New HIV variant detected in Brazil › Science › Granma

New HIV variant detected in Brazil › Science › Granma

A new variant of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is circulating in Brazil today, according to a study by the Federal University of the state of Bahia (northeast) and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. In the publication of the journal Memorias del Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, the researchers reveal that they found four records of the recombinant … Read more

Fidel Castro is remembered in Cuba 98 years after his birth

Fidel Castro is remembered in Cuba 98 years after his birth

Havana. The memory and legacy of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro (1926-2016), are being remembered on Tuesday on the island, on the occasion of the 98th anniversary of his birth. “98 years after his birth, in these difficult times, keeping the thoughts of Commander in Chief Fidel alive and eternal will … Read more

Productive and blood donation days are held in Santiago de Cuba

Productive and blood donation days are held in Santiago de Cuba

Anisleidis Martínez Sollet dedicated her weekend to Fidel, “and the best way to do it was by contributing to the sanitation of my workplace on Saturday and my neighborhood on Sunday. The call was quick, we met and planned to celebrate our Commander’s 98th birthday working, and that’s what we did and we will always … Read more

Saint Helena on the coasts of Casilda, a Trinitarian celebration in August

Saint Helena on the coasts of Casilda, a Trinitarian celebration in August

To the Roman Empress Helena of Constantinople also known as Saint Helenain the Catholic and Orthodox tradition, the small fishing village of Casildain TrinidadAs the patron saint of the town, every August 17 and 18, the people of Calsideños become one of the few places in Cuban geography that celebrates the mother of Emperor Constantine … Read more

Trump’s plans to deploy troops leaked; Ukraine could cause another Chernobyl; Syria rejects coercive measures; French party could activate impeachment process against Macron › Hilo Directo › Granma

Trump’s plans to deploy troops leaked; Ukraine could cause another Chernobyl; Syria rejects coercive measures; French party could activate impeachment process against Macron › Hilo Directo › Granma

Trump’s plans to deploy soldiers during US protests leaked Less than three months before the presidential election, The New York Times has revealed the contents of an internal email from “a group closely aligned” with the Republican candidate, which shows that he was “privately studying the possibility of using troops to ‘stop riots’ by protesters.” … Read more

Children’s rights in Florida › Granma

Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, selectively obsessed with human rights in Cuba, has signed into law legislation lifting restrictions on child labor. The reason, as we read on CBS, is to “relax standards imposed” since 1986. The Restaurant and Bar Association was not comfortable with the barriers to child employment and advocated for more … Read more

Cuban Ambassador visits Djelfa Reference Hospital.

Cuban Ambassador visits Djelfa Reference Hospital.

Algiers, August 17, 2024. As part of his working visit to the Wilaya (province) of Djelfa, the Cuban Ambassador visited the city’s emblematic Ophthalmological Hospital, the first of its kind inaugurated in 2008 in this North African country, the result of collaboration between Cuba and Algeria, which provides free services to the population and where … Read more

The art of the Cuban mountains “came down” to Santiago › Culture › Granma

The art of the Cuban mountains “came down” to Santiago › Culture › Granma

SANTIAGO DE CUBA – During the week that is ending, five artistic groups – from Candelaria, in Artemisa; Cuatro Vientos, in Escambray; Buey Arriba, in Granma; Los Negros, in Santiago de Cuba; and Manuel Tames, in Guantánamo – have shaken the Heroic City, which for the first time hosted the National Meeting of Comprehensive Mountain … Read more

A step on the road to personalized medicine › Cuba › Granma

A step on the road to personalized medicine › Cuba › Granma

The central region of Cuba already has its own Immunohistochemistry laboratory at the Arnaldo Milián Castro University Hospital in Villa Clara, and has so far benefited more than 130 patients, who come not only from Villa Clara, but also from the provinces of Cienfuegos, Sancti Spíritus and Ciego de Ávila. This is the first of … Read more