New photos show smiling Fidel Castro out in public
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New pictures of Fidel Castro show the stooped but smiling former leader venturing out to meet with workers at a Cuban scientific think tank - the first to show him in public since he got sick four years ago.
Previously, Cuba had occasionally released pictures showing him in private meetings with dignitaries, most recently during a visit in February by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. In those pictures, Castro looked cheerful and robust. The latest batch of pictures of the tracksuit-clad Castro were posted Saturday on the blogs of two Cuban journalists and a media website. (AP)
