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Mass Rally in Madrid for Cuba

manso — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:46:33 +0100

About 400 people staged a rally in front of the Cuban embassy in Spain, condemning a recent anti-Cuban resolution by the European Parliament and the fierce media campaign unleashed against the Caribbean island.

Troubadour Wiliam Vivanco and his album: The world is changed

manso — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:40:39 +0100

After the release of his third album, troubadour William Vivanco gave the concert El mundo está cambia'o (The world is changed) in the city of Pinar del Rio, his most recent production that attracted the youths who enjoyed the show at Hermanos Saiz University.

Sports-filled Weekend in Cuba

manso — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:37:57 +0100

This weekend is a busy sports weekend in Cuba with two important events being held: the 13th Annual Terry Fox Run on Saturday and the Barrientos Track and Field Cup that opens on Friday

Lizt Alfonso Ballet Company in Canada

manso — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:34:39 +0100

Cuba's Lizt Alfonso Ballet Company performed in this city to mark the 60 anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Canada and the Island, as part of a tour of over 20 Canadian cities.

Cuban Neurology Science Born with the Revolution

manso — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:27:17 +0100

In 1959 Cuba had only one neurologist and at present there are 250 specialists in that branco, explained today doctor Reinaldo Mustelier, president of the 1st National Neurology Congress.

Cuban Cyclists to UCI World Track Championship

manso — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:23:57 +0100

Three Cubans, headed by Yumari Gonzales, will travel to the Danish capital, Copenhagen, to compete at the UCI World Track Championships 2010 March 24 through 28.

Cuba Advances in the Use of Stem Cells

manso — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:18:59 +0100

Cuba has taken another step in the orthopedic use of stem cells with the beginning of a pilot study for the application of this advanced scientific procedure in the treatment of knee degenerative osteoarthritis.

Cuba Attends World Tourism Show in Paris

manso — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:15:29 +0100

The world tourism fair ‘The World in Paris’ began on Thursday in Paris with a tribute to renowned Polish pianist and composer Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin, and the participation of several Latin American countries, including Cuba, Mexico and the Dominican Republic.

Latin American School of Medicine enrollment in Cuba reaches 10,000

manso — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:11:54 +0100

The Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) in Cuba is now 10 years old, and has an enrollment of 10,000 students from dozens of countries, who are studying to be doctors without any cost for their families.

Hospitals friendly to newborns and their mothers are widely realized in Cuba

manso — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:25:22 +0100

Post-delivery care is one of the hallmarks of child- and mother-friendly hospitals like the General Camilo Cienfuegos Provincial Hospital in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba.

"Amistad" ship will sail towards Havana harbor

manso — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:47:58 +0100

Days from now, a stately black schooner will sail through a narrow channel into Havana's protected harbor, its two masts bearing the rarest of sights — the U.S. Stars and Stripes, with the Cuban flag fluttering nearby.

Chucho Valdes Records Song for Haitian People

manso — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:44:35 +0100

Cuban pianist and composer Chucho Valdes finished recording this Wednesday the song “Haiti Volvera” (Haiti will Return), whose copyrights he will donate to the reconstruction of that Caribbean nation which was struck by an earthquake last January
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Cuba Promotes Export of Rums

manso — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:23:34 +0100

The Cuban enterprise CIMEX is fostering the commercialization of new products such as the Caney rum (12-year aged) with the purpose of increasing its exports and sales amidst the current international financial crisis.

8th international low budget film festival opens next month in Gibara

manso — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:40:59 +0100

The coastal town of Gibara, Holguin will host the Eighth International Low-Budget Film Festival, a cultural event that every year gathers filmmakers from around the world committed to defending more humane and aesthetic films made with modest resources.

Cuban rum has no secrets

manso — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:40:59 +0100

The history of Cuban rum is as old as colonization itself, given that is a product extracted from sugar cane, which was brought to the island by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to this continent.