Ecuadorian Gov't Nationalizes U.S. Oil Company

<p style="text-align: justify;">Quito, Jun 10.- President Rafael Correa described as historic the nationalization of the Amistad oilfield, after intense negotiations with the U.S. Noble Energy Company, whose affiliate, the Energy Development Corp., was the operator. Read More

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Cuban Elected President of UNESCO Sports Commission

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.06.08 - 17:21:12 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Havana, Cuba.- Cuban Arnaldo Rivero was appointed president of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Physical Education and Sports Commission, during a plenary session concluding this Wednesday in Paris, France.According to a report on the Jit weekly newspaper’s online edition, the members of the group commended the election of Rivero as president of the Commission established in 1978 to promote the value of sports and for it to be included in public policies. Read More

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President Raul Castro Received Hugo Chavez in Havana

<p style="text-align: justify;">President Raul Castro Received Hugo Chavez in Havana. Havana, Cuba, Jun 8.- Cuban President Raul Castro welcomed his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez Frias in the early hours of Wednesday at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport Read More

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Chinese VP Concluded Official Visit to Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 8.- After a successful three-day official visit to Cuba, Chinese VP Xi Jinping was seen off on Tuesday night at the Juan Gualberto Gomez airport of the western province of Matanzas by the Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla.Speaking to reporters, Jinping praised the excellent state of bilateral relations and the results of joint projects in the sectors of energy, telecommunications, transportation, and biotechnology. Read More

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Chinese vice president meets former Cuban leader Fidel Castro

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping met former Cuban leader Fidel Castro here Monday. "You are the founder of Cuba's revolutionary and socialist cause and are dearly loved by the Cuban people and respected by the Chinese people," Xi told 85-year-old Castro.In the past over half a century under Castro's leadership, the Cuban people have firmly safeguarded their sovereignty and security, actively fought for a favorable external environment, made every effort to promote economic and social development, and thus have achieved hard-won success in nation building, Xi said. Read More

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Italy Interested in Collaborating with Cuban Province

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.06.06 - 12:59:42 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. CamagueyCAMAGUEY, CUBA.- Italian ambassador to Cuba Marco Baccin visited the province of Camaguey to explore ways to collaborate in the preservation of the historical center of the city, among other projects. Baccin told ACN in Camaguey, around 500 km east Havana, that his country is also interested in increasing the presence of Italian art in this Cuban city and announced the intention of donating small garbage trucks to the city. Read More

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Chinese VP in Cuba to meet on economic ties

<p style="text-align: justify;">Reuters. By Jeff Franks. Sat Jun 4, 9:57 pm ET. HAVANA (Reuters) – Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping arrived in Cuba on Saturday for a three-day visit expected to accelerate fast-growing economic relations between the two communist-run countries.One of Cuba's six vice presidents, Esteban Lazo, was at Havana's Jose Marti International Airport to greet Xi, who is tipped to succeed Chinese President Hu Jintao in 2013. Read More

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Chinese vice president arrives in Havana for visit

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping arrived in Havana Saturday evening, kicking off his official visit to Cuba.Xi is paying the visit as a guest of Cuba's First Vice President of Council of State and Council of Ministers Jose Ramon Machado Ventura.In a written statement delivered at the airport upon his arrival, Xi said Cuba is an important country in Latin America and Caribbean region. Read More

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Cuba Presents Key Principles on Ecological Economy to the UN

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuba stressed the need for a different, more just and equitable world economic order as one of the key elements for the Ecological Economy concept, on Thursday in the United Nations.The Cuban Permanent Representative to the UN Pedro Núñez Mosquera presented this and other ideas during a debate about ecological economics presided over by the UN General Assembly President Joseph Deiss, the Prensa Latina news agency reported. Read More

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Chinese Vice-President to Arrive in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.06.04 - 13:13:32 / radiorebelde.icrt.cu. Havana, Cuba.- Havana, Cuba.- Chinese Vice-President and member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party Politburo Xi Jinping will arrive in Cuba tonight on an official visit. During his stay Jinping will meet with Cuban President and First Vice-President Raul Castro and Jose Ramón Machado Ventura, respectively, among other activities. Read More

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