Moscow, October 21 (RHC),-- Russia’s Lower House or Duma has approved a motion to the UN General Assembly and international parliamentary groups calling for the end of the economic, financial and trade blockade of Cuba imposed by the United States in 1961.... More


Havana, Oct. 21 (RHC) The Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, is here in Cuba, attending a regional meeting on the medical aspect of the assistance and protection against chemical weapons.... More


Havana, October 21 (NNN-EFE) -- The countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America, ALBA, have agreed on an action plan to combat and protect themselves from Ebola.... More


Sancti Spíritu, Oct. 21 (RHC)-- Members of the visiting contingent of the Juan Rius Rivera solidarity brigade arrived Tuesday in the central province of Sancti Spíritu, where they will develop a packed program of activists that includes exchanges with locals and veterans of the Cuban revolution.... More


Tampa, Oct. 21 (RHC-AP) — Leaders from The Florida Aquarium in Tampa visited Cuba to discuss a possible partnership with the Havana's National Aquarium.... More


Havana, October 20 (RHC) -- The countries of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) regional bloc put together an action plan for a joint response to the Ebola pandemic in Africa. The Final Declaration of the ALBA Extraordinary Summit on Ebola lists as one of its main objectives the strengthening of "professional development for experts in the treatment of Ebola patients" and the "provision of the required medical personnel and supplies for a successful campaign against the disease. "... More


Havana, October 20 (RHC) -- The world must confront Ebola in West Africa to prevent what could become one of the worst pandemics in human history, Cuban President Raul Castro told Heads of State and senior representatives of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) on Monday.... More


Havana, October 20 (PL-RHC)-- Heads of State and senior representatives of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) met today in Havana for a special summit to coordinate actions to fight the Ebola outbreak in Africa and prevent its further spread.... More


Havana, October 20 (RHC) -- David Navarro, special envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Ebola, described as “extraordinary” the contribution of Cuba to the fight against this epidemic affecting West Africa.... More


Managua, October 20 (RHC) -- The economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba is violating all rationality, agreements, and principles of international law, according to Nicaraguan legislator Carlos Emilio Lopez.... More


New York, October 20 (RHC) -– Editors of the New York Times joined representatives of governments and international organizations in praising Cuba’s impressive role in combating Ebola. ... More


Algiers, October 20 (RHC) -- Cuban Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Rogelio Sierra Diaz, in Algiers on Sunday, highlighted the high level of historic relations between Algeria and Cuba.... More


Havana, October 20 (RHC) Cuban President Raul Castro urged presidents of ALBA-TCP members to take special measures to prevent the lethal Ebola virus to affect the region, during the opening early Monday of the special meeting in Havana to analyze a strategy to deal with this crisis.... More


Havana, October 20 (RHC-acn) Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived in Havana early Monday to attend the extraordinary Summit on Ebola by the members of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Trade Agreement of Peoples (ALBA-TCP).... More


Havana, October 20 (RHC-acn) Heads of State and Government of country members of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Trade Agreement of Peoples (ALBA-TCP) arrived in Havana for a Special Summit to discuss issues regarding the struggle against Ebola.... More


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