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Cuba and FAO on the path to strengthening food security
Photo: Estudios Revolución "The bells that toll today for those who die of hunger every day will toll tomorrow for all of humanity if it did not want, did not know how, or was not wise enough to save itself," said Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro...
Cuba releases dissident José Daniel Ferrer into exile in US
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US jury issues $20M verdict against French bank BNP Paribas over Sudanese atrocities
A federal jury in New York has issued a nearly $21 million verdict against France's largest bank for giving the Sudanese government access to the U.S. financial system as it engaged in atrocities two decades ago. The woman and two men who obtained...
US jury issues $20M verdict against French bank BNP Paribas over Sudanese atrocities
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Cuban tourist Transport Company celebrates its 45th anniversary
CIEGO DE AVILA, Cuba, Oct 13 (ACN) The Tourist Transportation Company Transtur S.A., a strategic ally for economic growth and the promotion of Cuba as a destination for healthy recreation, commemorates its 45th anniversary today, committed to...
Cuban Workers' Federation rejected exclusions from the Summit of the Americas
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 13 (ACN) Cuban Workers' Federation by its Spanish acronym (CTC) rejected and condemned any attempt to minimize its voice and example at the 10th Summit of the Americas, scheduled for December in the Dominican Republic, which will...
Cuban FM begins official visit to Ethiopia
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 13 (ACN) Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban foreign minister, is developing his official visit to Ethiopia today in Addis Ababa. According to the Cuban Embassy to the East African nation, head of Cuban diplomacy arrived on Sunday...
Cuba denounces US aggression against its film industry
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 12 (ACN) Cuba denounced at the Italian International Audiovisual Market (MIA), held in Rome, a new US aggression against the island’s film industry. “We are taking advantage of our participation in this important world cinema...
Trump's immigration crackdown weighs heavy on the US labor market
Maria worked cleaning schools in Florida for $13 an hour. Every two weeks, she’d get a $900 paycheck from her employer, a contractor. Not much — but enough to cover rent in the house that she and her 11-year-old son share with five families, plus...
Trump's immigration crackdown threatens America's job market and ability to recruit foreign talent
Maria worked cleaning schools in Florida for $13 an hour. Every two weeks, she’d get a $900 paycheck from her employer, a contractor. Not much — but enough to cover rent in the house that she and her 11-year-old son share with five families, plus...
Cuban Political Prisoner Luis Robles, ‘The Young Man With the Placard’ Arrives in Madrid
The opponent is accompanied by his mother, Yindra Elizastigui, and his seven-year-old son Luis Robles Elizastigui, on arrival at the Adolfo Suárez Airport in Madrid this Monday, October 13. / 14ymedio 14ymedio, Madrid, October 13, 2025 — Luis...
Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer leaves island for Miami exile after imprisonment
HAVANA (AP) — Prominent Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer left the island Monday for exile in the U.S. at the request of the U.S. government, Cuban and U.S. authorities confirmed. The director of bilateral relations for the Cuban Foreign...
Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer leaves island for US exile after imprisonment
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Author of the article: Published Oct 13, 2025 • 2 minute read FILE - Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer, left, sits with Cuban LGBT activist Juana Mora Cedeno, center, and Cuban political activist Antonio Rodiles, right,...
Cuban dissident Ferrer arrives in Miami for US exile
Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer landed in Miami on Monday to start his exile in the United States as Washington demanded that Cuba release more than 700 other "political prisoners." Ferrer, 55, arrived in Florida after being freed from a Cuban...
Bulgaria appreciates art by Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba
Media from the city of Panagyurshiste, 91 kilometers from this capital, highlighted the magnetism of the Cuban company and the enthusiasm shared with the public at the Sport Arena Asarel, where they soon realized that one show would be...
Over 600 billion VND raised for Cuban people
Hanoi (VNA) - Total donations to the “65 Years of Vietnam–Cuba Solidarity” campaign reached 615 billion VND (23.34 million USD), 9.5 times higher than the initial target, heard the campaign's closing ceremony in Hanoi on October 18. Addressing the...
Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer leaves island for US exile after imprisonment
HAVANA – Prominent Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer left the island Monday for exile in the U.S. at the request of the U.S. government, Cuban and U.S. authorities confirmed. The general director of bilateral relations for the Cuban Foreign...
Over US$23.34 million raised for Cuban people
HÀ NỘI — Total donations to the “65 Years of Việt Nam–Cuba Solidarity” campaign reached VNĐ615 billion (US$23.34 million), 9.5 times higher than the initial target, heard the campaign's closing ceremony in Hà Nội on Saturday. Addressing the...
US jury finds French bank BNP Paribas complicit in Sudan atrocities
Published On 18 Oct 202518 Oct 2025 A New York jury has found that French banking giant BNP Paribas’s work in Sudan helped to prop up the regime of former ruler Omar al-Bashir, making it liable for atrocities that took place under his rule. The...
Private Companies Have No Interest in Sponsoring Cuban Baseball
The Sports Law approved last July opened the door to investments, but no firm has approached the clubs Sponsorships, in general, have not been successful in Cuban sports. / Jit 14ymedio, Havana, 16 October 2025 — The National Series baseball teams...