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EFE: Deaths from Hemorrhagic Dengue Reach 57 in Honduras

<p style="text-align: justify;">TEGUCIGALPA " At least 57 people have died so far this year in Honduras from hemorrhagic dengue, while more than 50,000 people have contracted the milder classic dengue", the Health Ministry announced Tuesday. Read More

Grand Fiesta of Metal in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Two years ago, on May 31, 2008, an unprecedented event in the history of rock in Cuba took place. On that day a dozen national metal groups were present at the Salon Rosado de La Tropical to promote the launching of the compilation “Not Salsa, Just Brutal Music,” published by the French label Brutal Beatdown Records. Read More

Teeing off: Cuba to develop golfing

<p style="text-align: justify;">29 August 2010 Last updated at 06:22 GMT Help. The government of the Caribbean island of Cuba is attempting to attract wealthy visitors by allowing the development of golf courses. Read More

Improvisation is a passion for Cuba's Alfredo Rodriguez

<p style="text-align: justify;">Alfredo Rodriguez makes his Seattle debut Tuesday when he opens a two-night stand at Jazz Alley with his trio featuring Helsinki-born bassist Peter Slavov and Cuban drum master Francisco Mela. Read More

Oil exploration in Cuba expected to go ahead

<p style="text-align: justify;">Preparations for full-scale oil exploration are gaining momentum in Cuba's Gulf of Mexico waters just 50 miles from the US, testing the limits of the trade embargo on the Caribbean nation. Read More

Red Alert against Corruption

<p style="text-align: justify;">“I am one of those who think that sometimes it is healthier for us to recognize our shortcomings ourselves than for the enemy to throw them back in our face, or save them up against us, which is worse,” asserted Cuban political scientist and academician Esteban Morales during an interview with the International Press Service (IPS), reproduced by Cubanow.<br>&nbsp; <br> Read More

Cuba Warns of Dengue in the Americas

<p style="text-align: justify;">08/29/2010. Cuban health authorities warned of the presence of dengue fever-carrying mosquitos in 23 of the country''s 169 municipalities, at a time when a high incidence of the disease is being reported. Read More

Cuban Painter Lopez Oliva Exhibits his Works in Peru

<p style="text-align: justify;">The exhibition entitled Paradojas del Deseo, by Cuban painter Manuel Lopez Oliva, was presented at the Inca Gracilazo Cultural Center of the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, directed by Andean prize-winning poet Antonio Cisneros. Read More

Blogger predicts Roig's successor –in code

<p style="text-align: justify;">In a two-sentence entry, blogger Rui Ferreira reveals that "the defenestrated fellow from TV Martí already has a successor. He is a Cuban-American with curly hair." Read More

Villa Clara touts own international airport

<p style="text-align: justify;">Speaking of remodeling airports, the Villa Clara newspaper Vanguardia this weekend published – for&nbsp; no apparent reason –&nbsp; an article touting Abel Santamaría Airport as one of Cuba's finest points of entry. Read More