''I am feeling great'' : Castro birthday message
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Aug. 13, 2006

Photographs and a written message from Cuban leader Fidel Castro published Sunday, his 80th birthday, suggest he is recovering from the illness that prompted him to temporarily hand over power to his younger brother Raul two weeks ago.

Separately, in his first public appearance since he was named to the post, Raul Castro was videotaped Sunday greeting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the airport in Havana. Chavez is in Havana to celebrate the elder Castro's birthday.

"I am feeling great," Fidel Castro wrote in his birthday message published in Sunday's edition of Cuba's official Communist Party newspaper Granma.

He said his "stability has improved considerably," but he is still at risk and his recovery will take a while longer.

"To everyone who wished me good health, I promise I will fight for it," Castro said.

'I am feeling great' : Castro birthday message
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