Pope Francis, British nature broadcaster David Attenborough and the World Health Organization are among the nominees for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize after being backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of picking the winner.

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Cuba will have volleyball and baseball training camps in Japan with a view to the 2020 Olympic Games, Japanese sports authorities and a delegation from the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER) agreed here Saturday after fruitful negotiations. Read more Cuban Athletes Will Train in Japan for 2020 Olympic Games
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In homage to the 126th anniversary of the fall in combat of Antonio Maceo and his assistant Captain Panchito Gómez Toro, to the 33rd anniversary of Operation Tribute and the 29th of the creation of the Association of Combatants of the Cuban Revolution, the people of Holguín attended the pilgrimage made this December 7th.

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The World Health Organization says governments logged a record 9.5 million coronavirus cases around the globe last week — a 71% jump from the prior week.

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Through the lens of German filmmaker Andreas Dresen, the Berlin International Film Festival, known as Berlinale, screened Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush, a docu-drama about about the experiences of prisoner Murat Kurnaz, imprisoned at the US base from 2002 to 2006, as one of the injustices committed at the Guantanamo naval base, a Cuban territory illegally occupied by the United States.

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