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Two solidarity brigades from Australia and New Zealand, as well as Central America, will visit Cuba in January next year, according to the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples.

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Nine athletes from Holguín will be part of the Cuban delegation for the II Junior Pan American Games, to be held from August 9 to 23 in Asunción, Paraguay.

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The bankruptcy of the British tour operator Thomas Cook, the world's oldest travel company, has affected some 2 000 tourists in Cuba and forced the rescheduling of a dozen flights from three airports on the island. The closure of the company is expected to force some 600 000 people outside their countries and who had bought tickets from the group to seek the help of governments and insurance companies. Read more Some Two Thousand Tourists in Cuba Affected by the Bankruptcy of Tour Operator Thomas Cook

French Union

Laurent Brun, member of the Confederal Bureau and Administrator of the General Confederation of Labor (CGT by its Spanish acronym ), announced a donation of 130,000 euros raised by the organization to support those affected in the eastern provinces following Hurricane Melissa.

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