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Screening for Heberprot-P new clinical trials ends

A landmark study in the mountain range of Sancti Spiritus province was conducted as part of phase II clinical trial of Heberprot-P, a Cuban medicine, only one of its kind in the world, with proven effectiveness in treating deep ulcers in diabetic patients with amputation risk. Read More

Cuba gives its citizens 2 months to register guns

Cuba has declared a two-month amnesty for citizens to register unlicensed guns, and says those passing aptitude and psychological tests will be allowed to keep their weapons. Read More

Agustin Bejarano exhibits in Vueltabajo

Fine arts exponent Agustin Bejarano, opened last week at Pinar del Rio Art Museum (MAPRI) his first personal exhibit in the province entitled Horizontes Blandos (Soft Horizons). Read More

Celebrating Biennial of Dance of the Caribbean

The contemporary choreographic art and the best experiences in the dance tradition would occupy space in another celebration of the Biennial Dance of the Caribbean already announced for March 23-28, with venue in the Cuban capital. Read More

Raul Castro Welcomes Nasser's Daughter

Cuban President Raul Castro welcomed on Sunday Mona Gamal Abdel Nasser, daughter of the outstanding Egyptian leader and statesman between 1954 and 1970, the national media ported on Monday. Read More

Cuban pianist delights Japanese Audience in Tokyo and Yokohama

Young Cuban pianist and jazz player Roberto Fonseca and his band delighted a demanding Japanese audience and received standing ovations after each one of their recent performances in Tokyo and Yokohama, which were described as “masterly” by critics in the Asian nation.<br /> Read More

Cuba:Successful Participation in Dublin's Tourism Fair

Thousands of people were able to admire some of the services and products offered by the Cuban tourist industry exhibited in the island´s stand at the Holiday World Show recently held in Dublin, the Irish capital, and which is the major exhibition for the tourism industry in the Republic of Ireland. Read More

Cuban anti-vector brigade ready to fight disease in Haiti

A team of sixty-two technicians specialized in vector-control arrived in Haiti from Cuba to work in a disease control campaign along with Cuban doctors and Haitian fifth-year students from the Santiago de Cuba Latin American School of Medicine. Read More

Cuban farmers foster the growth of chickpeas

Farmers in the northern municipality of Jesús Menéndez has planted 536 hectares of chickpeas.<br /> Read More

Samuel Formell: I am Van Van since I was born

To say Van Van and Juan Formell is almost the same. Actually, all the musicians who have passed through Cuba’s emblematic orchestra have been responsible for the sonority of the group but Formell’s spirit is a sort of guide that marks the beat of Van Van. Read More