba saves, heals and sows the seeds of our future

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Beginning Monday, October 12, Cuba will begin a new normality, after months of an extremely difficult reality battling the pandemic, while facing the increasingly aggressive blockade imposed by the United States and without renouncing efforts to advance our economic and social strategies, reported President of the Republic Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, yesterday on the Mesa Redonda television program.

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Díaz-Canel: In Cuba, life is our principal treasure

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The Cuban strategy to confront COVID-19 has been effective and is showing positive results, stated President of the Republic Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, during his presentation on the Mesa Redonda television program, October 8, of modifications made based on current conditions, to improve the national prevention and control plan, which were approved during the last meeting of the Political Bureau, presided by the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee’s first secretary, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz.

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Che is here, alive

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Che himself affirms, “The true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love,” leaving us another creed to steer us along the road of just causes.
These are times to live this love, turn it into action, into an example, struggle… not a slogan, or a cold image sculpted in bronze, but rather the common man, the everyday person who, without asking a single question, marches off to save lives, unaware that he or she is a hero.

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One party, Fidel’s

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In a process not exempt from tension and disagreement, the three revolutionary groups that contributed to defeating the dictatorship worked to establish unity, with Fidel’s leadership and political pedagogy, culminating in the announcement of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, October 3, 1965

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Raúl presides Political Bureau meeting

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The agenda included analysis of several laws that will be submitted to the National Assembly of People’s Power for approval, among these were the Law of the President and the Vice President of the Republic; one governing Revocation of elected members of People’s Power bodies; the law establishing Organization and Functioning of the Provincial Government of People’s Power; as well as the Law of Municipal Administration Council Organization and Functioning.

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Cuba denies news of the alleged release of two abducted Cuban doctors

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Juan Antonio Fernández Palacios, general director of Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs department of Press, Communication and Image, denied information that was circulated this morning and been repeated by the press and on digital social media, regarding the alleged release of the two abducted Cuban doctors, Assel Herrera Correa and Landy Rodríguez Hernández.

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The blockade has been tightened to an unprecedented, criminal level

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In view of the effects caused of economic persecution by the United States government, with the blockade tightened to an unprecedented, criminal level, the second secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, José Ramón Machado Ventura, stated in this city that production of the food the country requires, despite limited availability of inputs, is key to mitigating the effects of hostile U.S. policy. Presiding a review of agricultural programs being implemented in the province, Machado Ventura insisted on optimum use of all resources.

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40 contracts signed by Cuban exporters with non-state producers

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“Since the effective date, more than a month ago, of rules governing relations between companies specializing in foreign trade services and non-state forms of management, 40 contracts have been signed to carry out some type of operation, in accordance with the country’s strategy approved to boost the national economy and place all players on an equal footing.” This is the news reported to Granma by Vivian Herrera, General Director of Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investment (Mincex)

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Trump puts his security forces at risk and leaves the hospital to greet followers

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President Donald Trump wanted to show on Sunday that he is recovering from Covid-19 by briefly showing himself to his followers, an exit too risky for the other occupants of the vehicle, according to medical experts, a day before the possible return of the president to the House White. Surprisingly, a caravan of black vehicles emerged outside the Walter Reed Hospital and from one of the Trump cars, wearing a mask, greeted his supporters gathered outside that establishment on the outskirts of Washington.

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Tornado in El Berrinche, San Cristóbal, Artemisa

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During the afternoon of today between 07: 20-07: 45 pm (23: 20-23: 45UTC), a strong storm affected areas of the municipality of San Cristóbal and a tune was observed in the town of El Berrinche. According to information provided by local residents, the tornado moved to the north and traveled approximately 900m. Until the moment this note is prepared, there have been reports of damage to the electrical service and homes with partial and total roof damage. Taking into account the affectations it is classified as an F1.