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| Cuban TV shows 'stronger' Castro | Cuban TV shows 'stronger' Castro |
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| Cuban television has shown its first pictures for three months of ailing leader Fidel Castro. | |
| Mr Castro, 80, was seen standing during a meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, which was said to have taken place on Monday. | Mr Castro, 80, was seen standing during a meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, which was said to have taken place on Monday. |
| He appeared frail but stronger than three months ago. | He appeared frail but stronger than three months ago. |
| Mr Castro has not been seen in public since undergoing gastric surgery in July, prompting speculation that he had cancer or was terminally ill. | Mr Castro has not been seen in public since undergoing gastric surgery in July, prompting speculation that he had cancer or was terminally ill. |
| The pictures show Mr Castro joking with Mr Chavez and saying: "As I have said, this is far from being a lost battle." | |
| Mr Chavez replies that this is a battle that will be won. It had not been announced that he was in Cuba. | |
| The BBC's Stephen Gibbs in Havana says that Mr Castro still looks frail but has recovered noticeably since his last appearance on television in October. | |
| Mr Castro's health is treated as a state secret in Cuba. Authorities will only say that he is recuperating satisfactorily. | |
| His younger brother Raul has been acting as president since July. |