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2023-04-20: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2023-04-20). Xi congratulates Diaz-Canel on re-election as Cuban president. ecns.cn General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent a message of congratulations to the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez on his re-election as Cuban president.

Staff (2023-04-20). Todo listo para comenzar mañana los V Juegos del ALBA. cubadebate.cu Tras múltiples actividades en días anteriores y el izamiento de las banderas, ya son una realidad los V Juegos del ALBA, previstos para efectuarse del 21 al 29 próximos en Caracas, sede principal, y las subsedes La Guaira y Miranda. En el acto participaron las autoridades del comité organizador nacional y los responsables de las sedes que acogerán los Juegos.

Staff (2023-04-20). Miguel Díaz-Canel Re-Elected as President of Cuba. orinocotribune.com In its tenth term, the recently constituted Cuban National Assembly of People's Power has ratified Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez in his continuation as president of the Republic of Cuba. | Díaz-Canel was re-elected this Wednesday, April 19, with 459 votes comprising 97.66% favorable validations of the absolute majority, as reported by the president of the National Electoral Council, Alina Balseiro Gutiérrez. | President Díaz-Canel…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-20). Cuban parliament re-elects President Miguel Díaz-Canel for second term. peoplesdispatch.org Díaz-Canel thanked former president and the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, Army General Raúl Castro, for his support and trust, and the Cuban people for their courage and loyalty…

teleSUR, SH (2023-04-20). Canciller ruso llega a Cuba como parte de su gira por Latinoamérica. telesurtv.net El canciller Serguéi Lavrov, espera mantener un encuentro con el presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel, antes de terminar su visita a Cuba.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-04-20). Miguel Díaz-Canel reelecto como presidente de Cuba. telesurtv.net El mandatario cubano será acompañado para el próximo período por el vicepresidente Salvador Valdés Mesa.

ecns.cn (2023-04-20). Xi congratulates Diaz-Canel on re-election as Cuban president. ecns.cn General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent a message of congratulations to the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez on his re-election as Cuban president.

Staff (2023-04-20). Todo listo para comenzar mañana los V Juegos del ALBA. cubadebate.cu Tras múltiples actividades en días anteriores y el izamiento de las banderas, ya son una realidad los V Juegos del ALBA, previstos para efectuarse del 21 al 29 próximos en Caracas, sede principal, y las subsedes La Guaira y Miranda. En el acto participaron las autoridades del comité organizador nacional y los responsables de las sedes que acogerán los Juegos.

Staff (2023-04-20). Miguel Díaz-Canel Re-Elected as President of Cuba. orinocotribune.com In its tenth term, the recently constituted Cuban National Assembly of People's Power has ratified Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez in his continuation as president of the Republic of Cuba. | Díaz-Canel was re-elected this Wednesday, April 19, with 459 votes comprising 97.66% favorable validations of the absolute majority, as reported by the president of the National Electoral Council, Alina Balseiro Gutiérrez. | President Díaz-Canel…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-20). Cuban parliament re-elects President Miguel Díaz-Canel for second term. peoplesdispatch.org Díaz-Canel thanked former president and the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, Army General Raúl Castro, for his support and trust, and the Cuban people for their courage and loyalty…

teleSUR, SH (2023-04-20). Canciller ruso llega a Cuba como parte de su gira por Latinoamérica. telesurtv.net El canciller Serguéi Lavrov, espera mantener un encuentro con el presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel, antes de terminar su visita a Cuba.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-04-20). Miguel Díaz-Canel reelecto como presidente de Cuba. telesurtv.net El mandatario cubano será acompañado para el próximo período por el vicepresidente Salvador Valdés Mesa.

Staff (2023-04-20). 62 SNB: Conozca las estadísticas de los tres primeros puestos de la tabla de posiciones. cubadebate.cu Hasta el momento hay cuatro equipos ubicados en los tres primeros puestos de la tabla de posiciones de la 62 SNB. Pinar del Río marcha en solitario con 13 victorias y siete derrotas, Las Tunas es segunda (12-07), mientras que Matanzas y Artemisa comparten el tercer lugar, con archivo de 12-8.A las estadísticas de estos conjuntos dedicaremos este jueves la presente sección.

