Cuba calls for a day for peace and against the U.S. blockade.
The Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) today called on people of good will in the world to join the next Day for Peace, against the Blockade and Terrorism.
The initiative will run from September 4 until the vote at the United Nations General Assembly this year on the draft resolution on the need to end the U.S. blockade against Cuba.
Cubans sweep in Boxing Night of Champions.
In a packed Ciudad Deportiva, the Cubans swept the six bouts held today during the International Boxing Association's (IBA) Night of Champions, the first to be held in this capital.
Two-time Olympic champions Arlen Lopez (80 kilograms) and Julio Cesar La Cruz (92) fought for the IBA title in their respective weights, against Dominican Jose Luis Tejeda and Uzbekistan's Madiyar Saydrakhimov, respectively.
It is a challenge to position Cuba's image in the world.
Going around the world and discovering a Cuban product in a commercial store today is a source of pride for Cuban nationals living in other lands, and faith in quality for those of other nationalities, especially when it comes to what has made the island famous.
Rum, cigars, medicines, music, books, tropical food, clothes that remind us of the lightness of the Caribbean breezes and the beauty of our people. Everything is scattered around, among the millions of things that are bought and sold every day around the planet.
More than 50 thousand women work in science and technology in Cuba.
More than 50 thousand women carried out science and technology activities in Cuba during the past year 2023, the National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI) reported today.
The group appears in the occupational category of managers, technicians, administrative, operators and service workers, and with 50,633 represents the largest number in the last three years, ONEI said in the most recent edition of its yearbook, Granma newspaper reported.
Cuba denounces instigation of terrorism from the United States.
Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez denounced today that terrorism against his country is being instigated with impunity from the U.S. territory of Florida.
In his profile on the social network X, the Cuban foreign minister recalled the victims of such violent actions on the occasion of the International Day of those affected by this scourge.
Cuba has been a victim of State terrorism and acts organized, financed and executed from the U.S. with 3,478 people killed and 2,099 disabled, Rodriguez detailed in his message.