Cuba Holds Highest Number of Lions in Captivity in Latin America

<p style="text-align: justify;">2011.08.30 - 14:33:16 /radiorebelde.icrt.cu.HAVANA, CUBA.-&nbsp; Cuba has been ratified in Latin America as the holder of the highest number of lions born in captivity (37), with the birth of four cubs at the Cuban National Zoo, reports the Granma newspaper. The new lions, a female and three males, were born as a result of natural labor last Saturday in the facilities of that institution, which covers about 350 hectares of land in the outskirts of Havana.&nbsp; Read More

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Luxury leisure tours to Cuba scrapped after new U.S. regulations announced

<p style="text-align: justify;">By Melanie Nayer.August 30, 2011. Still hoping you'll be able to get to Cuba for a leisurely visit? Keep waiting. News from luxury tour provider Abercrombie &amp; Kent set a somber tone to the hopeful travel plans south of the border. After reviewing a government advisory clarifying new regulations for Cuba travel, A&amp;K canceled its Cuba program for U.S. travelers. Read More

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Africa-Cuba Joint Consultative Mechanism being held

<p style="text-align: justify;">30 August 2011. South Africa: International Relations And Cooperation Deputy Minister Ebrahim I Ebrahim Held a Successful Ninth South Africa-Cuba Joint Consultative Mechanism Meeting With the Republic of Cuba's First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Marcelino Medina Gonzalez in Havana. International Relations And Cooperation Deputy Minister Ebrahim I Ebrahim Held a Successful Ninth South Africa-Cuba Joint Consultative Mechanism Meeting With the Republic of Cuba's First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Marcelino Medina Gonzalez in Havana. Read More

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