Castro remains awake in surgery to repair shattered kneecap
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His kneecap shattered and his arm broken after a nasty fall, Fidel Castro refused to let doctors put him to sleep during surgery, showing his determination not to lose control of his nation&#39;s affairs, if even for a moment.
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Fidel Castro's 80th birthday on Sunday had been expected to trigger days of parties, concerts and conferences on his legacy. Instead, the communist leader will likely spend the day in bed, recovering from surgery for intestinal bleeding.
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HAVANA -- Cheered by hundreds of lawmakers, a smiling Fidel Castro walked in public yesterday for the first time since shattering his kneecap in a fall two months ago.
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Fidel Castro says he may have broken bones, but still &#39;in one piece&#39; after fall Eds: Retransmits to ADD photo numbers. AP Photos LON802-806.
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Cuban President Fidel Castro tripped and fractured his left knee and right arm in a tumble captured on live television, the government said on Thursday.
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HAVANA -- Cuban President Fidel Castro's advancing age -- and ultimately his mortality -- were brought home yesterday, a day after he fractured a knee and arm when he tripped and fell at a public event.
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Cuban President Fidel Castro tripped and  shattered a kneecap in a tumble captured on live television  that raised new questions about the political future of the  communist-run country he has led for 45 years.
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SANTA CLARA, Cuba  - Cuban President Fidel Castro  injured one of his knees and possibly an arm on Wednesday when  he fell as he returned to his seat after making a speech at a  graduation ceremony in central Cuba.
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The son of ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Thursday he expected his father to recover completely from surgery that forced him to relinquish power in July.
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Cuban officials said Saturday that Fidel Castro was steadily recovering from surgery and the government was still preparing for its worst-case scenario: an attack by government opponents taking advantage of the leader's health crisis.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro says he is recovering from several intestinal operations that had him on a drip for months, but has given no sign he plans to resume power.
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SANTA CLARA, Cuba: Fidel Castro suffered a fall yesterday, possibly breaking an arm and a knee, but laughed off the accident, assuring Cubans he remained in good spirits and in one piece.
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Cuban state TV shows new photos of President Fidel Castro, who is believed to be recovering from surgery.
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State television showed Fidel Castro for the first time in three months on Tuesday and the ailing Cuban leader said he was still in the fight to recover from surgery that forced him to relinquish power last July.
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By Anthony Boadle HAVANA  - Cuban President Fidel Castro tripped andshattered a kneecap in a tumble captured on live televisionthat raised new questions about the political future of thecommunist-run country he has led for 45 years.
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Havana, Oct. 22 (Agencies): Fidel Castro wonât allow himself to be put under general anaesthesia and America wonât say âget well soonâ.
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Demonstrating he retains firm control over Cuba after fracturing his knee and arm in a fall at a public event, President Fidel Castro told of conducting government business by cellular phone during an ambulance ride and later refusing general anesthesia.