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Cuba

In Cuba, Vice Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío denounced what he called a U.S. smear campaign against former President Raúl Castro. 

The Deputy Foreign Minister stated that the accusations presented by the U.S. Department of Justice lack both legal and moral foundation and are being used as a political pretext for a possible military intervention.

Bolivia

The Bolivian Workers' Central called for a nationwide march this Thursday starting from El Alto. 

The mobilization is part of the protests that have continued for nearly a month against measures implemented by the right-wing neoliberal government of Rodrigo Paz. 

The massive demonstrations have been described as a popular uprising and are demanding the President's resignation.

Ecuador

And Ecuador's public health care system is facing a crisis during the first year of the administration of pro-U.S. right-wing neoliberal President Daniel Novoa. The crisis is centered on shortages of medicines, including essential life-saving drugs.