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More than three million people from 27 nations have learned how to read and write using the Cuban method "Yo, sí puedo" (Me, yes I can). One of those countries is Venezuela, where President Chavez is among the programs greatest promoters.

Climatic change also poses a danger for Cuba, said the deputy minister of Science, Technology and Environment, José Antonio Díaz Duque, on Wednesday during one panels of the International "Give the Planet a Chance" biennial conferences called by the humor page of the Juventud Rebelde newspaper.

Their costumes are typically Spanish - refined dresses complemented with hand-held fans, painted faces and sculpted hair styles.

Brazilian theologian Frei Betto is one of the nearly 4,000 participants in the Sixth International Congress on Higher Education ''Universidad 2008'' underway at the Havana Convention Center from Monday through Friday.

The 17th Cuban Book Fair opens its doors February 14 at the Morro-Cabana Fortress after being put off for bad weather conditions.

The right pitcher from Havana, Jonder Martínez, has 41 goose eggs without allowing runs and arrived at his ninth victory in the current National Baseball Championship, after defeating Guantánamo four runs to zero last night.

More than 22, 000 people have been immunized in this eastern province of Las Tunas, as part of the fourth National Campaign of Antiflu Vaccination that Cuba carries out to maintain a better quality and expectation of life that ascends to the 77 years old in this Caribbean island.

One of the most eagerly awaited Cuban stage productions, Cabaret, will have its preview in various cities nationwide, directed by Master Tony Díaz and performed by the theatre group Mefisto Teatro.

"The 24th International Festival "Jazz Plaza 2008" will be held in style: 10 participating nations and 31 concerts in 10 concert halls, in just three days," said Chucho Valdés during a press conference.

The Cuban writer Humberto Arenal, 2007 National Literature Award Winner revealed here that his next project will be a novel centered in his 11 years stay in New York.

Four art instructors of the country won the 2008 Olga Alonso award for the continuous and great work made in the artistic, social and cultural areas. The recognition is given by the National Council of Houses of Culture for the work of a life.

Cuevas will make the model of the piece and the execution will take place in Cuba, indicated to Prensa Latina Lourdes Benigne, director of Plastic Arts of the cultural institution.