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 HAVANA (AP) - A statement signed by Fidel Castro sought to reassure Cubans Wednesday that the 80-year-old Cuban leader was recovering well from several operations, saying his weight was stable and he was eating solid foods after "many months" of intravenous feeding.
In the most detailed assessment of Castro's health since shortly after he fell ill almost 10 months ago, the statement said: "It wasn't just one operation, but various. Initially it wasn't successful and that had a bearing on my prolonged recuperation."
Sent by e-mail to foreign journalists by the government, and expected to be published in state newspapers Thursday, the statement did not say when Castro might appear in public again or retake Cuba's presidency.
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