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Cuban Gov. Admits Inability to Reverse Economic Collapse
Havana Times
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July 15, 2025
Current revenues “are not enough to acquire essential raw materials to increase domestic production.” / Cubadebate Official data confirms an 11% drop in Cuba’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over the past five years. By 14ymedio HAVANA TIMES – The...
Cuban FM presides over swearing-in of new Cuban diplomats
Cuban News Agency
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July 14, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 11 (ACN) With the mission of establishing themselves as pillars of revolutionary diplomacy in the international arena, the swearing-in ceremony of 26 new Cuban consuls and heads of consular offices abroad was held today at the...
Cuba announces scientific meeting on marine ecosystems
Cuban News Agency
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July 14, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, July 13 (ACN) A meeting on science and technology for decision-making about marine ecosystems will be held on Tuesday at the Center for Marine Research at the University of Havana. The main speaker at the event will be Raúl Martell...
Extreme Heat Triples Death Toll, Climate Change Blamed
Periódico 26
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Heat kills. But the recent heatwaves sweeping Europe have become even deadlier due to climate change, exacerbated by fossil fuel emissions, which tripled the number of fatalities, according to a new study. The report estimates approximately 500...
Interview: Jamaican Author Lynda Edwards Talks ‘I Am Cuba,’ Caribbean History, and Finding Her Voice
Jamaicans.com
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July 10, 2025
In celebration of Caribbean Heritage Month this June, Happi Hour Live host Adrianna Clark of Jamaicans.com sat down with Jamaican author Lynda Edwards, whose latest novel I Am Cuba is earning widespread praise for its bold storytelling and...
Cuban FM highlights Cuba's call at BRICS Summit
Cuban News Agency
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July 8, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 7 (ACN) Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla highlighted on X, Cuba's position at the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro. In a thread posted on that social network, the head of the Cuban diplomacy highlighted the call...
Cuban president concluded extensive work agenda in Brazil
Cuban News Agency
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July 8, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 8 (ACN) Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, Cuban president, concluded a busy work agenda in Brazil, where he participated at the 17th BRICS Summit, held under the theme "Environment, COP30, and Global Health." According to the official...
The Cuban Government Minimizes Severe Toxic Dust Contamination at the Moa Nickel Plant
14ymedio
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July 10, 2025
Reports of respiratory disorders abound, mainly in infants. Independent studies show lower life expectancy compared to other Holguín municipalities and a high prevalence of respiratory and dermatological diseases / Facebook 14ymedio, Havana, July...
Cuba updates statistics on gender equality in the country
Cuban News Agency
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July 8, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 8 (ACN) Cuban National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI by its Spanish acronym) and the Cuban Women Federation (FMC by its Spanish acronym) presented today the update of the Cuban Observatory on Gender Equality (OCIG by...
Cuba and Vietnam ratified their willingness to strengthen bilateral ties
Cuban News Agency
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July 8, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 8 (ACN) Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel expressed his satisfaction with the exchange with Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh in the context of the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro. We reviewed the excellent state of economic, trade,...
Cuban president calls for transformation of the international order at BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 7, 2025
Rio de Janeiro, July 7 (RHC)-- Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Republic of Cuba, urged the countries participating in the BRICS Summit on Monday to join together in the active construction of a new international order based on...
Cuban president concludes extensive work agenda in Brazil
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 8, 2025
Díaz-Canel highlighted the inequality in access to medical services and technologies, and the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures. Photo taken from ACN Rio de Janeiro, July 7 (RHC)-- The First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba...
What’s Happening in Moa, Cuba’s Nickel Capital?
Havana Times
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July 10, 2025
Reports denounce high levels of dangerous pollution Collage by El Toque By Mabel Torres (El Toque) HAVANA TIMES – “What comes out of your throat is black. It’s like we’re breathing poison. These people are slowly killing us.” This complaint,...
Barbados warns broken promises on climate finance are eroding trust
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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July 10, 2025
Barbados has warned that mounting frustration and broken promises on climate finance are eroding trust among developing nations. The warning comes from Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds, as the Government prepares for...
Does Cuba have a Real Government Program for the Economy?
Havana Times
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July 10, 2025
or is it just for speeches? President Miguel Diaz Canel, also the head of the Communist Party of Cuba. By Marleidy Muñoz (El Toque) HAVANA TIMES – On July 5, 2025, the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, also the...
Barbados warns of deepening climate frustration ahead of COP30
Barbados Today
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July 10, 2025
51 Barbados has warned that mounting frustration and broken promises on climate finance are eroding trust among developing nations, as the government prepares for the COP30 United Nations Climate Change Conference with “guarded and cautious...
Cuban Television Dedicates a Program to the Corruption From Below, Ignoring the Major Cases at the Top / 14yMedio
14ymedio
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July 7, 2025
Everything about the embezzlement in the distribution of basic food products, nothing about the dismissal of Minister Gil or the finances of Gaesa. The program invites citizens to report what is happening in their immediate environment /...
rep. maría elvira salazar highlights environmental award and legislative initiatives
South Miami-Dade News - Florida
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July 9, 2025
María Elvira Salazar U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 27th district | Official U.S. House HeadshotMaría Elvira Salazar U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 27th district | Official U.S. House Headshot Rep. María Elvira Salazar,...
Cuban president says BRICS is symbol of hope for chaos-free world
TASS
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July 7, 2025
HAVANA, July 7. /TASS/. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, who is taking part in the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, has described the group as a beacon of hope that multilateralism will win out in the world and save it from chaos. "I would like...
The Light Against Sadness
Havana Times
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July 14, 2025
Illustration by Yasser Castellanos By Veronica Vega HAVANA TIMES – I have a lightbulb that sometimes flickers, and I still can’t bring myself to throw it out. A new one would cost 500 pesos. So I look for a spot in the house where I can tolerate...