Cuban Chess Teams Head to World Olympiad

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Cuban men's and women's chess teams which will compete in the 39th World Chess Olympiad travel on Saturday to Moscow, and from there to the Siberian city of Khanty-Mansiysk. Read More

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Michelle Bachelet to Head New UN Agency for Women

<p style="text-align: justify;">Former Chilean president Michel Bachellet was named to head UN- Woman, the new UN agency created by the General Assembly to promote women issues. Read More

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Chucho Valdes in the Running for Latin Grammys

<p style="text-align: justify;">The 2010 Latin Grammy double nomination for the album "El ultimo trago," by Concha Buika and Chucho Valdes, could add two more trophies to the Cuban pianist´s extensive collection. Read More

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Cuba study abroad canceled

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Daily Tar Heel. Updated: September 17, 2010, 1:28 AM. Havana nights will no longer be possible for UNC students.At least not this year. The University of Havana in Cuba canceled its program that allows UNC students to study abroad there after two professors who taught the English portion of the program retired, said Bob Miles, associate dean for study abroad and international exchanges. Read More

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Brazil to advise Cuba on small businesses

<p style="text-align: justify;">September 18, 2010.MH.Through its foreign minister, Brazil offered Raúl Castro advice and cooperation in the creation of small and midsize enterprises, the Chilean newspaper La Tercera reported, citing Brazilian diplomatic sources. Read More

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British firms could be first foreigners to buy land in Cuba since revolution

<p style="text-align: justify;">UK firms start talks with Cuban government about buying land for tourism and energy projects British firms are talking to the Cuban government about buying land for tourism and energy projects. Above, the beach at Maria La Gorda. Photograph: Jamie Marshall/Getty Images. British companies could be among the first foreigners to buy land in Cuba since Fidel Castro's revolution in 1959, following a delegation to the communist state next weekend. Read More

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Peterson, Klobuchar call for increased U.S. food and commodity exports to Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Washington, D.C. – House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar joined members of the National Farmers Union (NFU) this week to call for passage of the Travel Restriction and Export Enhancement Act. It would boost U.S. agriculture by easing restrictions on the sale of homegrown food and commodities to Cuba. Congressman Leonard Boswell (D-IA) also attended the event and voiced support for the bill. Read More

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Silvio Rodriguez Sings in Ciudad Juarez

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 18 (acn) Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodriguez received the acknowledgement of Ciudad Juarez, in Mexico, during a concert for peace,solidarity and Latin American fraternity, called "Voices from Latin America for Juarez." Accompanied by the Trovarroco Trio, Rodriguez interpreted the songs "En el claro de la luna", "Sueño con serpientes", "Carta a Violeta Parra", "Escaramujo", "La era está pariendo un corazón" and Ojala". Read More

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Peace Boat to Arrive in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">2010.09.18 - 13:26:45 / [email protected]. HAVANA, Cuba. - One thousand activists will enter the Havana harbor on Tuesday on board the Peace Boat, on a trip aimed at strengthening bonds of friendship and solidarity and at getting acquainted with Cuba’s reality at first hand. Read More

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PEOPLE'S WORLD: With layoffs come opportunities in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">September 17 2010. The Cuban government recently announced plans to eliminate a half million government jobs by April 1, 2011, while opening up new opportunities in cooperatives, in self-employment and in private business. The plan is to eventually transfer about 1 million people from Cuba's labor force of 5.1 million out of the state sector, where 95 percent now work, into other forms of employment. Cuba's total population is 11.2 million people. Read More

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