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Cuba / Religion

To struggle for peace is the most sacred duty of all human beings The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution emphasizes the singular importance of the meeting between Pope Francis and His Holiness Kirill

 

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Author: Fidel Castro Ruz | internet@granma.cu
february 15, 2016 08:02:21
Sadly, almost all religions have been obliged to decry the destructive reality of war and its terrible consequences. They have been obliged to devote their greatest energies to this task. The singular importance of the meeting between Pope Francis and His Holiness Kirill in Havana is that it raised the hopes of the world’s peoples.
Peace has been the golden dream of humanity, and the peoples’ aspiration, at every moment in history. Thousands of nuclear weapons are hanging over humanity’s head. Preventing the most brutal war that could be unleashed has undoubtedly been the fundamental objective of efforts by religious leaders of churches directed by men such as Pope Francis, Pontiff of the Catholic Church, and His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.
To struggle for peace is the most sacred duty of all human beings, whatever their religion, country of origin, skin color, advanced or youthful age may be.
Fidel Castro Ruz
February 14, 2016
10:18 pm

Cuba / Religion

Recibió Raúl Castro al Patriarca de la Iglesia Ortodoxa Rusa Su Santidad Kirill sostendrá

Recibió Raúl Castro al Patriarca de la Iglesia Ortodoxa Rusa
Su Santidad Kirill sostendrá este viernes en La Habana, un encuentro histórico con Su Santidad el papa Francisco
Autor: Redacción Nacional | internet@granma.cu
12 de febrero de 2016 00:02:54

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Foto: Estudios Revolución

El Presidente de los Consejos de Estado y de Ministros, General de Ejército Raúl Castro Ruz, recibió en el aeropuerto internacional José Martí al Patriarca de Moscú y de Toda Rusia, Su Santidad Kirill, en la primera visita pastoral a Cuba como Primado de la Iglesia Ortodoxa Rusa.
En el recibimiento se encontraban además Esteban Lazo Hernández, presidente de la Asam­­blea Nacional del Poder Popular; el canciller Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, ambos miembros del Buró Político del Partido; Mar­ta Her­nán­dez, presidenta de la Asam­blea Pro­vincial del Poder Popular en La Habana; Caridad Diego, jefa de la Oficina de Atención a los Asuntos Religiosos del Comité Central del Partido; el embajador de la Fe­deración Ru­sa en Cuba, Mijaíl Kaminin, y autoridades de la Iglesia Ortodoxa rusa.
“Con un sentimiento muy cálido visito por cuarta vez el territorio de Cuba”, inició su discurso el Patriarca Kirill, quien afirmó además que llega a nuestro país en una “visita de amistad” por invitación del General de Ejército Raúl Castro Ruz, y recordó que “los pue­blos de Ru­sia y Cuba están unidos por mu­chos años de relación, de colaboración y amistad”.

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Cuban Develpement

The largest engineering and construction company in Latin America and the Caribbean is committed to actively participating in the updating of Cuba’s economic model

THE FIRST COMPANY IN MARIEL: ODEBRECHT

A philosophy of “surviving, growing and persevering”
The largest engineering and construction company in Latin America and the Caribbean is committed to actively participating in the updating of Cuba’s economic model

Author: Katheryn Felipe | informacion@granma.cu
february 5, 2016 15:02:22

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Mauro Hueb assures that there is strong potential for foreign investment in Cuba. Photo: Ismael Batista
Speaking to Granma International, Mauro Hueb, director of operations for the Odebrecht Organization in Cuba, explained that whenever the conglomerate arrives to a country for the first time, its mission is to fit into the constructive agenda of this nation, to become a local business and remain there long-term.

Working along these well-defined lines, the Brazilian company, founded over 70 years ago, has been operating for more than four decades in over twenty countries across Latin America and the world, including in the fields of real estate, environmental engineering, power generation and the chemical, petrochemical and agriculture industries.

After introducing itself to Cuba in 2008, Odebrecht began its operations on the island participating in the construction of the Port of Mariel, which was inaugurated in 2014. Just over two weeks ago, the company officially became one of the first authorized to operate in the Mariel Special Zone Development (ZEDM), located in Artemisa, 45 kilometers from Havana.

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Cuban Medicine

Cuba develops biopharmaceuticals to treat cancer

Cuba develops biopharmaceuticals to treat cancer
Cuba currently has a total of 28 drugs registered, or in various stages of investigation, for the treatment of cancer, which include therapeutic vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, interferons and peptides

Author: Orfilio Peláez | orfilio@granma.cu
february 4, 2016 09:02:03

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Photo: cubaahora.cu
Cuba currently has a total of 28 drugs registered, or in various stages of investigation, for the treatment of cancer, which include therapeutic vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, interferons and peptides, developed in different scientific institutions linked to the country’s biotechnology sector.

Dr. Rolando Pérez Rodríguez, of the Center of Molecular Immunology, reported on advances in the sector at the inauguration of the 5th International Seminar and National Workshop on Use and Development of Health Related Industrial Isotope Products, organized by the Center of Isotopes (Centis) and running through Friday, February 5, at Havana’s Hotel Riviera. Professionals from various countries, including Italy, Germany, the U.S., Hungary, Spain, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Honduras and El Salvador are participating in the event.

As the specialist noted, these biopharmaceuticals should have an increasing impact over the coming years in cancer treatment, with the aim of turning advanced cancer into a long-term manageable chronic disease, with an acceptable quality of life.

He also highlighted that the planned introduction in the country of advanced imaging equipment in nuclear medicine and oncology will lead to more effective treatment for malignant neoplasms, according to the specific biological characteristics of each tumor.

Also speaking at the opening of the event, Dr. Jorge Cruz Arencibia, director of Centis, noted that beyond import substitution, the gradual installation of a plant to produce yttrium-90 will enhance the use of therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals in the treatment of neuroendocrine tumors, joint complications due to rheumatoid arthritis and hemophilia, pain relief for bone metastases, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and other types of tumors.