Havana, Cuba | Xinhua | As a new virus variant has been detected in many countries, Cuban resident Raymond Perez has fortified himself with more robust COVID-19 preventive measures. “Hygiene is essential to reduce the risk of being infected by the virus,” he said after strengthening handwashing behavior at his …
Read More »Cuba to present resolution to lift U.S. trade embargo at UN General Assembly
Havana, Cuba | Xinhua | Cuba will again submit a resolution against the U.S. trade embargo at this year’s United Nations General Assembly in November, Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said Thursday. “After more than 60 years of siege, that policy impacts, like never before, Cuban families inside and …
Read More »Cuba detects first monkeypox case in Italian tourist
Havana, Cuba | XINHUA | – Cuba detected its first case of the monkeypox virus in a male Italian tourist, the Cuban Ministry of Public Health said late Saturday. The tourist arrived in Cuba on Aug. 15 and has been hospitalized in critical condition, the ministry said in a statement. …
Read More »Museveni calls for implementation of barter trade with Cuba
Kampala, Uganda| THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said Uganda and Cuba would benefit a great deal if they exchanged each other’s goods and services. Museveni made the remarks while meeting with a Cuban delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodriguez. In the meeting, the two leaders …
Read More »Speaker Among commends Cuba for support to Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker Anita Among has commended the Government of Cuba for its continued support towards the implementation of various development programmes in Uganda. Among made the remarks during a meeting with Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs at Hotel Africana in Kampala on Sunday, 26 …
Read More »Cuban president congratulates Raul Castro on 91st birthday
Havana, Cuba | Xinhua | Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has congratulated the leader of Cuba’s socialist revolution Raul Castro on his 91st birthday. “Congratulations, my Army General on your 91st (birthday). Thank you for your teachings, example, confidence and optimism. With you at the forefront, a certainty always emerges: Yes, …
Read More »Vaccination over 60% as Cuba reports lowest number of daily infections in four months
Havana, Cuba | Xinhua | Cuba reported on Saturday the lowest number of daily infections of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in four months, with 1,393 cases registered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 944,431. In Cuba, an accelerated mass immunization process against COVID-19 is underway, in which …
Read More »Decades-old U.S. blockade still brings hardships to Cubans
Havana, Cuba | XINHUA | The U.S. embargo on Cuba, which began in the 1960s, continues to make life difficult for the Cuban people, Cuba’s Prensa Latina news agency reported on Friday. In an opinion piece released on the news agency’s website, Por Xin Ping, a commentator on international affairs, …
Read More »Cuba sets new record for daily COVID-19 cases, Abdala vaccinations stepped up
Havana, Cuba | Xinhua | Cuba once again set a record for the number of daily cases of COVID-19, with 3,475 infections and 15 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday. The ministry’s director of hygiene and epidemiology, Francisco Duran, said in his …
Read More »Cuba boosts housing program despite COVID-19 pandemic
Havana, Cuba | XINHUA | Dianelis Chavero, a 43-year-old public transport employee living in Havana’s 10 de Octubre district, is eager to move into a brand-new apartment the government has allocated to her family. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the tightening U.S. economic sanctions against the Caribbean nation, thousands of …
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