TV airs video of ailing Castro
From Times Wire Reports
Cuban state television showed a healthier-looking Fidel Castro speaking with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. It was the first video of the ailing leader shown in three months.
The report said the 10-minute clip was taped Monday during a two-hour private meeting in Havana.
“It’s not a lost battle,” Castro said of his health problems.
In the video, Chavez could be heard saying that the visit began at 3 p.m. Jan. 29. Castro read aloud a headline of an article dated Saturday from the Argentine newspaper Clarin.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
