Cuba? Why can't we do that..?

[Thinking Man's Idiot]

Reflections of Fidel
The unheard of
ON Sunday, October 12, the Eurozone countries agreed an anti-crisis plan at the initiative of French President Sarkozy. On Monday 13th came the announcement of multimillion funds that the European countries are to inject into the financial market to avoid a collapse. Shares rose with the surprising news.

UNICEF launches "Progress for childhood"
Why "Cuba s�*"?
WHY is it that Cuba, an economically poor country, is capable of guaranteeing free medical attention to all expectant mothers, even offering them personalized attention if they have been assessed as a "high obstetric risk"? asked José Juan Ortiz Bru in Havana yesterday, during the launch of the book Progress for Childhood, an assessment of maternal mortality.

The work of teachers has been essential in restoring schools

Forty percent of Cuba’s schools damaged by hurricanes
THE passing of Gustav and Ike through Cuba damaged more than 5,420 schools, 40% of the nation’s stock, with total losses estimated at 7 million pesos and 3 million in hard currency. However, 2,138 of those schools are now repaired, and education workers have been one of the pillars of the country’s recovery work.

King Juan Carlos receives Cuban foreign minister
MADRID, October 14.— King Juan Carlos today received Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Pérez Roque, who is on an official visit to Spain, Prensa Latina reports. Their meeting took place at Zarzuela Palace and dealt with Cuban-Spanish relations, according to an official source. They also discussed relations between Cuba and the European Union, PL reported.

MORE INFORMATION
• European conference demands freedom for the Cuban Five
- MIAMI 5
• Statement from the National Assembly of People’s Power
• Chávez exposes CIA presence in Zulia
• A most noble, most exceptional man

CUBA
• No epidemics in Cuba despite the situation created by the hurricanes
• U.S blockade attacking Cuban education system

Our America
• Andean Summit
Concludes with call for new boost to bloc
• BOLIVIA
Evo leads march in support of new constitution

INTERNATIONAL
• UN views 2008 as a "terrible" year for the number of disaster victims
• Alerts to risk of a deep and prolonged recession in U.S.
- The era of U.S. economic domination is over, says Russian president

CULTURE
• LA COLMENITA CHILDREN’S THEATER
For children to dream again
• Solás, again
• Human beings are the most important elements

SPORTS
• LEINIER DOMÍNGUEZ
I want to win a bigger tournament
• PARALYMPICS
Cuba wins five gold medals TOURISM
• Defending authenticity, premise of Cuban artists and intellectuals
• A record 1 million tourists arrive in Cuba in first quarter ECONOMY
• Cuba and Russia begin new stage of economic cooperation
• A space for diversity of opinions SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
• Cuba registers therapeutic vaccine for lung cancer
• Cuba exports medical equipment all over the world

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