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December 30th

David Hicks, Australian sentenced at Guantánamo released from prison

David Hicks, the only person sentenced by the military commissions set up by the Bush administration to try terrorism suspects, walked out of prison in Australia over the weekend after serving nine months for providing support to a terrorist organization. Read More

Fabio di Celmo, his memory in Cuba's heart

10 years ago, the younger son of the entrepreneur Giustino Di Celmo died when a bomb exploded in the lobby of Copacabana hotel in Havana City. Read More

PetroCasas: Housing of the Future

The plastic structure of these houses is produced from a derivative obtained from oil refining, known as PVC. Read More

Santiago de Cuba Boasts 230 Centenarians

There are currently 44 teams of gerontology specialists and about 1,000 senior citizen clubs in the province of Santiago, which brings together senior citizens to systematically participate in physical exercises and other activities. Read More

Infant mortality rate keeps to 4.2 in Camagüey!

Camagüey, Dec 29. Three days before ending 2007, it is kept an infant mortality rate of 4.2 deaths for every thousand live births. Read More

Computer and Electronics Youth Clubs Increase Services in Ciego de Ávila

The Computer and Electronics Youth Clubs of Ciego de Ávila increased their services with the inauguration of a digital library. The new facility provides the users with free access to more than 4 800 volumes. Read More

New Film by Juan Carlos Cremata

Cuban film director Juan Carlos Cremata (Viva Cuba) will begin to film "El Premio Flaco", a film based on their colleague's homonymous piece, drama and theater writer Héctor Quintero. Read More

A hundred years of Compay Segundo

With the 100th anniversary of his birth, the Cuban music world this year is remembering Compay Segundo. Read More

Special Palestinian Envoy Visits Cuba

Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Saleh Raafat is visiting Cuba on Saturday as special envoy of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Read More

Pablo Milanés returns to Chile

The famous singer Pablo Milanés, considered, together with Silvio Rodríguez, and Noel Nicola, one of the founders of the Cuban Nueva Trova is returning to Chile with five presentations January 2008. Read More