Cuba remembers today the explosion of the battleship U.S.S. Maine 125 years ago in the Havana harbor, used by the United States as a pretext to intervene in the Spanish-Cuban war of independence.

The 23rd session of the Algeria-Cuba Joint Intergovernmental Commission finished in this city with the signing of seven legal instruments that expand and consolidate economic and trade relations and cooperation between the two countries by the Algerian Minister of Health, Population and Hospital Reform, Abdelhak Saihi, and senior Cuban officials.

 The Marta Abreu University of Las Villas (UCLV) awarded Professor Edilbert Van Driessche, from the Free University of Brussels (VUB), the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa of Agricultural Sciences as part of the celebrations for 25 years of cooperation between the two universities.

Ana María Mari Machado, vice president of Cuba's National Assembly of People's Power (Parliament) met in this city with Inlavanh Keobounphanh, president of the Lao Women's Union, to discuss the fundamental role of women in society and other topics of common interest, such as women's empowerment and their presence in government positions.

The Institute of Animal Science (ICA) convened the 13th Meeting of Editors of Scientific and Informational Journals, to be held in Havana on October 17 to 21, with the purpose of promoting scientific information as the main channel of communication in various fields of knowledge.

Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, signed today at the Syrian embassy the condolence book for the victims of the devastating earthquake that shook the Arab nation last week.

Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and president of the country, stressed today that with the visit to Havana of a government and business delegation from Algeria, the two nations continue materializing recent bilateral agreements.

Authorities from the Cuban Oil Company, the Agency for Protection against Fires, the Interior Ministry and specialized forces are currently investigating the cause for an explosion on Monday at Havana’s Caribbean Hotel.

Ana Maria Mari Machado, vice president of the National Assembly of People's Power, signed today the books of condolences at the embassies of Türkiye and Syria, in Havana, in memory of the victims of the earthquakes that took place on February 6.

An explosion was reported this morning at 10:40 a.m. in a room located on the fifth floor of the Caribbean Hotel, located on Paseo del Prado Street, No. 164, in the municipality of Centro Habana, in Havana.

Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel concluded on Sunday his official visit to Belize with a meeting with health collaborators working in that Central American nation.

The governor of Belize, Froyla Tzalam, received on Sunday the President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, on an official visit focused on strengthening bilateral ties of brotherhood and fraternity.

Homero Acosta Alvarez, secretary of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba, received today in Havana the president of the People's United Party of Belize (PUP), Henry Charles Usher, and his delegation, who are visiting Cuba.

Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, congratulated today on his 95th birthday the Commander of the Revolution Guillermo Garcia Frias.

The poet and improviser Jorge Luis Hernandez Garcia, artistically known as Pompillo, died early this morning, reported the Provincial Company Commercializing Music and Shows "Antonio Maria Romeu".