British lawmaker praises Castro as 'lion'
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An outspoken British lawmaker appeared on Cuban television praising Fidel Castro as a &quot;lion&quot; of world politics and defending the Cuban leader against a magazine report naming him one of the world&#039;s wealthiest rulers.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro's departure opens the way for a peaceful transition to democracy on the island state, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's official spokesman said Tuesday.
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Cubans worried about political turmoil expressed relief on Wednesday that ailing leader Fidel Castro was apparently recovering from intestinal surgery that forced him to hand over power to his brother six months ago.
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Fidel Castro is recovering from his illness and "could return to work soon," Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque said Thursday.
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Fidel Castro is stronger, obviously improving and increasingly getting back to work, Cuba's Foreign Minister said Monday.
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A smiling Fidel Castro walked in public Thursday for the first time since the 78-year-old Cuban leader fell two months ago, and lawmakers attending a year-end National Assembly meeting gave him a standing ovation.
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Cubans vote for a new parliament with one person standing per seat, including ailing leader Fidel Castro.
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HAVANA -- Cuban leader Fidel Castro, looking notably better than he did when last seen almost three weeks ago, happily greeted President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela during a brief visit aired on state television yesterday.
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HAVANA: President Fidel Castro, recovering from a fall that broke his kneecap and an arm, has received get-well wishes from the leaders around the globe, state media reported Saturday.
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Britain's Foreign Secretary Jack Straw pledged full support for the Palestinian election to find a successor to Yasser Arafat after paying homage to the veteran leader at his graveside.
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President Fidel Castro told his  countrymen in a letter published on Friday that he remained  fully in command of Cuba, even while undergoing surgery to  rebuild his knee shattered in a fall.
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Leading advocates of easing sanctions against Cuba in the U.S. Congress will fly to Havana on Friday to assess the situation since ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro ceded power to his brother Raul in July.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who has not appeared in public since undergoing stomach surgery last year, said on Tuesday he was recovering and feeling stronger.
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HAVANA -- Cuban officials told a group of visiting US legislators that Fidel Castro does not have cancer or a terminal illness.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro appeared on television Monday with an arm sling to give weight to an announcement on the ban of transactions in US dollars in his country.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met with ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Tuesday and said he was "incredibly lucid" and healthy enough to resume his political role in Cuba.
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Cubans voted in parliamentary elections on Sunday that could start a transition to a post-Castro government in Cuba after half a century of rule by the Communist revolutionary.