Venezuela's Chavez says Castro does not have cancer
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday denied reports that Fidel Castro has cancer, but said the Cuban leader was fighting a "great battle" against a "serious" illness.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro looked healthier and said he was in good spirits on Tuesday in his first television interview since life-threatening bowel surgery sidelined him from power 10 months go.
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CUBAN President Fidel Castro is back on his feet two months after a fall shattered his left kneecap and broke his right arm. During a visit by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez this week, Mr Castro was shown
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There is no reason to believe that Cuban President Fidel Castro&#39;s life is in danger as he convalesces, Culture Minister Abel Prieto said late Friday.
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President Hugo Chavez rejected a U.S. government report accusing Venezuela of funding efforts by Cuba&#039;s Fidel Castro to subvert democracy in Latin America, saying it indicated Washington&#039;s aggressive intentions toward Havana.
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The Cuban President this week, according to wire reports, stood unassisted for several minutes at a time while greeting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who paid a visit to the island earlier this week.
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President Hugo Ch&#xE1;vez said yesterday that Fidel Castro is battling a "very serious illness" but is not dying of cancer. He said he spoke with the Cuban leader , that he is eating cautiously and is well enough to joke. "I'm very well informed," Ch&#xE1;vez said. The Cuban government insists Castro, 80, is recovering after intestinal surgery. ...
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US lawmakers back from a trip to Cuba said officials there had insisted Fidel Castro was not dying, and that his brother Raul Castro is not Havana's new leader.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro, looking notably better than he did when last seen almost three weeks ago, happily greeted Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during a brief visit aired on state television Friday.
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CARACAS, Venezuela, Sept. 24 -- President Hugo Chavez on Friday proposed joining forces with communist Cuba to bring free health and education programs to poor Caribbean nations ravaged by recent hurricanes and tropical storms.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday the price of oil should not fall below $60 a barrel, two days after the OPEC country cut its production to stem price declines.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said his rival averted a bloodbath in the polarized OPEC nation by quickly conceding defeat without contesting his landslide re-election on Sunday.
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HBN, HAVANA, Cuba, Mon. Nov. 8: Cuban President, Fidel Castro, received a surprise visit from his friend, Venezuelan President Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias.
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Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro,   looking well on the mend, was shown on television on Friday   meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez after temporarily   ceding power a month ago to undergo intestinal surgery.
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Venezuela's president can improve ties by avoiding inflammatory remarks, the US State Department says.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez  bolstered his cooperation with Cuba on Saturday by signing  energy, farming and finance accords, including a deal to expand  of one of his socialist ally's oil refineries.
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Oil exports by Venezuela have not been disturbed by the referendum on the rule of President Hugo Chavez, shipping sources said late Sunday.