Nobody expected it: the young lawyer Fidel Castro Ruz, the main defendant among those who would be tried from that September 21, 1953 for the attacks on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes garrisons, was finally transformed, later on, from defendant to accuser from his shocking self-defense, with a plea that went down in posterity as History will absolve me.
Tropical depression 8 forms in the Central Atlantic
The area of low pressure located over the central Atlantic waters continued gaining in organization and intensity during this morning, and became tropical depression number 8 of the current cyclonic season, the Forecast Center of the Cuban Institute of Meteorology reported.
Cuba Reiterates its Commitment to Latin America and the Caribbean
Cuba reiterated its commitment to keep contributing to the strengthening of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and the Association of Caribbean States, two valuable regional integration organizations.
Hungary and Cuba Sign Accords in the Diplomatic Area
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez and his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto signed on Monday two agreements on diplomatic training and education.
Cuba will Host 27th Pan-American Congress on Naval Engineering
Havana will host the 27th Pan-American Congress on Naval Engineering, Maritime Transportation and Harbor Engineering (Copinaval 2022) next week, organized by Cuba chapter of the the Pan-Am Institute of Naval Engineering.
1953: the tyranny accused in a trial that made history
Nobody expected the young lawyer Fidel Castro Ruz, the main defendant among those who would be tried on September 21, 1953 for the attacks on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks, to become the accuser during his shocking self-defense, a plea remembered as “History will absolve me”.
La Mezquita label promotes volume on Mexican visual artist
The book Electa Arenal. La imagen absoluta, by researcher Abel Sastre Matos, is one of the novelties promoted by La Mezquita, a renowned publishing house of the Union of Historians of Cuba in the province of Holguin.
Cubans abroad vote on new Family Code
The Referendum on the Family Code keeps making progress abroad, according to Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla.
Mexican scientist will be awarded an honorary doctorate today
Enrique Graue Wiechers, rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), will be awarded today in this city the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Havana (UH) for his international renown in the fields of higher education and science.
Ratification of historical and cultural relations between Cuba and Mexico
“Mexico is still in Cuba,” said Miguel Diaz Reynoso, ambassador to Cuba, in a meeting with Cuban intellectuals in the Office of the Curator in Havana whose views reflected the historical links between the two nations.
Diaz-Canel says Social Workers Program will be revived
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel described his meeting with a group of social workers at the Palace of the Revolution as "mind-blowing" and stated his intention to get the program created 22 years ago by the historic leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro, back on its feet.
Cuban Foreign Minister receives Portuguese Ambassador
Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Cuban Foreign Minister, received José Pedro Machado Vieira, ambassador of the Portuguese Republic in Havana.
The Jimaguayú Constitution, a milestone in Mambi unity
The Jimaguayú Constitution, the magna carta that would spearhead the new liberating effort started on February 24, 1895, was approved on September 16 of that year by 20 delegates who met in that town of the province of Camagüey, where the fall in combat of Ignacio Agramonte in 1873 stamped greater symbolism on the third Cuban constitutional text.
Vietnamese company sends relief to help fire victims
Disposable diapers, grains and canned food were delivered by the Vietnamese company Thai Binh Global Investment Corporation to government authorities of this Cuban province to help those affected by the fire at the local supertanker base.
Cuban President Meets with Social Workers
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel held a meeting with a group of social workers at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana.
Cuban Foreign Minister Meets Turkish Ambassador
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez met with Turkish ambassador Vehbi Esgel Etensel.