Staff (2023-04-20). Esteban Lazo: "La primera tarea es el impulso de la economía y el bienestar de nuestro pueblo" cubadebate.cu Intervención de Esteban Lazo en la sesión constitutiva de la Décima Legislatura de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular, este 19 de abril de 2023.

Staff (2023-04-20). Canciller de Rusia Serguei Lavrov arribó a Cuba. cubadebate.cu El ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de la Federación de Rusia, Excmo. Sr. Serguei V. Lavrov, arribó hoy a Cuba. Esta visita constituye la octava que realiza a nuestro país, desde su nombramiento en el cargo.

Staff (2023-04-20). Ratificado Manuel Marrero Cruz como Primer Ministro (+Integrantes del Consejo de Ministros). cubadebate.cu El reelecto presidente de la República Miguel Díaz Canel Bermudez propuso ratificar como primer ministro al diputado Manuel Marrero Cruz. Ratificó para vice primeros ministros a: Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, Ines María Chapman, Jorge Luis Tapia Fonseca, Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, Jorge Luis Perdomo Di-Lella y Alejandro Gil Fernández.

Staff (2023-04-20). Actividad de tormentas eléctricas fuertes sobre La Habana: Varios municipios reportan caída de granizos. cubadebate.cu Varios municipios habaneros despertaron bajo fuertes lluvias con caída de granizos este jueves 20 de abril. Pasadas las cinco de la mañana se registró áreas de chubascos con descargas eléctricas. El propio Centro de Pronósticos del Instituto de Meteorología reportó en su canal de Telegram: Actividad de tormentas eléctricas fuertes sobre La Habana.

Staff (2023-04-20). Canciller ruso Serguéi Lavrov desarrolla sus primeras actividades en Cuba. cubadebate.cu En el marco de su visita a Cuba, el Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Rusia, Serguéi Lavrov, depositó una ofrenda floral ante el monumento al héroe nacional cubano José Martí, frente al Museo de la Revolución. Posteriormente se reunió con el canciller cubano Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla.

Staff (2023-04-20). øEres un apasionado de la historia y la literatura? Participa en el nuevo concurso de Cubadebate. cubadebate.cu øEres un apasionado de la historia y la literatura? Si la respuesta es afirmativa te proponemos participar en un nuevo concurso para probar tus conocimientos y ganar los tres tomos del libro Un objetivo, un pensamiento, obra que recoge aspectos del ideario Fidel. El certamen consiste en la siguiente pregunta: øDiga en qué año Fidel Castro visita por primera vez la URSS?

Staff (2023-04-20). Falleció el reconocido académico Miguel Limia David. cubadebate.cu Cubadebate ha conocido del fallecimiento del Dr. Miguel Limia David,destacado científico cubano de las ciencia sociales, Investigador Titular, Profesor Titular Adjunto. Director del Programa Nacional Científico-Técnico sobre la Sociedad Cubana Contemporánea. Miembro de Mérito de la Academia de Ciencias de Cuba.

Staff (2023-04-20). La Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación de 590 MW para el horario pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica estima para el horario pico nocturno de este jueves una disponibilidad de 2 160 MW y una demanda máxima de 2 680 MW, para un déficit de 520 MW. De mantenerse las condiciones previstas, se pronostica una afectación de 590 MW en este horario.

Staff (2023-04-20). Qué trae la prensa cubana, jueves 20 de abril de 2023. cubadebate.cu

Staff (2023-04-20). Tasas vigentes en el mercado cambiario cubano este jueves 20 de abril. cubadebate.cu Con el objetivo de mantener informados a sus lectores, Cubadebate comparte las tasas de cambio para diferentes divisas extranjeras vigentes este jueves 20 de abril mercado cambiario del país.

Staff (2023-04-20). Como en Girón, °seguiremos venciendo! cubadebate.cu °A Cuba, al pueblo cubano, nuestro reconocimiento por su valor, por su dignidad, por su fidelidad como principal protagonista de otro abril de victorias! Querido pueblo al que me enorgullece pertenecer, recibe el respeto, admiración y el inmenso cariño de quien se siente deudor siempre. Hoy ratifico que te serviré con pasión, compromiso, sin desgano, hasta las últimas consecuencias.

