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Writer Abel Prieto, advisor to the President of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, will speak today about current cultural events in Cuba, at the 35th International Book Fair in Montevideo.
The failure of the U.S. blockade policy against Cuba for over 50 years and its intentions to isolate that country were stated in this capital by the island''s ambassador in this capital, Alberto Blanco.
Cubans are celebrating today the 144th anniversary of the beginning of the war ofindependence struggle, when Carlos Manuel de Cespedes proclaimed the liberation of slaves and called to take up arms against the Spanish colony.
The 6th International Kolibri Festival of Audiovisual Productions for Children and Adolescents will begin in La Paz today, with the participation of 92 works from 14 countries, and Cuba as an honorary guest.
The only guarantee that nuclear weapons can not be used lies in their removal and absolute ban, said Deputy Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, Oscar Leon Gonzalez.
A large statue of Ernesto Che Guevara is now the major attraction at the university avenue of Portoviejo, in the Ecuadoran province of Manabi, after being unveiled at a large activity commemorating the 45th anniversary of his assassination.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay has confirmed her interest in the case of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters unjustly held in the United States.
More than 20,000 youngsters will vote for the first time on October 21th as an active, essential part of the electoral process in Cuba, said Vice President of the National Electoral Committee, Rosa Charroo.
The Young Communist League (UJC) convened today the 4th International Youth Conference of Solidarity with the five anti-terrorist Cuban fighters unfairly held in the United States. These men were arrested in 1998 for monitoring extremist anti-Cuban groups in Florida responsible for terrorist actions perpetrated in Cuba since 1959.
President Raul Castro congratulated his Venezuelan peer Hugo Chavez, who won the Sunday general election in the South American nation.
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