Caracas, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro paid tribute to Argentine star Diego Armando Maradona on Friday, and recalled his beginnings as a soccer player.

Havana, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) Students and professors from the International Relations Institute (ISRI) held an open forum in support of the Palestinian cause in Havana.

Santo Domingo, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) When it was almost dawn in the Dominican Republic, Cuban diplomats in this nation celebrated the National Culture Day in this Caribbean island.

Hanoi, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong highly valued the efforts of the Ministries of Defense of his country and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba for the making of the documentary Two Hearts in One Heartbeat.

Managua, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) The Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Iván Acosta, highlighted the importance for Nicaragua of the signing last August of a trade agreement with China, which will enter into force in 2024.

Bayamo, Cuba, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) The Wax Museum of this city, the only one of its kind in Cuba, will unveil a life-size image of musician Adalberto Alvarez, the "Caballero del Son".

Havana, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) The National Ballet of Cuba (BNC), under the direction of prima ballerina Viengsay Valdes, will continue the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the institution, with a cycle of five performances entitled "Tribute to Alicia Alonso".

Addis Ababa, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuban ambassadors to Ethiopia and to the African Union, Jorge Lefebre and Lourdes Marrero, respectively, participated, in the embassy in Ramallah, in an act of solidarity with Palestine and its people.

Cairo, Oct 19 (Prensa Latina) Egypt and Jordan rejected the Israeli policies of collective punishment and its orders to displace 1.1 million Palestinians while demanding the immediate cessation of attacks against the Gaza Strip.

Caracas, Oct 19 (Prensa Latina) The Permanent Commission on Foreign Policy, Sovereignty and Integration and the Venezuela-Cuba Parliamentary Friendship Group will promote an agreement of solidarity and repudiation of the United States' brutal blockade against Cuba before the National Assembly, it was reported here on Thursday.