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June 4th

Pinar del Río reduces pollution

The Cuyaguateje is one of the most plentiful rivers in Cuba Read More

UNESCO Declares Nicaraguan Island World Biosphere Reserve

Managua, Jun 3 (Prensa Latina) Ometepe Island in Cocibolca Lake became the third Nicaraguan site in the UNESCO world network of reserves of the biosphere. Read More

Cuba Concerned over Ecological Issues

The Second International Colloquium "Jose Marti for a Culture of Nature" will foster ecological issue and environmental care in Cuba. Read More

Paul Lafargue, Cuban husband of Karl Marx's daughter

HAVANA (PL) Fate plays with chance and in one of his whims wanted the Cuban PaulLafargue to know Karl Marx, founder of socialist doctrine, and also to marry his daughter Laura. Read More

Gov't: Cuban trade plunges 34 percent in 2009

Trade for 2009 totaled $12.7 billion, down 34 percent from the $19.3 billion registered the previous year, according to statistics released Thursday by the government's National Statistics Office. Read More

June 3rd

Cuba: Diversity and Tourism

Cuba, a major tourist destination in the Caribbean region, offers a wide range of options, ranging from exuberant nature to its centuries-old culture, history and traditions. Read More

Cuba: Haiti Situation Not Political Issue, Human Drama

Cuban VP Esteban Lazo urged the international community to show their commitment to the human species by putting all their energy in assisting Haiti. Read More

On a Bicycle Built for Cuba

From late 1999 to early 2000, Lynette Chiang traveled by  folding bicycle through  Cuba. An Australian, Chiang wasn’t subject to the  restrictions on visiting Cuba that Americans are, giving readers a detailed look at the forbidden land. Read More

Still Dancing, Her Way, From the Soul

Alicia Alonso, the longtime director of the National Ballet of Cuba, no longer dances with her feet, which, on Monday afternoon at a hotel near Lincoln Center, were daintily crossed at the ankle in a pair of ladylike slingbacks. <br /> Read More

World experts attend osteoporosis symposium in Cuba

HAVANA, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Renowned experts from the United States, Canada, Mexico and Cuba attended the Osteoporosis Symposium held at the Center for Medical-Surgical Research (Cimeq) in Havana, local reports said Wednesday.<br /> Read More