Havana, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) National People's Power Assembly (parliament) President Esteban Lazo congratulated the Cuban people on the arrival of 2023 and the 65th year of the Revolution.

Brasilia, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) Vice President Salvador Valdés said on Saturday that Cuba will never fail the world and its peoples, during a fruitful meeting with solidarity groups, friendship groups, local politicians and compatriots who reside in Brazil.

Manama, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, on Saturday, sent a congratulatory message to Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, on the 64th anniversary of the triumph of the Revolution.

Havana, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) When the news of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's death puts Catholicism in mourning on Saturday, Cubans remember the three-day visit made by the pontiff to the Caribbean island a decade ago.

Havana, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) Yemeni Ambassador in Havana Mohammed Saleh Nasher on Saturday congratulated the Government and people of Cuba on the occasion of the new year and the 64th anniversary of the Revolution.

Havana, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Saturday saluted the arrival of the new year and reiterated his call to work with passion and desire to continue overcoming the impossible.

Rome, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) Pope emeritus Benedict XVI died on Saturday in the Vatican's Mater Ecclesiae monastery, said the director of the Holy See's press office, Matteo Bruni, who pointed out that as soon as possible more information.

Moscow, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) After giving moral lessons to the world and to some of its members, the European Parliament (EP) is facing a corruption scandal with the possibility of dozens of other deputies being involved in it.

Santiago, Chile, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) Almost five centuries after its establishment, Plaza de Armas (Arms' Square) today continues to be an important administrative, cultural and social area in Santiago de Chile, a site where musicians and painters gather, and a must for national and foreign visitors.

Washington, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) Carboard boxes which were formerly pizza boxes, blankets and weak tents were the only shelters available for hundreds of immigrants in Texas, in the United States, when the National Weather Service announced the arrival of a winter storm of major proportions.