Representatives from seven countries - Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Spain, the US, Mexico and Paraguay - and specialised international organisations have confirmed their presence at the Meteorology Congress starting today in the Hotel Tryp Habana Libre

Cuba submitted an official request to join the BRICS as a partner country in a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin

Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, EU ambassador to the archipelago, reiterated her willingness to support Cuba in its efforts to incorporate clean energy into its energy mix

A further 200 fully paid scholarships is being offered by the Cuban government to Palestinian medical students to complete their undergraduate and postgraduate training in the coming years

The Catholic Church in Cuba has asked for help from Catholics on the island: it is facing critical difficulties in continuing its pastoral work due to the economic crisis and the shortage of basic necessities in the country