Cuban doctors are on the rural frontlines in Haiti’s cholera epidemic

<p style="text-align: justify;">More than 4,000 people have died of cholera in Haiti, and while the international attention has focused on the country’s capital, Cuban doctors are providing crucial care in rural areas.MIREBALAIS, Haiti -- Wracked by diarrhea, Emmanuel Losier was surprised at what he found when, after two hours on foot, he finally reached the closest cholera treatment center to his central plateau home: plenty of empty beds and Cuban doctors he could not communicate with. Read More

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Cuba Exhibits Paleontological Treasures

<p style="text-align: justify;">Pinar del Rio, Cuba, Mar 2 (Prensa Latina) Fossils found in Geda cave, one of the best preserved paleontological deposits of Cuba, will be exhibited at the Museum of Natural History in this city, along with photographs and scientific notes.The exhibition to be open on March 25, includes fragments of rodents, amphibians and mammals, mostly extinct, told museologist Yamile Martinez to Prensa Latina.As part of the exhibition, a sort of replica of the cave will be presented, made with the papier mache technique. Read More

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Japanese Baseball Coaches to Teach a Workshop in Cuba

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.03.02 - 13:00:58 / radiorebelde.Japanese Baseball Coaches to Teach a Workshop in Cuba. Havana, Cuba.- Three Japanese baseball coaches arrive in Havana today to start an academic exchange with Cuban trainers and managers taking place until March 17. The Japanese experts are Masatake Yamanaka and Atsuyoshi Otake, former managers of the teams of the universities of Hosei and Waseda, respectively, and Shinji Inoue, former fielder of the Giants of Yomiuri, says a report on the Jit website. Read More

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Canadian and Cuban Farmer Commend Ecological Agriculture

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.03.02 - 13:11:47 / radiorebelde.Canadian and Cuban Farmer Commend Ecological Agriculture. Havana, Cuba.- Experienced Canadian and Cuban farmers defended environmentally-friendly agricultural practices in a meeting for the exchange of experiences in Bayamo, capital city of the province of Granma.After visiting agricultural areas in the region, Canadian Ron Berezan, coordinator of the Urban Farmer organization of his country, told ACN Cuban urban and sub-urban farming projects are a good example to the world faced with crisis brought about by unsustainable economic, social and environmental systems. Read More

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