The World Health Organization (WHO) ratified Cuba's certification of the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection and syphilis as a health problem.

The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Raúl Castro and the President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Díaz-Canel, received the President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, in transit through Havana towards New York, where he will participate in the High-Level segment of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, according to the Cuban Presidency's twitter account.

The health symptoms reported by Canadian diplomats in Havana could be due to "continued exposure to insecticides used for pest control," according to a scientific study by Dalhousie University in Canada.

The Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations ( UN ) rejected the new measures taken by the US government against Cuba, in an official statement released in New York and published today on the Minrex website.

Estela de Carlotto, president of the Association of Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, said on Thursday in the emblematic Hotel Nacional, in this capital, to be very satisfied with her visit to Cuba.
The Argentine activist told ACN that she felt very flattered when she was received by Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel because she hadn't met him before.

The positive state of relations between Cuba and Austria was confirmed during the 8th Session of Inter-chancellery Political Consultations of both countries, held in Havana.

Cuban Livan Moinelo managed to pitch a scoreless ninth frame and earned the win when his team, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, beat 4-3 the Orix Buffalos, in the Pacific League of the Japanese professional baseball (NPB).

Rogelio Sierra, Cuba´s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, begins today a working visit to Italy that will last until next October 2, reported the Cuban Embassy in Rome on Minrex website.

Cuba and Russia signed cooperation agreements to create joint ventures during the first Cuban trade exhibition in that Eurasian country, reported Prensa Latina (PL) news agency.

Rogelio Sierra, Cuba´s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, finished his working visit to Liberia, which began last Monday, as part of a tour to several African nations.

Rene Mesa, head of the Construction Ministry (MICONS), said in the Mesa Redonda TV show that the housing program and the local production of materials are prioritized in Cuba given the country's current energy situation.

Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister of Vietnam, said today that his country will continue supporting Cuba in overcoming difficulties, particularly in the food supply, and will help the Caribbean nation to take advantage of its potential in development.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla will submit to a press conference on Friday, September 20, Cuba's Report on the impact of the U.S. blockade policy against the Caribbean island during the past year.

Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Rogelio Sierra will begin a three-day working visit to Italy tomorrow, the Cuban embassy in the European nation announced today.

The provincial and municipal electoral councils will be constituted throughout the country, in solemn acts, between September 18 and 27.