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Fidel Castro to address Cuba's National Assembly for first time in four years

Fidel Castro, the former Cuban leader, is expected to address the communist country's National Assembly for the first time in four years on Saturday.

State media reported that a special session, requested by Castro, would be held this weekend.

On July 26 Castro said that he would ask for the meeting to warn of an imminent nuclear war involving the United States, Israel and Iran....
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