Obama renews Cuban embargo for another year

<p style="text-align: justify;">Well, I can't say it was any big surprise. Yesterday, President Obama renewed his authority under the otherwise defunct Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA) of 1917, which would have otherwise expired on September 14, 2010. In plain English, President Obama renewed the U.S. embargo on Cuba for another year. Read More

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Spanish politician: Cuba will continue to deepen reforms

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Cuban government will continue to deepen social and economic reforms, an official of the governing party in Spain said during a press conference in Havana Sunday. Read More

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Modern Technology Introduced in Cuban Farm Co-ops

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba.- Modern seeders are being introduced in Cuban farm cooperatives, while tools and tractors are being repaired in a nationwide effort to boost food production. Read More

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More than One Hundred Schools Benefit from UNICEF Fund

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.09.03 - 17:14:48 / [email protected]. CAMAGUEY, Cuba.- More than 110 schools in the Cuban province of Camaguey have benefited from US $300,000 contributed by the United Nations Children’s Fund. Read More

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Hurricane Earl Causes Moderate Coastal Flooding in Eastern Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Cuban News Agency - September 2. HOLGUIN, Cuba, Sep 2 (acn) Storm surge resulting from Hurricane Earl near the Bahamas on Wednesday caused moderate flooding in coastal areas of Gibara city,in the northern part of the Cuban province of Holguin. Read More

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Relieve the hype? Reds' Aroldis Chapman comes out throwing gas

<p style="text-align: justify;">How fast is Cincinnati's Aroldis Chapman? His fastball is by most hitters before they can blink. AP. He came into the game and the ballpark grew. Lights got brighter, noises louder. What was dead, came alive. Aroldis Chapman powered up a drowsy, half-empty Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati Wednesday night. And then he started buckling knees. Read More

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Raul Castro Receives Spanish Socialist Delegation

<p style="text-align: justify;">09/03/2010. Cuban President Raul Castro met with Spanish Socialist Workers Party representatives Senator Leire Pajin, organizational secretary, and Elena Valenciano, international relations and cooperation secretary. Read More

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Suylén Milanés to Preside Over Arts Festival for a Living Planet

<p style="text-align: justify;">The first arts festival "Propositions", of popular inspiration and with singer Pablo Milanes as the president of honor, will take place at Havana Sports City (Ciudad Deportiva) on Saturday from the early hours of the morning until midnight. Read More

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Swiss and French Rock Bands in Cuban Rock Festival

<p style="text-align: justify;">Six metal bands from France and Switzerland are taking part at the 2nd Brutal Fest, a rock festival in Havana opening tonight till September 7. Read More

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Brisbane braces for Cuban invasion

<p style="text-align: justify;">Updated Fri Sep 3, 2010 11:06am AEST. 'Unique energy and bravura': Don Quixote is said to be the Cubans' signature ballet. Just one year after Brisbane audiences turned out for the opulent Paris Opera Ballet, the Queensland capital is hosting another world-class classical dance troupe. Read More

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