First Vice President Raul Castro attends Cuban Parliament's ninth ordinary session

Cuba's First Vice President Raul Castro Ruz is attending the Cuban Parliament's Ninth Ordinary Session, taking place in Havana's Convention Center. The working agenda of the Cuban Parliament includes a document on the payments to the members of the Small Farmers Association, as well as the reports by the island's General Attorney's Office and the Supreme Court. Read More

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Cuba Health System at Atlanta Forum

The Cuban health system, a model for the world, will be present Thursday at the US Social Forum taking place in Atlanta, Georgia. Read More

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CIA Releases Key 1970s Files, Including Spying on Journos

The CIA released hundreds of pages of internal reports Tuesday on agency misconduct that triggered a scandal in the mid-1970s over domestic spying. Read More

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Cuba and Grenada Will Increase Bilateral Cooperation

The beginning of the second phase of the construction of Saint George's General Hospital was one of the agreements signed during the 10th session of the Grenada-Cuba Intergovernmental Commission that concluded on Wednesday in Havana. Read More

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Operation Miracle Expands in Ecuador

The inauguration of a new eye care center in the southern city of Machala, with Cuban staff and equipment donated by the Island, is a demonstration of the success of the Operation Miracle program in Ecuador, reports Prensa Latina news agency. Read More

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Cubas Public Health Minister Visits Bolivia

Cuban Minister of Public Health, Jose Ramon Balaguer began a working visit in Bolivia on Wednesday. His agenda includes meetings with authorities and exchanges with Cuban medical personnel working in the South American nation. Read More

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The Good Lord protected me from Bush, Reflections by Fidel Castro.

An unusual news item appeared a few minutes ago, coming from EFE and REUTERS. I am going by the Spanish version: "One day, the Good Lord will take Fidel Castro away." Read More

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Cuban energy revolution makes progress

Cuban Minister of Basic Industry Yadira Garcia said on Wednesday that energy saving and its rational use are the current main objectives of the country"s energy revolution. Speaking at the ninth session of the sixth National Assembly of the People"s Power, Garcia revealed that other purposes are increase in availability of power service and the use of renewable sources, including biomass, the sun and the wind to generate electricity. Read More

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CIA worked with gangsters trying to kill Fidel Castro

The US's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) plotted to assassinate Cuban President Fidel Castro in the 1960s by getting the mafia to kill him in a "gangster-type action". This is just one among the details contained in the secret records declassified by the CIA on its website. Read More

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Cuban Ministers report to Parliament

Cuban legislators discussed a report Wednesday on the payments by the State purchasers to farmers and cooperatives for their production, a topic of major interest as the island seeks to increase local production and decrease imports. Read More

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