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.

The largest tribute in history to Ernesto Che Guevara in Bolivia began on Thursday in the province of Vallegrande, department of Santa Cruz in honor of the presence of Che in the South American nation when he fell in combat 60 years ago.

US Senator Patrick Leahy rejected on Tuesday through Twitter Washington's decision to expel 15 Cuban diplomats from its Embassy in DC, action which he characterized as a reprisal.

The Cuban government is waiting for a response from Puerto Rican authorities to offer solidarity to the people of that Caribbean island, hardly hit by Hurricane Maria two weeks ago.

Kifangondo and Cuito Cuanavale are spaces of Angolan geography and history that are deeply rooted in the patriotic sensitivity of Cubans, " the Cuban First Vice-President Miguel Diaz-Canel said in Luanda.

Upon his arrival in Luanda for the inauguration of the president-elect of Angola, Joao Lourenço, Cuba´s First Vice-President Miguel Diaz-Canel said all Angola needed to develop was to have peace.

The forecast during Tuesday afternoon indicate that the powerful Hurricane Irma is approaching the northern group of the Lower Antilles at a speed of 24 kilometers per hour.