Gladys María Bejerano Portela, Comptroller General of the Republic of Cuba, spoke at the Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Corruption, where she reiterated the commitment of the island with the prevention and confrontation of this type of acts.

The National Radar Centers in eastern Cuba reported the first appearance of a waterspout in the Bay of the south-central city of Cienfuegos.

Cuban youth throughout the Island will engage this week in actions in favor of environmental preservation, sanitation and education and reforestation to greet June 5, World Environment Day.

Forest management-related tasks (cleaning, pruning and thinning) have made progress so far in 2021 in the province of Sancti Spiritus, whose plan for this year covers more than 2,700 hectares, whereas another 500 should be rebuilt with species of high economic value.

A recent online workshop on artificial intelligence, organized by the Ministry of Higher Education (MES) and attended by several Cuban universities and research centers, will pave the way for the design of a strategy to develop this field in Cuba.

Havana city government is setting a up a program for the recovery of veterinary clinics and veterinary offices in order to improve attention to pets and other animals in the Cuban capital.

More than 80,300 people are working remotely in Havana, a number on the rise and that responds to the national strategy to promote physical distance as part of the confrontation with the COVID-19.

The Covid-19 pandemic is the most recent proof that current challenges facing our nations cannot be effectively addressed in an independent manner, such isolated efforts are not enough not only to reach sustainable development, but also to guarantee peace, health and general wellbeing of the world population.

Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Cuban communist party and president of the country, regretted today on Twitter the death of three teenagers in the flooding of the Guaro River, in the eastern province of Holguin.

HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 1 (ACN) Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban foreign minister, denounced today on Twitter the destabilizing policies against the Caribbean nation, promoted and financed from the United States.

Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Cuban communist party and president of the country, greeted today the International Children's Day with a call to dedicate the greatest care to children.

The Pastors for Peace religious organization and the Solidarity Network, both in the US, are currently campaigning for Cuba ahead of the UN 23 vote on the Cuba-sponsored resolution demanding the lifting of the US economic siege of the island nation, said Gail Walker, executive director of IFCO-Pastors for Peace.

Cuban civil society organizations took part at the Civil Society Forum ahead of the 8th Assembly of the Parties with the UNESCO Convention on Diversity of Cultural Expressions to take place June 1-4.

Cuba participated on Monday at the meeting of Public Media and TV Presidents with the countries that make up the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP).

Cuba´s deputy foreign minister Anayansi Rodriguez and Norway´s State Secretary for External Affairs Jens Frolilch Holte stressed mutual interest in boosting bilateral relations during a virtual meeting on Monday.