Castro 'coming along well'

Cuban Vice President Carlos Lage sought to dispel growing speculation about Fidel Castro’s health, saying he does not have stomach cancer and is recuperating well after surgery that prompted him to step aside temporarily.

“He is coming along well. He does not have stomach cancer,” Lage told reporters yesterday during a visit to Bolivia for the opening of a constitutional assembly. ”He’s been made well by the operation and is recuperating favourably.”