The U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, expressed on Friday his gratitude to Cuba for its help in the struggle against the Ebola fever virus.

Making friends, sharing traditions and knowing the country are the purposes with which the more than 80 youngsters of 15 countries making up the multicultural artistic project Viva la gente, (Up with the people), on a visit to the island for the first time, arrived in Cuba on Wednesday.

Cuban children are among the innocent victims of the over-50-year economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba, whose human damage is not possible to assess, said a Cuban diplomat at the United Nations.

Myrta Kaulard, representative-resident of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), asserted on Thursday that the book "Impact of climate change and methods of adaptation in Cuba" is an example of the excellent results that can be achieved when there's willingness for integration.

Bruno Rodriguez, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party and Minister of Foreign Affairs, met on Thursday in Havana with Robert Dussey, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of the Republic of Togo, who arrived in the island on Tuesday for an official visit.

U.S. Reverend Jesse Jackson called to end the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba over the last 52 years, as published on Tuesday by the Web site of the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper.

Following his electoral victory with a preliminary 60, 5 percent of the votes on Sunday, Bolivian President Evo Morales dedicated his triumph to Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro thanked Cuba for its contribution to the program to train community physicians, during the 10th graduation ceremony of 40 doctors held on Tuesday at the Teatro Nacional of Caracas.

The US economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba has been stiffened under the Obama administration with the growing persecution of transactions by banks that have made business with Cuba.

Havana is among the 14 cities on the New Seven Wonder Cities contest, which will take the choice of millions of citizens of the world who will select the cities they consider as the new wonders on the planet.

Havana is among the 14 cities on the New Seven Wonder Cities contest, which will take the choice of millions of citizens of the world who will select the cities they consider as the new wonders on the planet.

The lifting of the US embargo would benefit Cuba and also American companies interested in doing business with the island, said US scholar Phil Peter during a videoconference between Havana and Washington on Wednesday.

The first group of Cuban health workers that will participate in the fight against the Ebola fever virus in Liberia has arrived in the country as part of the initial brigade sent by Havana to fight the virus in Western Africa, informed the Liberian government on Tuesday.

Cuba alerted at the United Nations about the permanent growing development gap between rich and poor countries despite the availability of resources and technologies to revert such unfavorable situation.