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Cuban flag flies at half-staff at the Embassy of Cuba in USA for Orlando

Cuban flag flies at half-staff at the Embassy of Cuba in the United States to honor the victims of Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, Fla., considering the worst mass shooting in US history. Read More

Cuba and Vietnam to strengthen relations in construction

Cuban Construction Minister René Mesa and his counterpart Pham Hong Ha in Hanoi discussed the possibility of strengthening the relations in the field of construction, which is of paramount importance to Cuba in order to develop its infrastructure. Read More

Ben Rhodes says that the embargo will be lifted "sooner than people think"

Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser of President Barack Obama said at a forum on "cultural diplomacy" with Cuba held on Thursday June 9 at the Meridian International Center in Washington DC, that reopening of relations with Cuba is "irreversible”. Read More

Cuba to host biggest Hemingway Billfish Tournament ever

A hundred boats, mostly from the United States, will participate in the 66th Ernest Hemingway International Billfish Tournament to run from this Monday through June 18th in Havana city. Read More

French frigate arrives in Cuba for friendly visit

F-735 Germinal, a surveillance frigate of the French National Navy, arrived this Sunday in Havana for a friendly visit till the 16th. Read More

Who is Orlando nightclub shooting suspect Omar Mateen?

Omar Mateen has been identified as the suspect in mass shooting that left at least 50 dead and more than 50 others wounded at the Pulse Orlando, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Mateen, 29, lived in Fort Pierce, Fla. He was born in New York to parents of Afghan origin and was a Muslim. Read More

50 people killed in mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando

At least 50 people were killed and more than 50 others were wounded when a gunman opened fire and took hostages at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday morning. Read More