Fidel Castro Applauds Passage of Obama's Health Care Overhaul

Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on Thursday declared passage of American health care reform &quot;a miracle&quot; and a major victory for Obama's presidency, but couldn't help chide the United States for taking so long to enact what communist Cuba achieved decades ago.<br /> Read More

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Cuba Successfully Performs First Surgery on an Animal Fetus

Cuban specialists have successfully performed the country’s first operation on a fetus in a ewe in its 90th day of gestation. Read More

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Cuba Attends Latin American Workshop on Braille System

Carlos Ramirez Vega, with the executive’s office of the Cuban National Association of the Blind, traveled to Uruguay to participate in a Latin American Workshop on the Braille reading and writing system that takes place this week in Montevideo. Read More

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Iberian-American Congress on Pediatric Surgery Begins in Havana

Representatives from 30 countries are attending the 4th Iberian-American Congress on Pediatric Surgery that begins today in Havana and which will show the latest advances in this field. Read More

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Royal palms increase in Camaguey

About fifty three thousand Royal Palm postures were planted in 2009 in Camagüey Province as part of a program to recover Royal Palm forests.<br /> Read More

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Stock of Potato Seeds increased in Ciego de Ávila

Peasants in Ciego de Ávila province are growing over a hundred potato varieties in an experimental way, with the objective of using the most suitable seeds for next sawing seasons. Read More

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Cuba Hosts Intl Pediatric Surgery Congress

Pediatric surgeons from the five continents will take part in the 4th Ibero-American Congress of Pediatric Surgery, to be held March 22-26. Read More

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Caguanes National Park: Aborigines´ Settlement

Two thousand years ago, the area now occupied by Caguanes National Park— Biosphere Reserve located in Sancti Spiritus— was inhabited by natives who left us their traditions, myths and legends engraved in caves. Read More

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Cuba tobacco legend celebrates 91st birthday

Cuban tobacco legend Alejandro Robaina celebrated his 91st birthday on Saturday, weakened by ill health but surrounded by friends and family and the tobacco fields that have been his life.<br /> Read More

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Moderate earthquake, aftershock shake eastern Cuba

A moderate earthquake and smaller aftershock rattled houses and nerves in eastern Cuba on Saturday near the U.S. holding facility at Guantanamo Bay. No damages or injuries were reported. Read More

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