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Raúl sends message of congratulations to President-elect Trump

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Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, yesterday November 9, sent President-elect Donald Trump a message saying, “On the occasion of your election as President of the United States of America, I send you congratulations.”

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Strategic Exercise “Bastión 2016″ scheduled November 16-18

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As part of continuous efforts to maintain the country’s defense preparedness, the Strategic Exercise “Bastión 2016″ is scheduled to take place November 16-18. Objectives include the training of leadership bodies and command staff in different entities responsible for the nation’s defense; and the organization of work to keep the population and troops prepared to respond to different enemy actions.

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Raúl congratulates Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo for victory in Nicaragua

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Cuban President Raúl Castro Ruz congratulated Daniel Ortega and his running mate Rosario Murillo, for their presidential election victory in Nicaragua, this past Sunday November 6. “Dear Daniel and Rosario, I congratulate you for this great electoral victory. Our America can continue counting on you to advance efforts to obtain justice and prosperity for our peoples, and the so-necessary integration of Latin America and the Caribbean” Raúl wrote in a message shared by Cuba’s ambassador in Nicaragua, Eduardo Martínez.

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Another vestige of the Cold War remains in effect 50 years

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Never before in the 50 years of the Cuban Adjustment Act’s history has the United States’ migration policy toward Cuba garnered so much attention and rejection, not only in the country most directly affected, but in the international community, as well, and among nations of the region experiencing its consequences.

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Daniel Ortega: Set for another victory

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“TO every home and every Nicaraguan family, our unwavering commitment to continue changing Nicaragua… cultivating and harvesting victories that allow us to strengthen community life, and advance step by step, eradicating poverty and promoting welfare and rights,” read the closing message of the Sandinista National Liberation Front’s (FSLN) electoral campaign.

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Portugal-Cuba, looking to the future

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“Portugal and Latin America, above all Cuba, have a relationship with a future, because we see this region as one of opportunity, given its growth rates, its youth, and its population’s potential,” said Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, yesterday October 27, in the University of Havana’s Aula Magna, with First Vice President of the Councils of State and Ministers Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez on hand.

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President of Portugal begins state visit to Cuba

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“This visit is proof of the strengthening of political, economic, and cultural relations between Cuba and Portugal,” stated President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, on arrival in Havana, October 25, where he was received by Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations, Rogelio Sierra.

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General Assembly session to vote on U.S. blockade of Cuba begins

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First to speak was the representative of African nations who reaffirmed their support to the Cuban resolution calling for an end to the hostile U.S. policy. He was followed by a speaker from Thailand, representing the Group of 77 +China, who expressed concern given the accumulated damage to the Cuban people caused by the blockade over many years, adding that President Obama could do more.

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Cuban science: A sword and shield against the blockade

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The Cuban scientific community demanded an end to the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on the island – as well as destabilizing and interventionist actions – as vital to advancing toward full normalization of relations in conditions of absolute equality between the two nations.

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Neighborhood debates kick off in Guantánamo

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Committees for the Defense of the Revolution in this heroic town, which borders the illegal U.S. Naval Base in Guan­tánamo, inaugurated activities aimed at discussing and strengthening values (especially anti-imperialism), which will continue across the country through March 2017.