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Aug

16

2024

Good debut of Cuba in Little League tournament in the USA.

Cuba came out with great expectations and the goal was achieved: to win and be in the next round of the Little League Baseball 2024 World Series today in the U.S. city of Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

This is what Raybel Sedano, director of the National Institute of Sports and Recreation (Inder) in the municipality of Santa Clara, told Prensa Latina about the performance of the ninth team that represents the island in this sporting event and that obtained an important victory in its debut the day before.

Aug

16

2024

Cuban Head of Mission meets with the Deputy Minister of Administration of the Liberian Foreign Ministry.

Monrovia, August 16, 2024 - Cuban Head of Mission Mercedes L. Martínez Herrera held a meeting with the Honorable Gabriel H. Salee, recently appointed Deputy Minister of Administration of the Liberian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

During the exchange, the Liberian diplomat expressed his desire to work together to continue strengthening Cuba-Liberia bilateral ties.

For her part, the Cuban diplomat wished him success in his new task.

Aug

15

2024

Cuba today in the Little League World Series in the USA.

The Cuban team will go out today to give its all at the Volunteer Stadium in the US city of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in its first game of the Little League Baseball 2024 World Series.

The Antillean squad will play this afternoon at 5:00 p.m. local (Eastern) time against the team from the Czech Republic, qualified by the Europe-Africa region.

As scheduled, mentor Everaldo Machado designated right-hander Yan Michel Espinosa as the pitcher on the mound and for the next game the starter will be left-hander Deivi Hernández.

Aug

14

2024

Cuba with Fidel Castro at the world epicenter.

The political stature of the statesman and exceptional human being, the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, continues today at the epicenter of the homage offered in multiple latitudes for his 98th birthday.

In social networks and numerous press media, messages of recognition for the sovereign and emancipating legacy of the commander-in-chief of that revolutionary process of great significance in Cuba and the world have been circulating since August 13, his name day.

Aug

13

2024

Everything ready for the start of the Little League World Series.

Everything is ready today in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to start tomorrow, Wednesday, the Little League Baseball World Series with the participation of 20 teams, divided into two zones.

The under-12 teams from Santa Clara (Cuba), Cardenales de Lara (Venezuela), Matamoros (Mexico), Guayama (Puerto Rico) and Aruba, will represent Latin America in the international field in search of a ticket to the grand final, together with six qualified teams from other regions of the planet.

Aug

12

2024

They ask the U.S. Government to put an end to the use of unilateral sanctions.

Dozens of legal organizations and more than 200 lawyers and academics from around the world today urged the U.S. government to end unilateral economic sanctions, which constitute collective punishment of civilians.

"The United States imposes more unilateral economic sanctions than any other country in the world," the collective expressed in a letter sent Monday to President Joe Biden in which they mention the cases of Cuba, Venezuela, Syria, Iran and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Aug

09

2024

Cuba reaffirms its commitment to the elimination of nuclear weapons.

Cuba will continue to advocate for the total, transparent, irreversible and verifiable elimination of nuclear weapons, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez said today.

This was stated by the foreign minister on the social network X, on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Nagasaki, which he described as a huge crime committed by U.S. imperialism.

The atomic bombs dropped on August 6 and 9, 1945 on the civilian populations of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki made Japan the only nation to have suffered attacks of this magnitude.

Aug

08

2024

Tribute to the leader of the Cuban Revolution at the Fidel Castro Center.

The Fidel Castro Ruz Center begins today a program of special activities designed to celebrate the 98th anniversary of the birth of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution.

The day, included in the project Along Fidel's Route, will begin with music, juggling, laughter and joy radiated by the children's troupe Kalboroto in each of its presentations.

There will also be several spaces for the enjoyment of traditional games, guided by students and professors of the Universidad del Deporte.

Aug

07

2024

Cuban Baseball team to attend world event.

The Santa Clara Bombarderos team, which will represent Cuba in the Little League Baseball World Series, Williamsport, Pennsylvania was flagged off today in this city in the center of the island.

In the ceremony, held at the Ernesto Che Guevara memorial, which holds the challenges of the Argentine-Cuban commander, player Alejandro Vazquez, read the commitment of the athletes who will participate in the event in the United States from August 14 to 25.

Aug

06

2024

Cuban Foreign Minister warns about the dangers of nuclear weapons.

Cuba's Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez, warned today that nuclear weapons continue to be a serious threat to humanity, recalling the dropping of the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima 79 years ago.

In the social network X, the Minister of Foreign Affairs warned that the use of these weapons would cause severe and irreversible damage.

On August 6, 1945, the Japanese city of Hiroshima was hit by a uranium bomb that killed some 140,000 people.

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