Staff (2023-04-19). Argentinians Protest Visit From Head of US Southern Command. orinocotribune.com General Laura Richardson, head of the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), traveled to Argentina on Monday with the aim of meeting with officials including Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana. Richardson also visited Argentina in April, 2022. The visit occurs while Russia's Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov tours the region, visiting Brazil, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba. | As a result of Richardson's visit, various activist groups and social movements have organized demonstrations against the interference of the United States in the region and to oppose the destructive economic policies of the Internation…

teleSUR (2023-04-19). Cuba Receives Donation of Water Resources Equipment From China. telesurenglish.net The government of China has contributed equipment for the provision of water resources to the drought-afflicted nation of Cuba. This donation is a much-needed solution to the pressing water scarcity issue that has destabilized the agricultural sector and caused detrimental impacts to the livelihoods of the Cuban people. | Related: | The National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INRH) in Cuba received a contribu…

W.T. Whitney Jr. (2023-04-19). China, Brazil Lead in Chipping Away at US Economic Power Abroad. orinocotribune.com By W. T. Whitney — Apr 14, 2023 | The United States proclaimed the Monroe Doctrine 200 years ago and ever since has arranged Latin American and Caribbean affairs to its advantage. Nevertheless, struggles for national and regional independence did continue and the poor and marginalized classes did resist. Eventually there would be indigenous movements, labor mobilizations, and progressive and socialist-inclined governments. Cuba's revolutionary government has endured for 63 years. | The U.S. political hold may have weakened, but U.S. control over the region's economies remains strong; after World War II it ex…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-19). The Sins of Guantanamo Are Still With Us. libya360.wordpress.com Seymour Hersh Prisoners at the Guantánamo Bay prison circa 2002. / Shane T. McCoy/US Navy America's federal courts are not playing fair with the innocents who remain wrongly imprisoned at the US detention camp in Cuba It was just another federal court decision dealing a further blow to the fate of one of the few…

Editor (2023-04-19). NATO's growing military presence in Latin America and the Caribbean (Part I, II & III). mronline.org At the end of last year, the United States had installed 12 military bases in Panama, 12 in Puerto Rico, 9 in Colombia, 8 in Peru, 3 in Honduras, 2 in Paraguay, as well as installations of this type in Aruba, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Cuba (Guantanamo), and Peru among other countries, at the same time that it is orienting its search for the total coverage of the land and maritime surface of the region.

Eli Gallegos (2023-04-19). Chicago welcomes Cuban ambassador. liberationnews.org The ambassador's aim was to meet with as many trade associations, unions, churches, politicians, community organizations and activists engaged in work to end the blockade of Cuba as possible in three days.

Staff (2023-04-19). Argentinians Protest Against Visit By Head of US Southern Command. orinocotribune.com General Laura Richardson, head of the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), traveled to Argentina on Monday with the aim of meeting with officials including Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana. Richardson also visited Argentina in April, 2022. The visit occurs while Russia's Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov tours the region, visiting Brazil, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba. | As a result of Richardson's visit, various activist groups and social movements have organized demonstrations against the interference of the United States in the region and to oppose the destructive economic policies of the Internation…

ecns.cn (2023-04-20). Venezuela, Russia jointly develop alternative to SWIFT platform. ecns.cn The staff at the Central Bank of Venezuela and the Bank of Russia are looking at communications systems and reducing the use of the U.S. dollar, said Venezuelan foreign minister Yván Gil at a press conference Tuesday.

