The Cubans are making every effort to maintain their nickel production in order to mitigate the effects of the US blockade, the contingencies of the national electrical system and the volatility of prices on the foreign market.... More


Pain with a female face

In a world where powerful countries spend unimaginable amounts of money with unprecedented enthusiasm to exterminate each other or those they consider inferior, there are very few resources to save the victims of this tragedy, especially women and girls.... More


December 8th marks the 37th anniversary of the First Intifada, the great Palestinian uprising that redefined resistance against the Israeli occupation and apartheid.... More


The Oxford Union at UK’s prestigious Oxford University hosted a historic debate on November 28, titled: “This House Believes Israel is an Apartheid State Responsible for Genocide.”... More


No discussion of decolonization can be complete without understanding the importance of Vietnam and Algeria, and how their liberation struggles inspire oppressed people all over the world, including the Palestinian.... More


For many Americans, Thanksgiving is a time to gather with loved ones, share a meal, watch football and express gratitude. Some Native Americans celebrate Thanksgiving this way as well, because feasting is Indigenous — we also love eating and watching football.... More


In a year in which two hurricanes caused damage in Cuba and two powerful earthquakes and aftershocks hit the south-eastern part of the country, many people remembered Fidel Castro's concern to save human lives in the face of any natural disaster.... More


The left-wing Frente Amplio won Sunday's elections and will govern Uruguay for the next five years from March 2025.... More


Insult law

As on other occasions, an official body of the United States has manipulated the name of a hero of the Americas to introduce a hostile law against a country of the continent.... More


Birds of a feather flock together

Carlos Fresneda and Sebastián Fest, London correspondents for the Spanish newspaper El Mundo, stated in an article published on 14th November in the Spanish daily: "Donald Trump and Javier Milei are seeking to create a 'league of conservative nations' or a populist alliance to derail the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and renounce the Paris Agreement on climate change".... More


The unbreakable bonds between Venezuela and Cuba are spreading like an immense wave of brotherhood.... More


On the 128th anniversary of the death in battle of the hero of the three wars for Cuba's independence, Sancti Spiritus pays tribute to José Martí's faithful friend.... More


She can travel to the small island of San Simón, in the Ría de Vigo, Galicia, for a meeting on literature and translation related to minority languages and territories, or visit the Instituto Cervantes in Albuquerque to present her latest book, or be in a classroom as a professor at the University of Texas, El Paso; this describes the busy the life of Colombian Andrea Cote Botero, winner of the XXIV Casa de las Américas Prize for Ibero-American Poetry.   ... More


During an interview on Fox News last December 6 with then Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, the host, Sean Hannity, asked, "Will you promise the United States tonight that under no circumstances would you abuse power in retaliation against anyone?" Trump replied, "Except for the first day, I want to close the border and I want to drill, drill, drill." Trump then doubled down on his claim: "I love this guy," he said of the Fox News host, "he says to me, 'You're not going to be a dictator, are you,' and I say, 'No, no, no, no, except for the first day. We're going to close the border and we're going to drill, drill, drill. After that, I'm not a dictator."... More


A path to sustainability

The collaboration between FAO and the Cuban government is an example of how international support can be a catalyst for change. It is a long-standing collaboration that has now proven its effectiveness in times of emergency following natural disasters and a coordinated and agile response.... More


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