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Cuba

Havana, Jan 3 (Prensa Latina) In 2019, Cuba recorded an infant mortality rate of 5.0 deaths per 1,000 live births, which places it today among the top 35 countries with the lowest rates in the world.


Sports

Havana, Jan 2 (Prensa Latina) Wrestling medals for Cuba at the Lima Pan American Games and in the World Wrestling Championships in Kazakhstan during the 2019 competitive calendar were highlighted today by the sports publication JIT.


Science

Beijing, Jan 2 (Prensa Latina) China and Cuba completed the assembly of their first joint biotechnology innovation center, built in the central province of Hunan with equipment and laboratories designed by specialists from the island, diplomatic sources confirmed today.


Opinion

Hanoi, Jan 1 (Prensa Latina) Vietnam officially assumed this Wednesday the presidency of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and a non-permanent position in the UN Security Council for the biennium 2020-2021.


Culture

Beijing, Jan 2 (Prensa Latina) Recent excavations in Xi'an (northeast China) have unearthed another 200 statues of the famous Terracotta Warriors, built to accompany Emperor Qinshihuang on his journey to the other world, the media reported Thursday.


Economy

Caracas, Jan 2 (Prensa Latina) The #PetroApp hashtag was trending today on Twitter in Venezuela, two weeks after the national cryptocurrency was made accessible to all.