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Cuban medical cooperation makes positive contribution in the Caribbean

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During this week’s meeting of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) in Havana, mention will surely be made of the wellbeing and hope which Cuban medical cooperation has brought to peoples of the region.

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New group of Cuban doctors in South Africa

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A new group of 22 Cuban doctors arrived May 29 in South Africa to continue the fulfillment of a cooperation agreement signed by Fidel Castro and Nelson Mandela exactly 20 years ago.

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Cuba Supports Latin American Vision of Development Goals

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Cuba has called for Latin American and Caribbean vision in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations. The statement was made by the Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment (MINCEX), Rodrigo Malmierca, who heads the Cuban delegation to the 36th session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which concluded Friday.

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The twisted truth of the right wing

Venezuela COMITIVA DELEGACION

“And your lie, even if it is repeated a thousand times, will never be true,“ reads the second sentence of a message sent last week by Luis Almagro, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

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A scientific facility committed to life

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The Molecular Immunology Center (CIM) is part of a Cuban plan to develop treatments for cancer and other autoimmune diseases using biotechnological methods, creating important medicines benefiting the population’s health, and contributing to the growth of exports.

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President Maduro receives Cuban Foreign Minister

MADURO Y BRUNA

The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, who concluded a two-day visit to the South American nation on May 24, as reported by Prensa Latina.

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The results of solidarity

EVO MALMIERCA

Diplomatic relations between Cuba and Bolivia were reestablished on January 11, 1983, during the government of President Hernán Siles Zuazo. With the rise to power of Evo Morales Ayma, the first indigenous president in Bolivia’s history, bilateral cooperation reached new levels, maintained to this day.

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Raúl receives Kim Yong Chol, Special Envoy of the President of the Workers’ Party of Korea

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On the afternoon of Tuesday, May 24, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) Central Committee, received Kim Yong Chol, a member of the Politburo of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK). During the fraternal meeting, both officials confirmed their mutual interest in strengthening the historic ties which unite the two Parties, governments and peoples.

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New Archbishop of Havana assumes his post

ARZOVISPO HABANA

The ceremony was attended by Salvador Valdés Mesa, member of the Party Political Bureau and a vice president of the Council of State; Caridad Diego, head of the Party Central Committee Office of Religious Affairs; Party and government authorities of the capital; and members of the diplomatic corps accredited to Cuba.

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Irregular weather in Cuba: A challenge

TIEMPO CUBA

The drought which has been affecting Cuba since 2014 has had an significant impact on the country’s water resources, agriculture and other economic activities. However, the start of the rainy season now begs the question whether this marks an end to the country’s dry spell.