The accusations by Donald Trump that China is to blame for the Covid-19 pandemic occurs in the context of an ongoing debate about China, which Trump’s protectionist policies had further stimulated.... More
I continue reflections on an article by Georgi Marinov, entitled “Coronavirus: Scientific Realities vs. Economic Fallacies,” published on May 5 in LeftEast... More
Cuban Minister of Foreign Relations Bruno Rodríguez, in a press conference on May 12, revealed details concerning the individual who fired thirty-two shots with a semi-automatic assault rifle at the Cuban embassy building in Washington, DC on April 30. ... More
An article by Georgi Marinov, entitled “Coronavirus: Scientific Realities vs. Economic Fallacies,” was published on May 5 in LeftEast. ... More
As the world's sole superpower, boasting massive economic strength, powerful research capacity and advanced medical resources, the United States should have taken more responsibility in this global fight.... More
Some Ecuadorians are still aware that the remains of a compatriot, journalist Carlos Bastidas Argüello, have been resting in the Cristobal Colon Cemetery in Havana for 62 years. Bastidas worked for two months as a reporter in the Sierra Maestra, located in the eastern region of Santiago de Cuba, and found admiration in the rebel guerrillas that fought the Fulgencio Batista dictatorship.... More
The COVID-19 pandemic will have a strong negative effect on the economies of the European Union member countries, which this year will suffer an unprecedented setback in their Gross Domestic Product, GDP -- the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930s.... More
In an article in The New York Times, Michelle Cottle summarizes well Trump’s mismanagement of the Covid-19 pandemic: “Day after day, the president has come before the nation in news briefings and on Twitter, spreading not simply nonsense but dangerous nonsense... More
An overwhelming example of the turbulent times that we are experiencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, are the fragile boats stranded in the Gulf of Bengal, very close to the shores of Bangladesh, where hundreds of Rohingyas are dying for the lack of food and water. And still, none of the governments have accepted to receive them into their country and provide the necessary assistance.... More
Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, convoked a Virtual Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, under the slogan “United against the Covid-19 Pandemic.”... More
The groundless criticism peddled by some U.S. politicians was not echoed by others, as China has taken solid actions to assist other countries and regions in beating the coronavirus and made great contributions to international human rights endeavors.... More
The Republic of Azerbaijan, in its capacity as President of the Non-Aligned Movement, convoked for May 4, 2020 a Virtual Summit, “United against Covid-19.” The Non-Aligned Movement has 120 members nations, which constitutes two-thirds of the members of the United Nations and represent 55% of the world’s population.... More
Statement by Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, president of the Republic of Cuba for the Online Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in response to COVID-19... More
The unrestrained expansion of COVID-19 in Brazil -- a country that has nearly 90,000 confirmed cases and more than 6,000 deaths -- and the indifference of its authorities to this situation is scaring several neighboring countries.... More
“The tens of thousands of scientists and doctors that our country has were educated to save lives. This is the pride of our doctors, and our research centers. Tens of thousands of Cuban doctors have provided international service in the most remote and inhospitable places.”—Fidel Castro... More
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