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Cuba's Catholic primate Jaime Ortega meets with "Damas de Blanco"

Leaders of the dissident group Ladies in White spent nearly four hours Thursday with Cuba's Catholic primate, Cardinal Jaime Ortega, Read More

Ecological label for a Barceló hotel in Cuba

The Arenas Blancas Resort, located in Varadero, has earned the distinction 'Environmental beach' Read More

Canada travels to Cuba for the first match in the semifinals of World Cup qualifying

Though it's Cuba's first match in the semifinals of World Cup qualifying, players are already talking about Friday's showdown with Canada as a must-win game. Read More

Cuba Cancels Commemorative Stamp of Pope's Visit

A commemorative stamp on the occasion of the visit to Cuba of Pope Benedict XVI was cancelled in Havana at a ceremony attended by the Cuban Vice-President Esteban Lazo Hernández. Read More

Cuba has Health Collaborators in 66 Countries

Cuba has more than 38,000 health collaborators in 66 countries, mainly in Latin America, Africa and Asia, and continue the academic training of students in different medical specialties, mass media reported on Friday. Read More

IKEA says it’s still investigating claims it used Cuban prison labor

IKEA continues to investigate claims that it used Cuban prisoners to build furniture. Read More

George Clooney To Direct Biopic The Yankee Comandante

Focus Features is currently cutting a deal to buy the rights to The Yankee Comandante, an involved article that journalist David Grann penned about the extraordinary life and times of William Alexander Morgan, an American who became an unlikely Comandante under Fidel Castro. Read More

Isabel Toledo dumps her emotions in the book "Roots of Style"

The Cuban designer Isabel Toledo, a favorite of U.S. first lady Michelle Obama has turned her emotions in "Roots of Style", a book that recounts her origins and also her way of understanding art. Read More

New Cuban Rum Havanista Faces U.S. Measures

The new Cuban rum named Havanista faces the recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court against the spirited Havana Club, said on Wednesday French top managers linked to this trade dispute. Read More

Cuba daring to dream of Brazil 2014

Coach Alexander Gonzalez’s charges were taken for a preparatory tour in the very country that will host the showpiece finals come 2014. Read More