The production of a compact disc with Fidel Castro s testimony when he assumed his own defense at the trial for the attack on Moncada Barracks in July 1953 was published Saturday in Havana.
The CD includes photos and information of Santiago places linked to that action of the Cuban Revolution history, as well as biographic data of martyrs and other elements of great historic value.
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WWF Finds Cuba Only with Sustainable Development
A report published by the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) claims that the only country in the world with “sustainable development” is Cuba.
WWF includes in its report a graph which shows two features: the human development index (established by the United Nations) and the so-called “ecological footprint” which shows the per person energy and resources comsued in each country.
Surprisingly, only Cuba has passed in both arenas, which is enough to be designated a country that “meets the minimum sensitivity criteria”.
The study’s authors credit the high level of literacy, long life expectancy and low consumption of energy for this success.
The authors also claim that Latin America is the region that leads in sustainable development, but that generalization is a little bit far-fetched, comments alternative US website VivirLatino.com
“For 20 years we’ve lived our lives in a way that far exceeds the carrying capacity of the Earth,” said Carter S. Roberts, President and CEO of World Wildlife Fund on presenting the report.
The Living Planet Report 2006 was released globally Monday from Beijing, China, and carries data indices which indicate the Earth’s well-being.
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Guatemala Vice President Eduardo Stein visits Cuba Wednesday with a high-level delegation, to augment bilateral relations in several fields.
The entourage is made up of deputy ministers of Health, Energy, Foreign Affairs, Interior, Economy, Culture and Sports, the Presidential Commissioners of Tourism and Human Rights, as well as a group of businesspeople.
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Belarussia Slams US-Cuba Blockade
Participants at a conference in Belarussia condemned the US economic, trade and financial blockade on Cuba, led by the islands ambassador Omar Medina in this capital.
The diplomat gave a detailed account on the report the island’s government presented to the UN secretary general this year, as well as denounced the Bush Plan and a secret document on direct aggression of Cuba.
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International Committee to Honor Che Guevara
An international committee to organize the second World Che Guevara Meeting was formed in eastern Santa Cruz, Bolivia, with the participation of Aleida Guevara, elder daughter of the legendary guerrilla.
The encounter is scheduled for October 2007, on the 40th anniversary of the last combat of the Argentine Cuban revolutionary.
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