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September 22nd

Cuba: Juanes' Concert in Havana... and Miami

<div align="justify"> Hundreds of thousands cheered Juanes and the other artists in their concert in Havana. But significant than that, young Cuban exiles in Miami confronted and shouted down a group of exile hardliners who were demonstrating against his performance. And this was really new. </div> Read More

Cuba Is Filling More Patents in U.S. Every Year

<div align="justify"> Indeed, throughout 50 years of hostility across the Florida Straits, Havana has been obtaining U.S. patents -- regularly, quietly and with little of the acrimony that has laced battles over trademarks such as Havana Club and Cohiba. </div> Read More

According to Farr, This Year Congress May Overturn Cuba Travel Ban

<div align="justify">The U.S. ended restrictions on Sept. 3 on Cuban-Americans travel and money transfers to relatives in Cuba. The new rules also allow U.S. telecommunications companies to provide service in Cuba for mobile telephone, satellite radio and television. E<br></div><br> Read More

According to Farr, This Year Congress May Overturn Cuba Travel Ban

<div align="justify"> The U.S. ended restrictions on Sept. 3 on Cuban-Americans travel and money transfers to relatives in Cuba. The new rules also allow U.S. telecommunications companies to provide service in Cuba for mobile telephone, satellite radio and television. E<br /> </div> Read More

Only Three "Historicos" Left in Cuba after Almeida's Death

<div align="justify"> Only the Castro brothers and Ramiro Valdes remain among those who assaulted the Moncada garrison in July 1953, were imprisoned on the Isle of Pines, trained in Mexico after their release, fought for two years as guerrillas in Cuba's eastern sierras and entered Havana triumphantly in January 1959 to take up official duties.<br /> </div> Read More

Cuba-U.S: Fifty Years of a Mistaken Policy

<div align="justify"> Since taking office, Obama - who called the nearly half-century U.S. embargo on Cuba a &quot;miserable failure&quot; - has largely followed the lead of his predecessors, extending just this month a near total prohibition on trade and travel with Cuba for most U.S. citizens, declaring the embargo &quot;in the national interest of the United States&quot;. </div> Read More

September 21st

Cuba: Juanes Concert Draws a Huge Crowd

<div align="justify"> Some estimates of the crowd were put at more than one million for the five-hour concert, but it was impossible to verify that. However, Juanes' visit to Cuba was clearly the biggest by an outsider since Pope John Paul II's 1998 tour. </div> Read More

Cuba Hands Netherlands its Firts Defeat

<div align="justify"> After their loss to Puerto Rico on Friday, Cuba couldn’t afford another defeat on Sunday afternoon facing the 6-0 Netherlands. Yulieski Gonzalez went 7 1/3 innings, allowing four hits, three runs and a walk. He struck out five and threw only 88 pitches, 67 for strikes. </div> Read More

Cuba Elected by the UN General Assembly Vice-President of Committee on Palestine

<div align="justify"> According to Prensa Latina news agency, Nuñez Mosquera denounced the difficult conditions Palestinians are facing to defend their rights and the increasing Israeli actions against the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people. </div> Read More

September 20th

Cuba: Havana Is Preparing for Huge Concert

<div align="justify"> Colombian singer Juanes, who has organised the event, has received death threats from Cuban-American opponents of the regime in Miami. But he has won support from dissidents within Cuba. More than 20 of Cuba's best-known political dissidents, in prison since 2003, issued a message of support for the concert earlier this month. </div> Read More