Moscow, September 22 (PL-RHC) –- Russia''s Trade Union of Nuclear Industry Workers condemns all unilateral sanctions, particularly the US unjust economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba, a leader of that organization said. Union Vice President Yuri Borisov told Prensa Latina that his organization opposes that reprisal that Washington has maintained for over 50 years.... More


Camagüey, September 22 (PL-RHC) –- Reflecting legends and interpreting the external and internal world that surrounds them is the objective of the ceramic exhibition entitled Estos Niños Pintan Sus Vidas (These Children Paint Their Lives), which was inaugurated in the framework of the International Day of Peace on Sunday. Artist Ivan Lopez, who sponsors the initiative, explained that the project started on April 4, 2011 to stimulate creation by children with special needs.... More


Panama City, September 20 (PL-RHC)-- The government of Panama has issued a note underlining the importance of the meeting between Foreign Minister Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado and the President of Cuba, Raúl Castro. The meeting took place at the headquarters of the Council of State in Havana, during which both governments expressed their interest in reviving a bilateral agenda.... More


Madrid, Sept 20 (PL-RHC), – The Cuban antiterrorist fighter Cuban Fernando Gonzalez received in Madrid on Friday, a commemorative medal to honor Dolores Ibárruri, the Passion Flower. "The Cuban Five are an example that Cuba can never subjected to the US, because after all what they did, they could not break the will of these five men," said Jose Luis Centella, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE).... More


Havana, September 20 (PL-RHC), The Cuban province of Holguin reported an infant mortality rate lower than 5 per 1000 live births from January to September this year, according to a report released Friday. Caterine Chivas, head of the Maternal-Child Care Program in this Eastern province, told the Cuban News Agency (AIN) they are immersed in an specialized follow-up process for pregnant women with different diseases.... More


Santiago de Chile, September 20 ( PL-RHC), – The Coordinator of Solidarity with Cuba had a meeting with the president of the Journalists College of Chile, Javiera Olivares, to assess future exchanges on topics of the Caribbean nation. Carlos Lagos and Pedro Bronzic, leaders of the solidarity group, congratulated Olivares on the occasion of her recent election as president of the Journalists College, and presented her with a series of texts related to Cuba.... More


Havana, September 19 (RHC) –- Cuban President Raul Castro held talks on Thursday with Panamanian Vice President and Foreign Minister Isabel de Saint Malo, who paid a one-day visit to the island.... More


United Nations, September 19 (RHC) -– Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Avelardo Moreno reiterated at the UN Security Council the island’s determination to cooperate with international efforts to fight Ebola in western and central Africa.... More


Havana, September 19 (RHC) -– Laotian President Choummaly Sayasone thanked Cuba for its support of his nation's economic development and national independence struggle, during a meeting with Lazara Mercedes Lopez, member of the Cuban Communist Party's Political Bureau, who paid a working visit to that country this week.... More


Hanoi, September 19 (RHC) -– The General Secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong, has held a meeting with the visiting Cuban Vice President of the Council of State, Mercedes Lopez Acea, who paid a working visit to Vietnam as part of a tour of Asian countries.... More


Havana, September 19 (RHC) -- Cuba's Secretary of the Council of State, Homero Acosta Álvarez will speak about the current upgrading of the Cuban judiciary model, a essential step in the sustainable development of the nation.... More


La Habana, 18 sept (RHC).-Los gobiernos de Cuba e Italia firmaron en La Habana un acuerdo que entre otros puntos comprende, el estrechamiento de colaboración policial para luchar contra el crimen organizado y el narcotráfico.... More


Tehran, September 18 (RHC) -- Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Anayansi Rodriguez, reiterated Havana's support to find a peaceful solution to the civil war in Syria through dialogue.... More


El Salvador, September 18 (RHC) -- The government of El Salvador has condemned the economic, financial and commercial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba.... More


Havana, September 18 (RHC) -- The United States' blockade of Cuba has caused an estimated loss of $2.5 billion in tourism receipts, according to a report recently released by Cuban authorities.... More


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