In his first public comments since becoming Cuba’s acting president, Raul Castro said his brother Fidel is recovering and that thousands of troops were mobilized soon after his illness was announced, according to an interview published Friday. Raul Castro, 75, thanked the doctors and others who have cared for his brother, saying they “have attended to him in an excellent manner … with much love and dedication. This has been a very important factor in Fidel’s progressive recovery.” Full Story