International public opinion supports removal of Cuba from U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism. The decision is recognized as an important step in advancing President Obama’s policy change to improve relations between the two countries.
april 16, 2015@ 10:04:40 | Granma International news
During the first of a series of interviews with protagonists of Cuban history on the “Roundtable” television program, anti-terrorist fighters Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero and Ramón Labañino recall details of their release from U.S. prisons and their return to Cuba, after serving 16 years of their unjust sentences.
january 20, 2015@ 09:01:27 | Granma International news
WORLD ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Cuban gymnast gained 15.600 points on one of the most spectacular apparatus and was only surpassed by Japan’s Kohei Uchimura (15.833) and Danell Leyva (15.700) of the U.S.
november 3, 2015@ 16:11:52 | Granma International news
WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Cuban discus thrower wins island’s first gold in World Athletics Championships. Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce race to victory in the men’s and women’s 100 meters sprint, respectively
august 25, 2015@ 17:08:57 | Granma International news
The new European Union rescue plan is forcing Greece to submit its economic policies to foreign financial bodies for approval before they are considered by the nation’s parliament; sell hundreds of public properties; reduce salaries, jobs and pensions; increase income and value-added taxes; among other draconian measures, in a nation with an unemployment rate of 27%.
august 27, 2015@ 09:08:24 | Granma International news
U.S. EMBASSY IN HAVANA
Said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, speaking before the ceremonial flag raising to reopen his country’s embassy in Havana
august 14, 2015@ 12:08:42 | Granma International news
Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the Councils of State and Ministers received yesterday, February 11, the Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Turkey, who is making an official visit to Cuba.
february 12, 2015@ 10:02:27 | Granma International news
The Dominican “King” of modern meringue, Johnny Ventura, delighted fans in a series of concerts across the island
july 14, 2015@ 13:07:16 | Granma International news
Vatican’s spokesman Federico Lombardi announced April 22 that Pope Francis will visit Cuba in September, prior to his tour of the United States, to become the third Pope to visit Cuba, following the historic visits of John Paul II in 1998, and Benedict XVI in 2012.
april 24, 2015@ 09:04:16 | Granma International news
President Raúl Castro Ruz, on the afternoon of January 22, received Raúl Fernando Sendic Rodríguez, vice president-elect of Uruguay. During the meeting, the excellent relations of friendship and collaboration between the two countries were reaffirmed, and a variety of issues discussed.
january 23, 2015@ 09:01:00 | Granma International news