Staff (2023-04-20). Russia's Foreign Minister Meets With President Maduro in Caracas (+Bolivia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines). orinocotribune.com Caracas, April 19, 2023 ( Lavrov arrived in Caracas this Tuesday and held meetings with Venezuelan authorities, including the minister for foreign affairs, Yván Gil, and vice president, Delcy Rodríguez. Issues including energy agreements, i…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-04-20). Presentan a nuevos detenidos en trama de corrupción en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Hasta la fecha, son 80 personas las que han sido privadas de libertad, así como 20 órdenes de aprehensión por ejecutar, y un total de 172 allanamientos.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2023-04-20). øCuáles son las disciplinas deportivas de los Juegos del ALBA 2023?>. telesurtv.net Esta edición de los juegos contará como novedad con las modalidades del kenpo, bochas, dominó, kickboxing, bmx free style, whusu y patinaje.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-04-20). Conmemora Venezuela aniversario 213 de su grito de independencia. telesurtv.net Autoridades militares y gubernamentales lideraron el acto de izar el pabellón tricolor en el Panteón Nacional.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-04-20). Instalan Tercera Comisión Mixta entre Venezuela y Bolivia. telesurtv.net La Comisión Conjunta se prevé concluya este jueves con la rúbrica de más de 10 convenios de cooperación.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-04-20). Arriba a Venezuela primera avanzada de Rusia para Juegos del ALBA. telesurtv.net Los atletas fueron recibidos a su llegada por representantes del Gobierno Bolivariano.

William Camacaro, Popular Resistance. (2023-04-20). Colombian President Gustavo Petro Offers To Host Venezuelan Talks. popularresistance.org Caracas, Venezuela – Given the complete failure of Juan Guaido to garner support as an "interim president" and the breakdown of talks between the Venezuelan government and opposition figures in Mexico City, the State Department has started a new strategy to undermine the Bolivarian revolution: an international conference in Bogota. According to Colombian Foreign Minister, Alvaro Leyva, the full spectrum of the Venezuelan opposition–from the left to the right–is invited to participate. France, Spain, Germany, Argentina, Ecuador, Brazil, the U.S. and Canada are also expected to have representatives at the table.

A Guest Author (2023-04-20). °Atención médica y libertad para Alex Saab! workers.org Support for Alex Saab in Caracas, Venezuela, April 16, 2023. Por àìscar López Rivera (ex prisionero political), Luis Rosa Pérez, Adolfo Matos Antorgiorgi 23 de marzo de 2023 El diplomático Venezolano, Alex Saab, sigue preso en gulags de los Estados Unidos de América. Su salud ha empeorado. Su vida está . . . |

A Guest Author (2023-04-20). Free Alex Saab Movement makes urgent call for help regarding Saab's health. workers.org By àìscar López Rivera (former political prisoner), Luis Rosa Pérez and Adolfo Matos Antorgiorgi The Free Alex Saab Movement issued this call to action on March 23. The Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, is still imprisoned in the prisons of the United States of America. His health has deteriorated. His life . . . |

teleSUR (2023-04-19). Russian Foreign Minister Offers Support in Visit to Venezuela. telesurenglish.net Russia and Venezuela conducted a review of a considerable number of their bilateral agreements, which encompassed a range of areas including financial, energy, agricultural, and other sectors. These deliberations took place on Tuesday and involved the participation of top diplomatic figures and other high-ranking officials. | Related: | Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Venezuelan counterpart Yván G…

Staff (2023-04-19). Russia's FM Lavrov Meets With Venezuela's VP Rodriguez and FM Gil in Caracas. orinocotribune.com Caracas, January 19, 2023 ( Lavrov, a close friend of Venezuela, arrived this Tuesday, April 18, at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetia after visiting…

Ana Perdigón (2023-04-19). Venezuela Advances Public Consultation of Asset Forfeiture Law. orinocotribune.com On Monday, Venezuela's National Assembly (AN) held a session for public consultation on the Organic Law of Asset Forfeiture. The law aims to speed up the process of seizure and disposition of assets seized from corruption, drug trafficking and terrorism. | AN Deputy Diosdado Cabello presented the public consultation of the Organic Law of Asset Forfeiture, which was approved in the first discussion on March 31. Representatives of legal consultancies of all state levels were present at the session; Cabello urged them to submit their feedback and recommendations as soon as possible. | The law will be discussed in fo…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-20). Chris Matlhako: Remarkable South African Internationalist. libya360.wordpress.com Comrade Chris Matlhako, the Secretary for International Affairs of the South African Communist Party and Central Committee member, passed away this morning, April 20, 2023, at the age of 58. He was a diligent friend to the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean and partner in the building of socialism internationally. Deepest condolences were expressed by…

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-04-20). Pandemia retrotrae nivel de vacunación infantil en América Latina. telesurtv.net La Unicef indicó que en la actualidad América Latina y el Caribe se sitúa por debajo de la media mundial de vacunación infantil.

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