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| Castro makes rare TV appearance | Castro makes rare TV appearance |
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| Fidel Castro has appeared in a video broadcast on state television, in the first images of the ailing former Cuban leader for five months. | |
| He is seen chatting in a garden to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. | He is seen chatting in a garden to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. |
| Mr Castro is said to look vigorous and animated, though he appears thinner and his hair and beard are whiter. | Mr Castro is said to look vigorous and animated, though he appears thinner and his hair and beard are whiter. |
| The pictures are his first since he handed power to his brother Raul in February. He has not been seen in public since falling ill in July 2006. | The pictures are his first since he handed power to his brother Raul in February. He has not been seen in public since falling ill in July 2006. |