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September 25th

Cuban Dominguez Draws for the Third Time in Chess Grand Prix

Cuban Grand Master Leinier Dominguez drew against Israeli Boris Gelfand during the third round of the Chess Grand Prix underway in London, his third consecutive draw in this tournament Read More

Cuba’s Sugar Production to Grow 20 Percent in 2013

Orlando Celso Garcia, president of the Sugar Business Group (AZCUBA), said the Cuban sugar production for the 2012-13 harvest will be 20 percent higher that the previous one. Read More

Medimpex to sell Cuban 'scorpion' cancer drug in Jamaica

HUNGARIAN drug distribution company Medimpex has been granted exclusive rights to import and sell to retailers the Cuban cancer-fighting drug Vidatox. Read More

Cuban-born jazz manager buried in Miami; he was 95

A Cuban-born jazz pianist and manager who helped popularize the cha-cha in the U.S. has been buried in Miami. Read More

US Meddles Trips to Third Nations Originating in Spain

The United States is accessing the list of travellers booking flights from Spain to Cuba, Mexico and Canada, even with the prerogative of blocking their boarding pass, revealed El Pais Daily. Read More

September 22nd

Cuba to Help Ecuador Expand Neurophysiology Service

The device the Cuban firm Neuronic developed will help study patients nervous system, and check on epilepsy and sleep and psychiatric disorders, among other. Read More

Cuba fashion show to raise Alzheimer's disease awareness

Senior citizens in Cuba who have been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease have taken to the catwalk to help promote awareness of the condition. Read More

Paul Ryan courts Cuban-American voters in Miami

Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., appears at the AARP convention in New Orleans Friday before heading to Florida for campaign stop Saturday. Read More

Cuban Chain Takes up Russian Tourist Market Challenges

Cuba's Gaviota Hotel chain was presented with new offers and challenges to the Russian market in the 18th International Tourism Fair Leisure -2012, scheduled to conclude Saturday, with a large Latin American presence. Read More

Cuba Obtains New Nanotech-based Medical Formulation

Cuba announced a new nanotech-obtained formulation of cyclosporine, a medication known for its effective immunosuppressant action preventing the rejection by patients of transplanted organs. Read More