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November 6th

Bolivia's President Evo Morales and Brazil's Lula da Silva Call Obama to Lift Blockade on Cuba

Bolivia's President Evo Morales and Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva exhorted on Wednesday US President-elect Barack Obama to eliminate the blockade against Cuba. Read More

A lionfish is on display at the Tomas Romay Museum of Natural Sciences in Habana

A lionfish is on display at the Tomas Romay Museum of Natural Sciences in this city, where its migrant condition has raised visitors' interest. Read More

6th National Meeting of Cuban Playwrights is set for November

The 6th National Meeting of Cuban Playwrights is set for November 9th through the 13th in Matanzas province, sponsored by the Israel Moliner Rendón Center for Information and Research on the Performing Arts and the El Retablo art gallery. Read More

November 5th

Chinese President Hu Jintao to visit Washington and Cuba

Chinese President Hu Jintao will attend the G-20 summit of government leaders in Washington later this month, to discuss tackling the world financial crisis, before heading south to visit U.S. ideological foe Cuba. Read More

A new Bronze Statue of the Cuban heroine Vilma Espin, erected by sculptor Alberto Lescay

A new Bronze Statue of the Cuban heroine Vilma Espin (1930-2007), erected by sculptor Alberto Lescay, is about to be finished and to be placed at Las Americas Avenue in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba. Read More

World reaction to Obama victory: From jubilation to trepidation

Prime Minster Stephen Harper said Wednesday he looked forward to meeting with U.S. president-elect Barack Obama to "strengthen the special bond" that exists between Canada and the U.S. Read More

Venezuelan Satellite: Another Step towards Technological Independence

The recent successful launching of the Venesat I Satellite, named after Latin American Independence Hero Simon Bolivar, is one more step towards Venezuela’s technological independence and regional integration. Read More

South Korean Dancers Debut at Havana’s International Ballet Festival

South Korea is participating for the first time in a Havana International Ballet Festival, and is doing so with the Kim Sun-hee Company, slated to perform on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Cuban capital’s América Theater. Read More

Cuban Culture on Isla Mujeres

Artists from the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba will participate in the 3rd Festival of the Mayan Caribbean Culture, from November 20-23, on Isla Mujeres, Mexico. Read More

Wednesday in Havana: Foreign Experts Will Attend Seminar on Innovation

Experts from nine countries will participate in the Iberoamerican Seminar for Exchange and Update on Science Management and Technological Innovation (IBERGECYT) that begins on Wednesday in Havana. Read More