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Novel molecule shows promising results against COVID-19

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Committed to the battle against COVID-19 from the outset of the pandemic, the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) made available to the national health system not only its capacity to produce Recombinant Alpha 2b Human Interferon, but also analyzed, and submitted for the consideration of Cuban medical specialists, research linked to the development of new molecules.

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U.S. government silence denounced

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During an online press conference May 12, from the Ministry’s headquarters in Havana, Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, denounced the U.S. government´s complicit silence in the wake of the April 30 terrorist attack on our country’s embassy in Washington. Rodríguez identified the perpetuator as Alexander Alazo Baró, an individual of Cuban origin who has lived in the United States since 2010.

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Itolizumab monoclonal antibody in the COVID-19 battle

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In 2014 the novel medication won a National Award from the Cuban Academy of Sciences (ACC) in the Biomedical Sciences arena, and since April, this year, the humanized monoclonal antibody, Itolizumab, has been included in the country’s COVID-19 treatment protocol. To learn first-hand about the characteristics and indications of this drug, created at the Center for Molecular Immunology (CIM), and winner of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Gold Medal in 2015.

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Survival

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Neide, at 47 years of age, had never donated blood before, not even thought about it, but it would have been hard to imagine the circumstances under which she actually did. Yes, the circumstances, because today’s circumstances accentuate everything that is human and good in a gesture like this. The circumstances, the COVID pandemic, made her donation exceptionally valuable.

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U.S. includes Cuba on infamous list of countries that do not cooperate in fighting terrorism

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The State Department notified the U.S. Congress on May 12 that Iran, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela and Cuba were certified under Section 40A (a) of the Arms Export Control Act as “not fully cooperating” with U.S. anti-terrorism efforts in 2019. The State Department’s official website published the notification, clarifying that Cuba has now been reinstated on the infamous list from which it was removed in 2015.

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Cuba: 570 children the counterrevolution attempted to kill

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The history of hatred toward Cuba of the most violent enemies of the Revolution is only one, from the first act of terror to the recent armed assault on our embassy in Washington. The motives behind all the attacks are the same (intolerance, commitment to the empire of capital, impunity for vice and the exploitation of man), and although the perpetrators and hit men have varied, the terrorist threat against the island remains the same.

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Cuba in favorable range on COVID-19 evolutionary curve, but strict preventative measures remain in place

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The Cuban Ministry of Public Health confirmed that the island remains in the favorable range on the COVID-19 epidemic’s evolutionary curve, despite May 2 seeing the highest number of confirmed infections since the first case was detected here March 11. Dr. Francisco Durán, head of Epidemiology at the ministry, reported during his daily press conference May 5, that the number of patients recovered, over the last few days, is greater than that of new cases, producing this positive trend.

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Terrorism against Cuba began immediately after the Revolution

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A “mentally disturbed” individual drives his vehicle a hundred miles with an assault rifle and ammunition, stops in the middle of the night in the heart of Washington D.C., a short distance from the White House, and opens fire on an embassy. He offers no resistance to police once the planned attack is over. Yes, planned, because according to what he told authorities in charge of the investigation cited by Cuba Money Project.

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Non-Aligned Movement Virtual Summit

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The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Virtual Summit “United against COVID-19″ is being held this Monday, May 4, via videoconference, chaired by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. The meeting is taking place in the format of the Contact Group, which includes regional representatives. The President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, is participating in the videoconference this morning, May 4, accompanied by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez and José Ángel Portal Miranda, minister of Public Health.

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Venezuela neutralizes attempted terrorist landing

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Venezuelan Minister of the Interior, Justice and Peace Nestor Reverol reported yesterday, May 3, the capture of an armed group which attempted to enter the country, landing on the coastline in the state of La Guaira, 30 kilometers from Caracas. Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López issued a statement indicating that the Bolivarian National Armed Forces categorically rejects such acts of irrational violence.