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July 27th

Santiago de Cuba, the cradle of the Cuban revolution

<div align="justify"> On July 26 Cuba celebrates its national holiday, National Uprising Day. On July 23, 1953 a group of young revolutionaries led by Fidel Castro attempted to seize the Moncada Barracks on the east of the island. </div> Read More

July 26th

Cuba indicates it will free all its political prisoners

Prisoners will be free to stay in Cuba or emigrate, say authorities. Read More

Cuba will not be rushed into reform, VP says

<div align="justify"> SANTA CLARA Cuba (Reuters) - Cuban leaders will not be rushed into decisions about economic reforms and whatever they do will be faithful to the ideals of the Cuban revolution, Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura said on Monday in a nationally televised speech. </div> Read More

Cuba Tops Canada in Pitching Duel

<div align="justify"> THUNDER BAY – Cuba received a bases loaded single in the top of the 8th inning, breaking a scoreless tie and went on to beat the Junior National Team 3-0 at Port Arthur Stadium. </div> <div align="justify"> </div> Read More

Cuba celebrates another anniversary of the revolution

<div align="justify"> Fidel Castro, Cuba's 83-year-old revolutionary leader, made his public appearance outside Havana on Saturday to start celebrations of the 57th anniversary of the Cuban revolution, Cuba's media reported on Sunday. </div> Read More

Cuba pledges human resources to Africa

<div align="justify"> Addressing African foreign ministers during their ministerial meeting ahead of the African Union (AU) heads of state summit in Kampala, Uganda, Cuban first deputy foreign minister Marcelino Medina Gonzalez said Africa would always be able to count <br /> on Cuba. </div> Read More

UN report recognizes slow progress in economic reform

<div align="justify"> In its 2009 economic report about the region, the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) recognizes “slow advances in competitiveness and productivity” and the government’s “priority to correct structural deficiencies.”<br /> </div> Read More

Reverend Tom Smith: People in US Hungry for Information on Cuba

<div align="justify"> HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 24 (acn) Reverend Tom Smith, who is in Cuba as part of the 21st US-Cuba Friendshipment Caravan, told the Cuban News Agency that the people in the United States are hungry for information on Cuba.<br /> <br /> </div> Read More

Cuba-Venezuela Summit Begins in Central Cuba

<div align="justify"> VILLA CLARA, Cuba, Jul 25 (acn) A meeting of Cuban and Venezuelan ministers began on Sunday at the Hotel Ensenachos in one of the keys located to the north of central Villa Clara province prior to the Cuba-Venezuela Summit.<br /> </div> Read More

Chavez cancels Cuba trip citing risk of 'aggression' by Colombia

<div align="justify"> AFP, Jul 26, 2010, 01.21am IST. CARACAS: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez abruptly cancelled a trip to Cuba on Sunday, citing the danger of &quot;armed aggression&quot; by Colombia amid escalating tensions between the South American neighbors.<br /> </div> Read More