Season of Filmmakers Persecuted by Mccarthyism-Havanan moviegoers

<p style="text-align: justify;">Havana, Jan 15 (Prensa Latina) A season dedicated to filmmakers, actors and directors persecuted during the witch hunt unleashed by US Senator McCarthy is attracting Havanan moviegoers, who are ready to enjoy memorable films of demonized directors.Titled "Invisibles and outlaws: The Hollywood blacklist", the selection includes some 40 films, including cult movies such as Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon, starring Humphrey Bogart, who suffered firsthand the folly and viciousness of Senator Joseph McCarthy and the committee led by him. Read More

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Cuba says Obama leaves "intact blockade" despite easing measures

<p style="text-align: justify;">12:39, January 16, 2011. Cuba said on Saturday the easing of restriction on travel and remittances to the island by the United States were inadequate, because they "keep intact the economic, financial and trade blockade." Read More

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Cuba raps Facebook, YouTube "Google censors, Facebook,too"

<p style="text-align: justify;">Sunday, January 16, 2011. HAVANA, CUBA: Cuba has denounced online social network Facebook and Google-owned video sharing network YouTube for closing its account and censoring video links from the two websites.YouTube censored the video channel of the Cuban official site Cubadebate and closed it for "alleged violation of copyright", xinhua reported quoting Cubadebate. Read More

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Cuba lifts lung-cancer care with vaccine

<p style="text-align: justify;">Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011. By CESAR CHELALA. NEW YORK — Cuba's announcement that its scientists have developed a vaccine to improve the lives of lung-cancer patients is reason for optimism. Cautious optimism is in order, though, since previous claims have been made before by several scientists in dealing with this disease — claims that later proved unfounded.In 1991 I headed a U.N. mission to Cuba of Latin American physicians. We were asked to evaluate Cuba's production of interferon, an anti-viral substance, and its applications. We were gladly surprised at the excellent technical level attained by Cuban scientists and the progress they had made in producing interferon. Read More

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Bishops Welcome New Obama Policies on Cuba, Express Hope

<p style="text-align: justify;">WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States&nbsp; Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) welcomed an Executive Order by President Obama broadening the scope of travel allowed to Cuba and allowing non-family remittances to Cuba."The U.S. bishops welcome President Obama's Executive Order permitting and broadening purposeful and people-to-people travel to Cuba and allowing all Americans to send financial support to the Cuban people," said Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany. Read More

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Obama, Ros really in sync, official says; they share the same vision for Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">Miami Republicans – including Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who chairs the House Committee on Foreign Affairs – criticized the White House move to ease travel restrictions to Cuba as a boon to the regime in Havana. But a senior administration official told reporters that President Barack Obama shares the Cuban-born lawmaker's vision for Cuba. Read More

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Cuba's Lara Ro Kaines, Ava Knight KOS Sala

<p style="text-align: justify;">Written by David A. Avila. Saturday, 15 January 2011 05:28.INDIO-Cuba’s former Olympian Erislandy Lara really needed only two punches to end the fight with Arkansas boxer Delray Raines in the first round of a middleweight fight and Oakland’s Ava Knight proved the long layoff was no distraction on Friday at Fantasy Springs Casino. Read More

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Bay area Cuban-Americans react to new travel rules to Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">West Tampa, Florida - President Barack Obama has lifted the travel policy to the communist country of Cuba and, with the Tampa Bay area being having the fifth largest population of Cuban Americans in the country, many are reacting to the news.Students trying to get academic credit and churches traveling for religious reasons will now be allowed to go to the island.Americans will also be allowed to send as much as five hundred dollars every three months to Cuban citizens there.Plus more international airports will be allowed to offer charter service into Cuba, including Tampa International Airport. Read More

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Cuba-Venezuela sports agreement has improved citizens' quality of life

<p style="text-align: justify;">Caracas, 14 Ene. AVN .- Ten years have passed since the sports agreement between Cuba and Venezuela was endorsed by the President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez and the by then President of Cuba Fidel Castro, on October 30, 2000. Read More

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The OSPAAAL Honors Fidel and Raul

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Cuba, Jan15 (acn) The Organization in Solidarity with the Peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL) celebrated its 45th anniversary on Friday with a special tribute to its founders, Revolution leader Fidel Castro and President Raul Castro. Read More

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