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July 8th

Seven Cubans trying to reach US by raft sent home

MIAMI — Seven Cubans who set off by raft from the Cuba hoping to reach the United States were intercepted and returned home on Tuesday, US Coast Guard officials said.<br /> Read More

Aiming to strengthen humanitarian bridge to Cuba

<div align="justify"> Friends of The Third World volunteer coordinator Marian Waltz said the nonprofit organization is not just about talking about peace, but about “actually working to build long-lasting peace.” Tonight’s event, “Friendshipment to Cuba,” is working to offer humanitarian aid to Cuba.<br /> </div> Read More

Chinese Folkloric Musical Group Performed in Havana

<div align="justify"> The Folkloric Music Group of the Traditional Orchestra of Aihua de Shenzhen made a masterly performance at the Covarrubias hall of Havana´s National Theater.<br /> </div> Read More

New Software for People with Special Needs

<div align="justify"> Genesis Educational software is a privilege, created by Rosendo Martinez from Santiago de Cuba, and won the Grand Prix event, at the 10th Computers for Youth, Infoclub 2010, held recently in Havana </div> Read More

Venezuela extradites terror suspect to Cuba

<div align="justify"> Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami said Francisco Chavez Abarca was put on a plane for Cuba at Simon Bolivar International Airport -- the same airport where he was detained by intelligence agents last week. Masked federal police escorted Chavez Abarca, who was wearing a bullet-proof vest and helmet, to the aircraft. </div> Read More

New Technologies in Cuba to Improve Seismic Detection

<div align="justify"> New equipment installed in the Network of Seismic Stations will allow specialists of the geodynamic Observatory in Santiago de Cuba to respond to the occurrence of eartkquakes worldwide.<br /> </div> Read More

July 7th

Venezuela to Extradite Salvadoran Terror Suspect to Cuba

CARACAS (Dow Jones)--An El Salvadoran national detained in Caracas will be extradited &quot;in the coming hours&quot; to Cuba. &nbsp; &nbsp; Read More

Congress reviewing Cuban sanctions, may lift travel ban

<div align="justify"> Mojitos at Varadero Beach . . . fishing in the waters Hemingway immortalized . . . dinner and a show at the Tropicana: A long list of currently forbidden pleasures will become legal for Americans under pending legislation that would lift central provisions of the United States' half-century embargo of Cuba. </div> Read More

Summer 2010 Brings Many Tourists to Villa Clara Province

<div align="justify"> The sale of more than 10,000 international airlines seats bound for Villa Clara, in the current summer, traded over the same period of 2009, predicts a much greater flow of travelers this year. </div> Read More

Routes and Pathways to Discover Havana

<div align="justify"> Once again Old Havana will show its charms and mysteries to Cuban families through “Rutas y Andares” (Walking Around) project, from July 6 through August 31. </div> Read More