Havana, September 9, 2014 - Prominent Canadian Intellectual Keith Ellis, professor emeritus at the University of Toronto, was honored today in Havana with the prestigious Medal of Friendship in recognition of his long history of solidarity with the island.

Johannesburg, July 28.- South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has launched a Cuban Solidarity Campaign — pledging to work against long-standing U.S. economic blockade against the Caribbean island nation. ANC Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe has pledged South Africa to help Cuba fight the “inhuman U.S. sanctions against the Caribbean nation.”

The fact that Cuba has already developed four cancer vaccines undoubtedly is big news for humanity if you bear in mind that according to the World Health Organization nearly 8 million people die from that disease every year. However, the mainstream media have completely ignored this reality.