Cuba to Launch New Line of Black Menthol Cigarettes in International Market

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA , Cuba, March 2 (acn) The BRASCUBA enterprise will launch in the international market a new line of black menthol cigarettes made with the same kind of leaves as the worldwide famous Cohiba cigars.The co-president of this Brazilian and Cuban joint venture, Antonio Nacimiento, told ACN that the new line will be gradually introduced in the international market, starting this month; thus contributing to increasing hard currency incomes to the country. Read More

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CACSO Meeting to Be Attended by 32 Olympic Committees

<p style="text-align: justify;">Veracruz, Mexico, Mar 2 (Prensa Latina) Coordinator of the Organizing Committee of the Central American and Caribbean Games of Veracruz 2014, Carlos Hernandez, confirmed the attendance of all 32 olympic committees to the General Assembly of the Central American and Caribbean Sports Organization (CACSO) on Friday, March 4. Read More

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Béla Mavrák & The Stars of the Buena Vista Social Club

<p style="text-align: justify;">Un Soplo en el Aire (A Breeze in the Wind) Connector Records. It seems you can always find a classical guitarist when you need one, even in Hungary. With 20 years of successful touring,operas, and concerts under his tux, Mavrák finds his way to Havana and hooks up with the remaining survivors of the Buena Vista Social Club. Read More

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Texas Congressman launches sanctions-easing bill

<p style="text-align: justify;">Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Tx.) introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives Monday that would legalize direct banking relations between U.S. and Cuban banks, and allows Cuban importers of U.S. agricultural goods to pay after goods arrive in a Cuban port. Read More

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Cuban and Spanish Doctors Exchange Experiences on Inherited Ataxias

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Radio Angulo / Wednesday, 02 March 2011 12:13. The investigations carried out in Holguin about the inherited ataxia and mainly the Autosomal dominant spinocerebellar (SCA2) were regarded as excellent by Spanish doctor Jose Angel Obeso Inchausti, neurology professor in the Medicine Faculty of the University of Navarra. Read More

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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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Juanes said hope to Return to Cuba someday

<p style="text-align: justify;">Juanes said hope to Return to Cuba someday. RHC / Wednesday, 02 March 2011 09:48. The Colombian singer Juanes said he hoped "to return someday to Cuba and" and sent the Cuban people a big hug during the first interview of Facebook Live En Español.The nicknamed "Latin King of social networks” given the large number of followers he has in Facebook and Twitter, was the first personality questioned in this series of exclusive interviews, to be broadcasted by the recently launched live streaming channel. Previous Facebook Live interview subjects have included Katy Perry, Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Tony Blair and Bono. Read More

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