In Guantanamo Cuba Freed Cameraman Denounces Torture at US Base

Sami al-Hajj, a cameraman for the Aljazeera TV network jailed for more than six years at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, narrated Thursday the tortures he was subjected to and the efforts of the US government to bribe him. Read More

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President Raul Castro Meets Syrian Information Minister, who is on a working visit in Cuba.

Cuban President Raul Castro met on Tuesday afternoon with Syrian Information Minister Dr. Mohsen Bilal, who is on a working visit in Cuba. Read More

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Viñales National Park promotes the preservation and the rational use of the freshwater shrimp

Viñales National Park promotes in this territory of Pinar del Río the preservation and the rational use of the freshwater shrimp (Macrobrachium faustinum faustinum), due to the population decrease of this variety. Read More

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Protests of the Cuban MINREX for escalade of aggressions of the office of interests of USA in Cuba

The Cuban Foreign Ministry has confirmed information that the U.S. Interests Section in Havana is organizing other illegal activities and is instigating its mercenaries in Cuba to carry out provocative public actions around the date of July 4th, Independence Day in the United States.<br /> Read More

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Cuba is participating in the International Exhibition Zaragoza 2008

Cuba is participating in the International Exhibition Zaragoza 2008, with a wide gamut of offers in its exhibition, according to an official report issued by the country's Tourism Ministry.<br /> Read More

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Best ELO in Cuban History: GM Leinier Dominguez

Cuban Grand Master Leinier Dominguez appears ranked 25 in the FIDE top 100 players list for July 2008, with 2,708 ELO points, the first Cuban player to exceed 2,700.  <br /> Read More

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In 2008 Nine of fourteen municipalities in Matanzas, Cuba, have reported zero mother and infant mortality

Roman Dominguez, head of the Mother and Child Program, said Marti, Colon, Pedro Betancourt, Perico, Varadero, Union de Reyes, Calimete, Los Arabos and Cienaga de Zapata municipalities are child-death free. Read More

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Visit to Cuba the Brazilian rock group Sepultura this summer invited by the Cuban Rock Agency

The Cuban Music Institute’s program director, Jose Vazquez, announced in a recent news conference the visit to the country of the Brazilian rock group Sepultura this summer invited by the Cuban Rock Agency. Read More

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In Habana the Book Night takes place on Saturday

Book Night takes place on Saturday, July 4 starting at 4:00 p.m. on a long stretch of 23rd Ave. in Havana and in parks and main streets in 19 other Cuban cities, as part of the start up of many special summer activities across the country, informed the Cuban Book Institute as reported Granma. Read More

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In Holguín, Cuba Surpasses Sugar Cane Planting in Spring Season

Sugarcane companies in Holguin finished the spring season planting more than 6,000 hectares of sugarcane, a result that places the province among the best in Cuba.<br /> Read More

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