As of this Tuesday, August 9, the purchase operations of foreign currencies began in ATMs and point-of-sale terminals located in banks, Exchange Houses (CADECA), and stores that currently offer their products and services in CUP.

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Bxtt 81525302 libroOn Wednesday, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel went to the Turkish embassy in Havana, where he signed the book of condolences opened there on the occasion of the devastating earthquake that hit that nation last Monday.

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Neuro EpoThe development of a novel formulation of recombinant human erythropoietin (NeuroEpo) by the Center for Molecular Immunology, in collaboration with others, offers hope in the treatment of this devastating illness.

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In support for the release of former Brazilian president Luis Inácio Lula Da Silva, workers of the Dairy Industry of Holguín, Baní, collected their signature to join the international campaign “For the annulment of trials against Lula.” Read more Holguín Workers in Support of the Release of Lula

western union cuba 768x461After a two-year halt, Western Union (WU) has quietly resumed family remittance to Cuba through a pilot program with the hope of expanding its operations in the future, the company says, a much-anticipated step that provides Cuban-American families with a more reliable way to aid their families in Cuba.

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