The Rev. Lucius Walker, American who led aid caravans to Cuba defying US embargo, dies at 80
Rev. Lucius Walker, American who led aid caravans to Cuba defying US embargo, dies at 80
Cuba achieves one-shot vaccine for five diseasesHAVANA - Cuban scientists have come out with a single-dose vaccine to prevent five diseases—diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, Hepatitis B and Haemophilus flu Type B, the state-owned Prensa Latina news agency reported. Cuba achieves single shot vaccine for five diseasesHAVANA - Cuba has achieved a single-dose vaccine to prevent five diseases — diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, Hepatitis B and Haemophilus flu Type B, reports Prensa Latina. Cuba to vaccinate more than 1.1 million against swine flu, reversing previous stance
Cuba to vaccinate more than 1.1M against swine flu Cuba hosts global meet on neurological disordersHAVANA - More than 250 experts are participating in an international conference here to exchange information for preventing neurological disorders, Prensa Latina reported. Raul Castro’s daughter: Cuba doing state-sponsored sex changes; fewer than 15 so far
Cuba performing state-sponsored sex change surgery China health minister says 1.5M a day getting swine flu vaccine, defends foreigner quarantines
Fidel Castro blames Obama, tourists for swine flu in CubaHAVANA - Cuban leader Fidel Castro has said that tourists from countries like Canada and Spain brought the AH1N1 flu virus to his country, and that US President Barack Obama influenced it by easing restrictions on Cuban-Americans’ visits to the island. Fidel Castro says eased US travel rules to Cuba has caused more cases of swine flu on island
Cuba reports first swine flu deathsHAVANA - Three pregnant women have succumbed to swine flu in Cuba, becoming the first reported casualties of the disease in the country, reports EFE news agency. Cuba acknowledges its first swine flu deaths, saying 3 pregnant women succumbed to illnessCuba reports swine flu deaths: 3 pregnant women HAVANA — Cuba has acknowledged its first deaths from swine flu, saying three pregnant women succumbed to the virus and many more have been treated for symptoms. Cuba seeks help to buy swine flu vaccineHAVANA - Cuba has asked the World Health Organization and the Pan American Health Organization for help in acquiring a new vaccine against swine flu, a minister said. US bans its doctors from travelling to CubaHAVANA - The US government has banned its doctors from participating in the 20th International Congress on Orthopaedics and Traumatology, which started Tuesday in the northeastern Cuban city of Bayamo. Cuba says ‘Commander of the Revolution’ Juan Almeida Bosque dead of heart attack at 82Cuba’s Juan Almeida Bosque dead at 82 HAVANA — Juan Almeida Bosque, a comrade-in-arms of Fidel Castro since the start of his guerrilla struggle in Cuba more than a half-century ago, has died of a heart attack at age 82. |
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