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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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To export, first produce with quality

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It is difficult to find an international visitor in Santa Clara who does stop by the Bormey Peanut House. Before the current pandemic, hundreds arrived every day, determined to purchase the delicious nougat sold there, to take to friends and relatives abroad.
Those with a sweet tooth in nations like Spain and Antigua & Barbuda, among others, will soon be able to purchase the famous peanut bars and other products based on the tasty, nutritious groundnut, without having to board a plane.

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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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Cuban music and musicians shine in Latin Grammys

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Cuban music and musicians garnered most of the nominations in the 2020 Latin Grammy’s Best Traditional Tropical Album category, announced September 29. Of the five phonograms competing, three feature groups from the island and two are from Cuba’s Egrem studios, but all are connected to the cultural resources that have made Cuba one of the most fertile territories in the continent’s musical tradition. ‘Este es nuestro changüí,’ recorded at Egrem’s Siboney Studios in Santiago de Cuba, founded 40 years ago.

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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.

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Confirmed: Donald Trump and his wife test positive for COVID-19

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Previously, and after the rumors of contagion from the president’s adviser, Judd Deere, a spokesman for the White House, said in a statement: “The president takes the health and safety of himself and all those who they work to support him and the American people. ”
Several White House staff members tested positive for the virus, including Katie Miller, Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary, national security adviser Robert O’Brien and one of the president’s personal aides.

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Everything you need to know about the restoration of urban passenger transportation in the capital

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With the reestablishment at dawn today of the confrontation service in the capital, Havana will begin the urban transport of passengers in correspondence to the new stage of flexibilization of restrictive measures . As reported in a press conference, interprovincial transportation for the rest of the country remains suspended for the moment.

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Molecular biology laboratory inaugurated in Ciego de Ávila

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With the opening today of a molecular biology laboratory at the Roberto Rodríguez hospital, in the municipality of Morón, in Ciego de Ávila , Cuba brings to 12 facilities of this type that process samples for the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, in as well as three others enlist in Holguín , Matanzas and Isla de la Juventud.