Cuba

Andy Cruz, whose stellar amateur career included Olympic boxing gold for Cuba in Tokyo, launched his pro ring career on July 15 with an impressive unanimous decision victory over experienced Mexican Juan Carlos Burgos.

Police in Athens are investigating the murder of a 45-year-old transgender woman, who was found dead in her central Athens home.

The victim, who was originally from Cuba but lived in the central Agios Panteleimonas district, had suffered multiple stab wounds.

Her body was found in her ground-floor apartment by her landlady, who went to collect the rent.

A bus carrying migrants from a Texas border city arrived in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday for the second time in less than three weeks.

The office of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was not formally notified but became aware on Friday of the bus dispatched from Brownsville, Texas, to L.A. Union Station, Bass spokesperson Zach Seidl said in a statement.

As part of the "2023 Instruction and Training Cruise," the ARM Cuauhtémoc Sailing Tall Ship, also known as the Ambassador and Gentleman of the Seas, is planning a visit to the port of Istanbul, as the Mexican government selected Istanbul as the location of the celebrations and events marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Türkiye.

After the welcoming ceremony in front of the Palace of Serbia, a meeting between the president and the guest from Cuba followed.
Plenary discussions of the delegations of the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Cuba were also held. After the signing of the bilateral agreements on cooperation, statements were made by the presidents of the two countries.

Bermdez arrived in Belgrade last night and was met at the airport by the Minister of Defense of Serbia, Milos Vucevic.
As announced by the Office for Media Relations of the President of Serbia, at 10:00 a.m., welcome ceremony for the Cuban President is planned in front of the Palace of Serbia.
At 10:15, the tete-a-tete meeting between Vui and Bermdez will begin.

When Julio César Núñez was a child, he helped his grandmother make casabe from scratch, using artisanal tools - and an ancient cooking method - to turn grated yuca root into a thin, white, crispy flatbread.

Turkish textile companies seeking to widen their global outreach are exploring opportunities in Cuba and the Dominican Republic.

A delegation from the Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporter Association (İTKİB) recently paid visits to those countries to hold talks with high-level government officials.

Perpetrator still unknown

The attacks of August 22 last year compromised a string of public services, including the websites of the government and the Revenue and Customs Administration.

According to the Ministry of Public Administration, 17 "information systems" in 10 institutions were infected, with 150 computer directly affected.

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