The Telecommunications Company of Cuba, ETECSA S.A by its Spanish acronym, opened from Tuesday another four WIFI areas for wireless Internet access, located in parks and urban areas of public high influx, Granma newspaper says.

Cuba stands out among the countries with more scientific researches with ozone therapy and is among the first to regularize it in the world, which places it as an international leader, said an expert.

The foreign ministers of Brazil, Mauro Viera, and of Uruguay, Rodolfo Nin Novoa, are visiting Cuba on Wednesday to consider opportunities to further expand economic collaboration relations with the island.

Cuba and the United States signed on Tuesday in Washington a joint declaration to collaborate in environmental protection.

Cuban President Raul Castro met on Tuesday evening with Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, who is on a working visit to Cuba.

Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, received, on the morning of November 23, His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, who is on an official visit to the Caribbean island.

Today as never before, the World Peace Council is facing the challenge of increasing its actions for universal peace and the sovereignty of nations, which are at growing risk of destruction as a consequence of military conflicts.

Traffic accidents continued to claim lives in Cuba with a total of 615 by the end of October, an average of eight fatal victims in every 10 accidents, according to the Cuban Interior Ministry.

The president of the Red Cross International Committee Peter Maurer is paying a working visit to Cuba on Monday, November 23.

Representatives of the University of Guantanamo and the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Mexico, expressed their willingness to strengthen projects of common interest under the agreement signed in 2014 between these institutions.

The Executive Committee of the World Peace Council is meeting in the eastern Cuban city of Guantanamo.

Cuban deputy Tourism minister Mayra Alvarez said in Beijing that the Beijing-Havana direct flights to start December 27 will favor the increase of Chinese tourism to Cuba and the Latin American and Caribbean region.

Cuba was elected member of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO, which examines the state of conservation of sites on the World Heritage List.

Cuba and Mexico signed on Wednesday in this capital a protocol of international cooperation that will allow for the exchange of experiences in the fields of agriculture and education.

Cuba and the United States signed on Wednesday a memorandum of understanding for the protection of their marine and coastal resources, the first agreement signed on environmental issues since the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between both countries.