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Information from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Cuba

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Between April 18-21 a delegation from the United States President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities will visit Cuba, composed of executives of this Committee and other U.S. institutions, as well as a large group of artists and intellectuals, among other guests.

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Ninth imported case of Zika virus confirmed

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The ninth imported case of Zika virus has been confirmed in a Cuban from the municipality of Cotorro, Havana, residing in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, who arrived in the country on April 8.

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Cuban industry to assemble nearly two thousand wheelchairs

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The Cuban iron and steel industry will assemble almost two thousand wheelchairs this year, for the public health system and to meet the needs of people with disabilities.This important work forms part of the import-substitution projects conducted annually by the Ministry of Industry, in accordance with guideline no. 87 of the Economic and Social Policy Guidelines of the Party and the Revolution.

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Intellectuals call to mobilize against right wing attacks in Latin America

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The Network of Intellectuals, Artists and Social Movements in the Defense of Humanity ended its 12th encounter on April 11, with a Final Declaration expressing its resounding support for the people of Venezuela and its legitimate government led by Nicolás Maduro, and their solid resistance against efforts by the United States and domestic oligarchy to destroy the Bolivarian Revolution.

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Our Party was born during the historic days of Girón

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A gala cultural event will take place tonight, April 15, at the National Theater in Havana, to honor the 55th anniversary of the victory at Playa Girón and celebrate the opening of the 7th Party Congress. Delegates and guests at the Congress from across the country will attend the event, set to include performances by outstanding artists representing the most authentic expressions of Cuban culture.

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Cleber tractors, engines of change between Cuba and the United States

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“All our lives we have been used to being called revolutionaries,” Saul Berenthal and Horace Clemmons respond almost in unison, the founders of a tractor company seeking to build the first U.S. plant in Cuba since January 1959.

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Fidel visits school: Photo gallery

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On April 6, Fidel visited the Vilma Espín Educational Center in the Havana municipality of Playa, where he participated in a tribute to the revolutionary heroine for which the school is named, and interacted enthusiastically with children and staff.

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Eighth imported case of Zika virus confirmed

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The eighth imported case of Zika virus has been confirmed, in a 58 year old Cuban cultural collaborator, a resident of Isabela de Sagua in the municipality of Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara province, who arrived from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on March 30.

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Fidel Castro pays tribute to Vilma Espín

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He visited the Vilma Espín educational center located in the Havana municipality of Playa, where, along with preschool and elementary students and teachers, he participated in a tribute to the founder of the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC), held on the 86th anniversary of Vilma’s birth.

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Raúl congratulates Central Army

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On the occasion of the 55th anniversary of this command – born amidst increasing enemy hostility, the heat of the struggle against bandits, and just a few days before the mercenary invasion at Playa Girón – I congratulate you on this date for the results achieved in your sacred mission of defending the homeland.