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It may be the world's most beautiful beach

<p style="text-align: justify;">Varadero has pristine sands, gorgeous water and classic hotels. It may be the world's most beautiful beach.&nbsp; A couple walk on a beach in Varadero, a 19-kilometre-long peninsula of white sand beaches lined with resorts in the province of Matanzas around 135 kilometres from Havana, Cuba.&nbsp; I recently spent a fabulous two weeks in Cuba, staying in Varadero and Havana. Read More

FARS NEWS: Venezuelan President Due in Tehran Soon

<p style="text-align: justify;">TEHRAN (FNA)- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is scheduled to visit Tehran in the near future to review ways to further expand bilateral relations and mutual cooperation between the two countries with Iranian officials. Read More

Corn Growers Support Cuba Trade Legislation

<p style="text-align: justify;">With a vote in Congress expected soon, the Missouri Corn Growers Association announced last week its support of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's mark up of H.R. 4645, The Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act. This legislation would level the playing field for American farmers and increase agricultural exports from the United States to Cuba. Read More

Diaries in Lezama Lima Code

<p style="text-align: justify;">Lezama’s ineludible metaphysic, a result of his encyclopedic knowledge and deep Cuban roots, sprouts in every line of Jose Lezama Lima’s Diaries marked by the fanciful rhythm of his grammar.&nbsp; In the year of his centenary the thoughts of the famous author of Paradiso stamped in manuscripts dated between October 18, 1939 and July 31, 1949 re-emerge under the seal of the Ediciones Union publishing house. Read More

Cuban Vice President Heads to Russia

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cabrisas will be received in the Russian capital by his counterpart Igor Sechin, Prensa Latina reported. At present, bilateral relations between Cuba and Russia are in a dynamic development phase that covers several fields of economy, politics, education and culture, according to sources of the Cuban foreign ministry. Read More

GRANMA: ALBA Support from China for President Correa

<p style="text-align: justify;">Representatives of the ALBA countries attending a UN conference on Climate Change in China congratulated the people of Ecuador and President Rafael Correa for the courage shown in defense of the Citizen Revolution, reports Prensa Latina. Read More

Book by Fidel Castro to Be Launched in Canada

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 4 (acn) Cuban scholars that will attend the Conference of the Association on Latin American Studies, LASA 2010, in Toronto, Canada, confirmed that Fidel Castro's book "The Strategic Victory" will be launched at a literary showcase included in the event. Read More

Cuba announces raft of reforms

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuba has announced a raft of reforms intended to absorb about 500,000 employees the state plans to lay off amid widespread economic malaise into a newly expanded private sector. Read More

Wynton Marsalis in Cuba for historic jazz concerts

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA – A country known for groundbreaking jazz is getting a visit from one of America's leading trumpeters, who spent the weekend jamming with Cuban legends ahead of a concert series that will put musicians from the two Cold War enemies on stage together. The visit by Wynton Marsalis and his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra kicks off a season of unprecedented cultural exchanges — with the American Ballet Theater scheduled to perform in Havana next month in honor of Cuban ballet legend Alicia Alonso. Read More

Moderate 5.1-magnitude quake shakes eastern Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">AP. HAVANA – A 5.1-magnitude earthquake rattled items on shelves at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay and shook other parts of eastern Cuba on Monday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage. The quake struck shortly before 8 a.m. local time (8 a.m. EDT; 1200 GMT) and was centered 30 miles (50 kilometers) east of Santiago, the island's second-largest city, and 25 miles (45 kilometers) south of the city of Guantanamo, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Read More