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Climate Summit Begins

The People's World Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth has begun this Tuesday with a mass event at the Sebastian Ramirez de Tiquipaya Stadium, 12 kilometers (7,4 miles) of Cochabamba. Read More

Heavy Rains Cut Road Access to Towns in Eastern Cuba

Heavy rains that lasted some 20 hours caused rivers to burst their banks and cut road communications among the towns scattered throughout the coast in Eastern Cuba, an unprecedented event according to locals. Read More

Chavez hosts Latin American allies for summit

President Hugo Chavez marked the 200th anniversary of Venezuela's independence movement Monday with celebrations and a gathering of his closest Latin American allies. Read More

Virginia wines meet Cuban cigars

Former Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe, who lost that state's 2009 Democratic nomination to Creigh Deeds , launched his own trade mission to Cuba last week with several Virginia businessmen. Read More

Cuba and NAM respect Iran’s nuclear rights

Rodolfo Benitez Verson, the deputy permanent representative of Cuba to the United Nations, says Cuba and the Non-Aligned Movement respect Iran’s nuclear rights. Read More

Ninth ALBA Summit Focuses on Social Projects

The Ninth Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas (ALBA) that started on Monday in Venezuela will target economic and social projects rather than political issues, announced ALBA’s Political Commission.<br /> Read More

French Sailboat Regatta to Visit Cienfuegos

Nearly 10 French sailboats participating in the 11th Transcaraibes des Passionnés regatta will arrive here next week after a three-week tour around the Caribbean, reported organizers of the event. Read More

Cuba to Reopen Career in Geophysics

The José Antonio Echeverria Higher Technical University located in Havana will reopen the Career in Geophysics in the coming academic year. Read More

Fidel Castro praises Chávez due to celebration of Venezuelan bicentennial

Hugo Chávez gets honorable mention in Fidel Castro's latest reflection, published Monday in the Cuban media on the occasion of the bicentenary of Venezuela's independence from Spain. Read More

Former Dem Party chief does biz in Cuba

&quot;Former Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe, who lost the state's 2009 Democratic nomination to Creigh Deeds, launched his own trade mission to Cuba last week with several Virginia businessmen.&quot; Read More