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June 15th

Colombian peace talks resume in Cuba

While the negotiations resume in Havana, Cuba, Farc rebels continue fighting the security forces in the mountains of Colombia Read More

Failed Cuba-to-Fla. swimmer won't try again

The Australian who gave up her quest to swim from Cuba to Florida because of painful jellyfish stings said Thursday that she will not make another attempt. Read More

Illustrated Edition of La Niña de Guatemala Launched

The Amanuense publishing house launched the illustrated edition of the poem "La Niña de Guatemala" (The Guatemalan Girl) one of the most well-known poems of Jose Marti (1853-1895), the Cuban national hero. Read More

June 13th

Cuba looks to undo decades of poorly planned coastal development, fend off rising seas

Cuban scientists project that rising sea levels will damage 122 Cuban towns or even wipe them off the map. They also say beaches will be submerged, water sources tainted and croplands rendered infertile Read More

Australian attempts distance swim

Australian endurance athlete Chloe McCardel stroked through the open waters north of Cuba on Wednesday, determined to become the first person to swim the Straits of Florida nonstop without a protective shark cage. Read More

June 9th

Cuba's Robles not authorised to represent another country

The Cuban Athletics Federation has warned that hurdler Dayron Robles, Olympic champion in Beijing 2008, is not authorised to represent any other country in the Memorial Primo Nebiolo, held at the Italian city of Turin. Read More

Floods wallop western Cuba

Heavy rains in westernmost Cuba from what later became Tropical Storm Andrea have destroyed tons of warehoused tobacco leaves, flooded farms and cut electricity to several parts of Pinar del Rio province, according to official reports. Read More

Sen. John McCain heading to Gitmo as calls intensify for terror prison to be shuttered

He will join a junket with Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough. Read More

Cuban Homes Waste Considerable Water

“Cuban homes waste an estimated 22% of the water supply,” Read More

Australian woman will attempt world-record swim from Cuba to Florida

Chloe McCardel plans to swim nonstop for 105 miles in open ocean. Read More