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The many child victims of the same killer

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VENEZUELAN boy, Geovanny, and Iraqi, Qasim, never met. The first, aged just six, died when his heart stopped while waiting for a bone marrow transplant to be undertaken in an Italian hospital, through an agreement with the Venezuelan state-owned oil company, PDVSA. Donald Trump’s sanctions against Venezuela, affecting the Bolivarian nation’s accounts in European banks, resulted in the cancellation of the program, and Geovanny’s death.

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“A doctor is only a slave to his humanistic vocation”, letter from a Cuban doctor in Venezuela

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As a health professional trained by the revolution in the teachings of Marti, Che and Fidel, I believe in altruism, humanism and internationalism, which constitute the essence of medical education in my country, applying what the Apostle will express: “Helping those in need is not only part of duty, it is part of happiness”.

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Díaz-Canel on government visit to Villa Clara

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Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers in undertaking a government visit to the province of Villa Clara, which today included several stops and a visit to the new electro-chemical plant in Sagua la Grande.

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Cuba and China do not forget their roots

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The First Deputy Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, Army Corps General Álvaro López Miera, received on Tuesday morning the Director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, Admiral Miao Hua, who began a working visit to Cuba, with the aim of exchanging experiences in the political-ideological and cultural fields.

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U.S. lies and threats against Cuba denounced around the world

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Voices around the world continue to condemn new U.S. sanctions on Cuba, in particular the recent activation of the Helms-Burton Act’s Title III.

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FitCuba 2019

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The good news of the arrival of two million visitors to Cuba so far this year, the International Tourism Fair, FitCuba 2019, kicked off with Cuban Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz officially opening the event on May 7, in Havana’s International Conference Center.

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Peru and Cuba to advance sports cooperation

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Sports authorities in Peru and Cuba discussed the common interest in updating their bilateral collaboration agreement, and exchanged ideas on its terms.

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Ceballos agricultural enterprise begins export of fresh mango

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The province’s agricultural pole has broadened its portfolio of export products with the first deliveries of fresh mango to several European countries, another positive development here that contributes to the national economy.

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Cuban women, Marianas all, from the depths of their souls

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Gratitude and respect for Cuban mothers marked the day, Sunday May 12, for these women known to be “protective and tender, firm and demanding,” as President Miguel Díaz-Canel noted in a tweet on Mothers Day, which included a special tribute to Mariana Grajales, in Santiago de Cuba.

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Trump intent on erasing Palestine

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U.S. President Donald Trump has come up with what he calls the “Deal of the Century,” the sole purpose of which is to finally remove Palestine from the world stage and put an end to the existence of the state.