Dr Iosvani Hernández, Vice Chancellor of the University of Holguín. Photo: Luis Ernesto Ruiz
Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution, and the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, greeted on Thursday the election of the new Pope of the Catholic Church, Leo XIV.


The 33rd edition of the Romerías de Mayo will take place in Holguín from May 2 to 8, 2026, dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the Hermanos Saíz Association (AHS) and to the cultural thought of Fidel Castro, on the occasion of the centennial of his birth.
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The Cuban Baseball Federation considered as unacceptable the provocations that took place during a game of the pre-Olympic tournament held on Monday in Florida, according to a statement to the International Baseball Confederation.
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