Havana, January 20, 2020. That Martí is for Cubans the ideal of good is essential to Dr. Eduardo Torres-Cuevas, director of the Martí Program office. Referring to the acts of vandalism that occurred on January 1 in Havana involving busts of the Apostle of Cuban Independence, he explains his views on these reprehensible events.

"Ars Longa" Early Music Ensemble successfully performed in the "Großer Saal” of the emblematic “Wiener Konzerthaus”. The Ensemble presented the concert entitled "Misa Guadalupana", in the framework of the “Resonanzen Festival”, which this year has as its main theme "The ten commandments". 

The event which is dedicated to ancient music, is a space where the prestigious Cuban ensemble already has an important endorsement, having performed in four of its editions, with different repertoires and a high professionalism and versatility, which distinguish and identify it. 

Athens, January 20: On January 19, Diethnes Vima (International Forum), which has published multiple books on Cuba, organized a discussion on the validity of the Havana Declarations (1960 and 1962) in today's world, in greeting the 61st anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban revolution. Between the presentations and the interesting discussion, the floor was taken by a representative of the publishing house, the ambassador of Cuba in Greece Zelmys Maria Dominguez Cortina, the counsellor of the Embassy José Oriol Marrero Martínez, the president of the Hellenic Cuban Association of Friendship Nikos Karandreas and Natasha Terlexi of the publishing house and the José Marti Cultural Association.

Jakarta, January 16th - The director of America I of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, Ms. Zelda Kartika, received the Ambassador of Cuba H.E. Tania Velázquez in the morning of this Thursday at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the cordial meeting, both diplomats reviewed the most recent aspects of bilateral collaboration between Indonesia and Cuba.

Ten years after the terrible earthquake in Haiti, I relive the pictures of the Cuban Medical Brigade. After cholera outbreak, our professionals remained there, where it was needed... Despite the current defamatory campaigns orchestrated by the US government, Cuban doctors continue throughout the world...As a cuban diplomat and journalist I had de the opportunity to live the special moments with the Cuban medical team in that Caribbean Island.

Havana, January 19, 2020. The Canadian website FlightNetwork chose Havana among the world's 50 most beautiful cities, ranking 28th on the list.

Named one of the new seven wonders of the world, Havana has so much to offer. The website says that the capital of all Cubans ranked 28th among the beauties not to miss on the planet.

According to FlightNetwork, Havana's attributes go beyond having an incredible architecture, because it has innumerable attractions.

"Cuba Va", the Association of Cubans Residents in Austria, having been restructured today, 19 January 2020, in a General Assembly, proclaims its commitment to

1) To strengthen the ties that unite us forever to our homeland wherever we are. To disseminate and defend our culture, values and identity, always with respect and gratitude to our heroes and martyrs who gave everything for Cuba´s independence and sovereignty.

2) To continue to denounce and demand the end of the U.S. blockade against Cuba, which unjustly continues to affect our families and the entire Cuban people.

The Meeting of Cuban Residents in Austria took place this Sunday, 19 January, in the emblematic "Danzón" Night Club in the heart of the city of Vienna, capital of Austria.

Athens, January 19 The Cuban Orchestra Passion of Buena Vista with its musicians and singers accompanied by dancers from "The Group for dancing" performed on January 18, 2020 at the Christmas Theater of the Olympic Stadium of Galatsi, in Athens, capital of Greece.
The ambassador, the counsellor, other members of the Cuban Embassy in Greece, Cuban residents in Greece and friends of Cuba present at the show greeted the artists.

Waiting for the new year in Cuba, visiting important historical sites and talking with people of different ages, marked notably the members of the XXXVII Solidarity Brigade "Cruz del Sur", who had a brief exchange with representatives of the delegation of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) in Holguin, while enjoying the performance of the children's company Ronda de los Sueños and visited in Cueto, Biran, the birthplace of Fidel and Raul Castro.