Havana, Mar 9 (RHC) Cuba denounced here the increasing  poverty, marginalization and underdevelopment affecting billions of people worldwide as a consequence of the economic crisis and growing food prices.

Havana, March 9, (RHC), -- Next March 14th will be presented in Havana the book “Our Duty Is To Fight”, which contains the dialogue of Cuban leader Fidel Castro with intellectuals participating in the recently concluded International Book Fair Cuba 2012.

Geneva, March 9, (RHC), -- Adriana Perez, wife of Gerardo Hernandez, one of the five Cubans unjustly imprisoned in the United States, expressed grief over her impossibility to become a mother, even though it is something she has requested the U.S. government as a small gesture.

Havana, March 8 (RHC) The U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) sent a congratulations message to the Federation of Cuban Women for International Women’s Day.

Havana, March 8 (RHC) The 2012 Havana International Conference on Biotechnology concluded Thursday. It included two symposia devoted to hepatitis B infections, cancer biology and treatment.

Havana, March 8 (RHC)--Cuba continues to successfully dedicate significant resources to preventing illegal drugs and illegal drug use from spreading on the island, the US Department of State said in its 2012 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR).

Havana, March 8, (RHC), -- Cuba’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Bruno Rodriguez slammed Cuba’s exclusion from the upcoming Americas Summit, labelling it as unacceptable and unjustified. 

Havana, March 8, (RHC), -- Cuba will not be invited to the Americas Summit in Colombia next month, said Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, who just concluded a brief working visit to Havana.

Havana, March 7 (RHC)-- The Tenth International Conference on Operations Research (ICOR) was inaugurated Tuesday morning at the Main Lecture Hall of the University of Havana with the presence of nearly 180 personalities and specialists from the field of mathematics.  The conference will meet through Friday, March 9^th and participants will discuss topics such as modeling, computer solutions, and practical applications of these studies.

Geneva, March 7 (RHC)-- The U.S. blockade against Cuba was condemned at a meeting in Geneva in preparation for the XIII Ministerial Meeting of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).