Havana - The 19th edition of the Habano Festival is beginning today in this capital with a great expectation that catches the attention of at least 1,000 people from some 50 nations.

Montevideo - Senator of the Broad Front (Frente Amplio), Leonardo de Leon, has said he fully supports Cuba''s decision to deny the entry visa into the Caribbean country of OAS Secretary General, Luis Almagro.

Cuban Minister of Economy and Planning welcomed on Thursday in Havana, Minister and Head of the Civil House of the Angolan Presidency, Manuel da Cruz Neto.

Bayamo - Accelerating progress in the professional qualifications of medical personnel and raising the quality of teaching staff with the specialization of faculties have been identified as priorities for the country's public health system.

On the anniversary of the beginning of the last war against the Spanish colonialism in 1895, the Necessary War, as its organizer, Jose Marti called it, Santiago de Cuba people will pay tribute to the National Hero.

La Paz - President Evo Morales has expressed his admiration for the Cuban people today after stoping the interference of the empire and thwarting a planned provocation by right-wing organizations of the region.