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July 18th

Statement from the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges the U.S. Interests Section to comply thoroughly and seriously with its obligation to grant a minimum of 20,000 visas annually for Cuban citizens to emigrate in a safe, legal and orderly way to that country, and it holds the U.S. government completely responsible for its failure to comply with its commitment. Read More

Cuba won in men's and women's beach volleyball

Cuban men&#39;s players Alvarez and Munder defeated Nicaraguan team by 2 - 0. <br />In the Women&#39;s volleyball tournament, Cuban players Fernandez and Larrea crushed Trinidad and Tobago team, by 2 - 0, this Tuesday. Read More

More medals to Cuba in Rowing at RIO 2007

This Tuesday at the Lagoa Rowing Stadium Cuba won gold medals by Mayra Gonzalez in the Womens Single Sculls and in the Mens Lightweight Double Sculls, by Eyder Batista and Yunior Perez. Read More

The brain drain

A society in which millions of human beings are considered superfluous, the brain drain of South countries constitutes a common practice and economic power and new technologies are wielded by only a handful of nations cannot be called human, not by a long shot. Overcoming this dilemma is as important for the destiny of humanity as mitigating the climate change crisis which scourges the planet, two problems which are completely interrelated. Read More

Tattoos winning followers in Cuba

The tattoo fashion is growing in modern societies. Many Cuban youths view these with prejudice or stereotypes, while others who have chosen to have one created on their body do so with concern Read More

Where can fat people go?

Theres neither a national center nor a coordinate mechanism in Cuba for obese and overweight people, who seem to have fallen in some sort of no mans land as a result Read More

Belarus to ship 100 urban buses to Cuba by late 2007

100 urban buses will be shipped to Cuba before the end of the year, informed Belarus ambassador in Cuba Read More

China to make Cuban dengue mosquito killer

Cuban scientists developed and patented Bactivec, a biolarvicide which kills larvae of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the dengue vector Read More

July 17th

Solidarity caravan to Cuba

The solidarity mission received donations for the Cuban people from Toronto, Vancouver, and Quebec, among other localities gathering about 90 tons of donations and demonstrations of fraternity with the Caribbean nation.. Read More

Gold medal to Cuban Mayra Gonzalez in Single Sculls

In the Womens Single Sculls competition, the Cuban Mayra Gonzalez completed the race in 7m49s47 and won the gold medal, this Tuesday at the Lagoa Rowing Stadium.<br /> Read More