The Cuban government characterized on Tuesday in Havana the measures adopted by the European Union against Venezuela as coercive measures that will not contribute in the process of dialog promoted by President Nicolas Maduro in the search for peace in the South American nation.

The A.S. Griboyedov International Law and Economy Institute in Russia opened a classroom on Monday with the name of the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro.

Cuba’s Vice President Ulises Rosales del Toro met Thursday afternoon in Havana with Hungary’s Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister, Peter Szijjartto who is on an official visit to the island.

For the 26th time in a row the majority of the UN member states voted in favor of a Cuban resolution on the need to lift the over 50 years long US economic, financial and economic blockade against the Caribbean nation.

Scientists from Cuba and the Kingdom of the Netherlands will open this Wednesday a special conference on cooperation for the reduction of coastal vulnerability to climate change and associated technologies.

The Workers' Confederation of Cuba (CTC) and the General Confederation of Workers (CGT) of France signed a protocol of intent, aimed at promoting union cooperation in areas of mutual interest between both organizations.

Cuba's aid to Dominica after the passage of Hurricane Maria increased with the arrival on that island of a ship with 300 tons of merchandise, specialized medical personnel and brigades from the electric and forest industries.

The Cuban youth that attended the 19 th World Festival of Youth and Students in the Russian city of Sochi thanked on Wednesday in Havana, on behalf of their comrades, the support and solidarity offered by the Russian authorities during the event.

Agustín Rodríguez de la Gala, Minister Counselor of the Mexican Embassy in Cuba, affirmed the strong ties of collaboration and solidarity between the two countries after the tragedies caused by Hurricane Irma on the Island and the earthquakes Mexico.

The main experiences of Cuba and other countries associated with the results of a research project on people with hearing disabilities will be discussed on Thursday in Havana.

Many voices were raised on Wednesday at the Anti-Imperialist Tribunal in Sochi, Russia as part of the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students demonstrating the pain of the victims affected by capitalism.

The people and government are grateful for Cuban assistance to the island of Dominica, which was devastated in September by Hurricane Maria, said Mathew Walter, the Dominican ambassador to Cuba.

Cuba called on the United Nations on Thursday to make a real commitment to the goal of eradicating poverty on the planet, a phenomenon that plagues hundreds of millions of human beings, Prensa Latina reported.

Tony Ernesto and Nelson Cartagena Cuba are part of a Bolivian family that have the names of Cuban heroes because their father has always admired the historic figures of the Caribbean island.