Inside modern towers that are a pride of Fidel Castro, scientists peer through huge microscopes at tiny proteins they hope to tailor to treat such major killers as Aids, heart disease and cancer.
AS the strains of the ”Star-Spangled Banner” faded in the wind at Havana’s international airport, President Fidel Castro turned to his visitor and said, ”It’s been a long time since that happened.”
Cuban lawmakers hoped to make socialism an inalienable part of the Cuban constitution in a marathon session of Congress on Monday, attended by President Fidel Castro.
Cuban President Fidel Castro turned 76 on Tuesday, presiding over school openings and saluting newly minted doctors, defying the United States as he has almost every day for decades.
One million Cubans took to streets and squares around the country in a state-organised protest against the policies of US President George Bush.