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The Venezuelan leader said the United States was behind false reports exaggerating the illness, which has forced Castro to temporarily hand power over to his brother on the communist-run island. Castro, who has led Cuba since 1959, has not been seen in public since July, fueling speculation he is so ill he may never return to power. The Spanish newspaper El Pais reported this week that Castro was in serious condition and being fed intravenously. It said he had undergone three failed operations on his large intestine for diverticulitis, or inflamed bulge in the intestine.
