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Brazil, Cuba move into world volleyball final

ROME (AP) -- Brazil will play for a third consecutive men's volleyball world championship against Cuba after beating host Italy in the semifinals Saturday. Brazil won 25-15, 25-22, 23-25, 25-17 in its bid to become the second team to win three world titles. Italy won three straight crowns in 1990, 1994 and 1998. Read More

Cuba marks 43rd anniversary of Che Guevara's death

<p style="text-align: justify;">11:11, October 09, 2010. Cuba marked on Friday the 43rd anniversary of the death of Argentine-Cuban guerrilla legend Ernesto "Che" Guevara, who was killed in La Higuera village in Bolivia. As traditionally, the official media devoted several articles to commemorate the legendary guerrilla leader. A total of 120,000 pupils received their blue scarf insignia, which identified them as members of the Jose Marti Pioneers Organization, and swore "to be like Che Guevara." Read More

U.S. gov't paid media in frame-up of Cuban Five

<p style="text-align: justify;">Interview with lawyer on plans for defense effort (feature article). THE MILITANT. Vol. 74/No. 39 October 18, 2010. Below are major excerpts of an interview with Leonard Weinglass, one of the attorneys on the legal defense team of the Cuban Five. The September 15 phone interview was conducted for the English-language broadcast of Radio Havana Cuba by Bernie Dwyer, an Irish journalist and filmmaker. Read More

Chile: Miner Rescue in Final Stages

<p style="text-align: justify;">10/08/2010. Relatives of the 33 miners trapped underground in northern Chile are anxiously awaiting as the rescue shaft being dug nears the refuge where the men have been surviving since August 5. Read More

Baseball Pre-World Cup in Final Stretch in Puerto Rico

<p style="text-align: justify;">The best eight teams in the Baseball World Cup Qualifying Tournament began their race for medals on Friday, with seven winners to continue on to the 2011 Pan-American Games and six to the World Cup. Read More

Ecuadorian President's Mobility Limited by Doctors

<p style="text-align: justify;">10/08/2010. Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa will not be able to attend events scheduled to mark the 190th anniversary of the independence of the city of Guayaquil, as for medical prescription he should be specially careful with his knee for another two weeks. Read More

A First Step Toward a New Relationship with Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">associatedcontent.President Obama's administration recently announced the lifting of longstanding restrictions on family travel and remittances to Cuba, a promise he had made during his campaign. This measure is seen as an initial step toward a warmer relationship. While Congress is considering legislation that would go further and allow all Americans unlimited travel to Cuba, the Obama administration has not indicated an intention to lift the trade embargo, which would require Congressional approval. Read More

Partying among the Hills

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Cuban record label Bis Music has launched an album that has quickly become a diamond for its authenticity and patrimonial character it bears. "Parrandeando entre las Lomas" (Partying among the Hills) shows us how much spree there are in the Cuban country fields and which needs to be rescued to preserve our memory, our identity. The product, carried out in situ with exquisite design includes a DVD with a documentary -on what is the spree in Cuba, its main characters, the key in which they play- and two audio albums of the groups of Florence and "Los Sanchez." Read More

Events celebrate UA’s Cuba Week

<p style="text-align: justify;">The University of Alabama<a href="../../news/science_technology/computers_internet/index.html">Computers and Internet</a> begins its Cuba Week celebration with panel presentations by UA faculty and their Cuban counterparts in higher education to highlight collaborative research conducted in conjunction with the Alabama-Cuba Initiative. Topics for this year’s academic conference range from “Early History and Archaeology of Cuba” and “The State of Ceramic Arts in Cuba” to “Biodiversity of Cuba: Insights into the Marine and Terrestrial Realms.” UA students will also discuss their experiences studying abroad in Cuba. Read More

Overhaul of U.S. policy on Cuba long overdue Orlando Sentinel Editorial

<p style="text-align: justify;">BRADENTON HERALD. Posted on Sat, Oct. 09, 2010. Approach has failed to spur reforms. This summer's massive BP oil spill took the steam out of reckless proposals to breach the 125-mile buffer zone for drilling off Florida's Gulf coast. But just when you thought it was safe to get back into the water, Cuba is lining up a Spanish company to drill next year off its coast just 50 miles from the Florida Keys. Read More