US Ambassador Nikki Haley delivered a defiant speech against the UN when she took the floor to defend the over 50 years old blockade of her country against Cuba.

A forceful and decisive rejection of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba was expressed today before the General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA), by groups of countries opposed to that unilateral policy over 50 years old.

The First Vice President of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, received Monday morning Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce and Industry of India, who heads a large delegation of businessmen will participate in the XXXV International Fair of Havana.

The Cuban Telecommunications Company (ETECSA) announced on Monday , the reduction of internet costs from 1.50 to 1.00 cuc for an hour of connection.

The 35 International Fair of Havana, FIHAV 2017, will open its doors today at Expocuba fairgrounds, in the skirts of Havana city, with the presence of exhibitors from more than 60 countries, a sign of the confidence of the global business community in Cuba.

Cuban national television will broadcast this Thursday a documentary with the Cuban authorities in charge of the ongoing investigation of the alleged sonic attacks against US diplomats in Havana

Cuban academic, Francisco Lopez, from the Raul Roa Garcia Higher Institute of International Relations spoke on Wednesday on the current moment of US-Cuba relations since Donald Trump arrived at the White House.

The importance in the relationship between archeology and museums were the center of debates on Wednesday in Holguin during a scientific event on the occasion of the 28th anniversary of the Center of Research and Environmental and Technological Services founded on October 21st, 1999.

Cubans Osleni Guerrero, Leodanis Martinez and Taimara Oropeza won in the first two rounds and advanced to quarterfinals of the 8th Santo Domingo Badminton Open, which runs until next Friday at Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center.

The scientific workshop entitled "Centennial of the Great Socialist October Revolution and 50th Anniversary of the fall in combat of Ernesto Che Guevara" will open its doors on Wednesday in Cienfuegos with almost 40 works that will be debated among the participants.

More than 250 young Cubans who participated in the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students, which took place in the Russian city of Sochi, arrived this Monday, just before dawn, to this Havana.

IberoStar Hotels & Resorts Chain, one of the Spanish companies with largest presence in Cuba, announced that hotels operated by the company on the cays north of the country will receive visitors regularly at the beginning of the high tourism season.

The National Committee of the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) met on Wednesday in Havana to discuss strengthening preventive, educational and social work in the community.

The International Congress on Information Technology, Cyber Society 2017 began on Tuesday in Havana with the presence of some 450 experts from China, US, Germany, Spain, Uruguay, Ecuador, Guatemala and Cuba.

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 16 (acn)
La Havana, October 16, 2017
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