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The First Ordinary Session of the 7th Legislature of the Cuban National Assembly (Parliament) takes place on Friday at Havana’s Convention Center.

Legendary Puerto Rican singer Danny Rivera gave tribute to Cuban radio announcer Eduardo Rosillo, considered one of the most popular in the Latin American and Cuban radio stations, with publishing a book about his life.

The famous Spanish architect Rafael Moneo Vallés left open the possibility to place one of his pieces in the Historical Center of the Cuban capital.

Warrior monks from the mythic temple of Shaolin, the cradle of Kung-Fu, will offer here a martial arts exhibition which will coincide with the beginning next July 11 of the Chinese Culture Festival in Cuba.

Cuban website http://www.redciencia.cu was one of the winners in the category linked to the World Summit for the Information Society, convoked every two years.

The prestigious Cuban choir, Schola Cantorum Coralina, founded and directed by Alina Orraca, will be performing in the 7th Miltenberg Choirs Contest, in Bavaria, Germany, today and until next Sunday.

The Cuban children's theatre company, La Colmenita (the small beehive), will participate in the 10th World Festival of Theatre for Children, to be held in July 17 to 25 in this Capital, confirmed today the organizing committee.

Cuban President Raul Castro met Wednesday with South Africa Presidency Minister Esoop Pahad, with whom he talked on issues of common interest, Granma newspaper reported today.

Cuban Minister of Basic Industry Yadira Garcia said on Thursday that energy is guaranteed in Cuba and will continue increasing as the country"s economy and power and fuel savings grow.

Yadira García Vera, ministra de la Industria Básica (MINBAS) de Cuba, calificó hoy de positivos los resultados del programa de la Revolución Energética para el incremento del nivel de vida de la población.  

La compañía infantil cubana La Colmenita participará en el X Festival Mundial de Teatro para Niños entre el 17 y el 25 de julio en esta capital, confirmaron hoy fuentes del comité organizador.

Con el desfile de la serpiente a cargo de las agrupaciones participantes y la quema del  Diablo  en la Alameda, frente a la bahía   santiaguera para ahuyentar todo lo malo finalizaba la edición veintiocho de  la Fiesta del  Fuego dedicada a los estados del Caribe  Mejicano, Campeche, Tabasco, Veracruz, Quintana Roo, Yucatán y Tamaulipas.

José Luis Rodríguez, vicepresidente del Consejo de Ministros, dijo hoy que Cuba aplica medidas para atenuar y, de ser posible, revertir la tendencia del envejecimiento poblacional del país.

Cuba, ex campeona mundial, derrotó 3-1 a China, oro olímpico en los Juegos de Atenas-2004, logrando su segunda victoria en dos jornadas de la ronda final del Gran Premio Mundial de voleibol femenino, este jueves en Yokohama (Japón), mientras Brasil venció 3-0 a Italia.