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Cuban anti-terrorist fighter Rene Gonzalez recalled that terrorist actions against the island have been taking place since 1959, as Cubans recalled the 1976 bombing in mid-air of a civilian airliner with 73 people on board.
Several activities will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, October 8th, in the central Cuban province of Villa Clara to honor world-renowned revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara on the occasion of the 47th anniversary of his death in combat in Bolivia.
At the end of her visit to Argentina in support of the Cuban humanitarian missions, Dr. Aleida Guevara March, daughter of legendary guerrilla fighter Ernesto Che Guevara, demanded freedom for three Cuban fighters against terrorism still incarcerated in the United States.
An article published on US newspaper The Washington Post highlighted the importance of Cuba''s medical assistance to African countriers hit by the Ebola virus in the wake of arrival of 165 Cuban professionals to Freetoewn, Sierra Leone.
Titled "In the Medical Response to Ebola, Cuba is Punching Far Above its Weight," the article refers to Cuba's medical collaboration in West Africa at the request of the World Health Organization.
The Indonesian ambassador to Cuba, Teiseran F. Cornelis, condemned here the extraterritorial nature of the United States economic blockade against Cuba and said it is an obstacle to market expansion to distant countries.
Venezuelan media on Saturday highlighted the article written by the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, entitled "Los Heroes de Nuestra Epoca" (The Heroes of Our Time) and published in Granma newspaper.
"16 years of imprisonment have passed during which our friends have expressed their maximum commitment to Cuba, and put their professional and family life second to this constant struggle, Alicia and Bill form part of this selfless friendship", Kenia Serrano, president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) said on awarding the Friendship Medal of the Republic of Cuba to Alicia Jrapko, coordinator of the International Committee for the Freedom of the Five in the United States and her husband, Bill Hackwell, photographer and member of the organization.
That evening, two people were celebrating their birthdays. I don’t know how old they were, and right then it didn’t seem to matter, given that in a few moments they would be setting off to perhaps the last place anyone would want to go. On the tarmac of José Martí International Airport they boarded the IL-96 plane which would take them directly to Sierra Leone.
Cuba, which started diplomatic relations with Malaysia in 1975, is determined to enhance bilateral relations, pending their 40th anniversary of friendship next year, Cuban Embassy Charge D' Affairs Yanila Reyes Paret said.
Cuba's ambassador to Iran, Vladimir Gonzalez, has visited the Center for Human Rights and Cultural Diversity of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Tehran, Iran where he praised the validity of the movement.
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