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August 28th

Defecting Cuban hurdler Orlando Ortega aims for US move

A top Cuban hurdler who defected earlier this month says he now wants to be reunited with his mother in Florida. Read More

August 28th

Cuban state begins to move out of the restaurant business

More than 20 state restaurants in Cuba are about to become employee-run cooperatives as Raul Castro's communist government continues its retreat from running just about everything on the Caribbean island. Read More

Cuba reports more cholera among foreign visitors

Cuba-born New York high school teacher Alfredo Gómez says it was bad enough that he contracted cholera during a family visit to Havana this summer. Read More

Cuban dancer puts his own spin on pitch to Chapman

Cervilio Amador turned his back to home plate, just like Johnny Cueto. Then he did two spins in the air before landing gracefully and throwing a ceremonial pitch to Cincinnati Reds closer Aroldis Chapman. Read More

UN experts expect to travel to Havana to clarify North Korean ship issue

United Nations experts who inspected the North Korean boat that was detained by Panamanian authorities for carrying undeclared Cuban weapons submitted a preliminary confidential report to the Security Council Friday and are awaiting an invitation from Cuba to visit the island. Read More

August 27th

Cuba Attends Int'l Folklore Festival in Belgium

Cuban dance-music company Camagua continued its European tour after representing the Caribbean island in the 54th International Folklore Festival of Jambes-Namur, Belgium Read More

Freixenet''s Spanish Wines Strengthen Presence in Cuba

Freixenet''s Spanish wines announced that the group is strengthening its presence in Cuba, and will participate as an exhibitor next month during the 14th International Wine Fair of the Hotel Nacional de Cuba. Read More

US 'pressured' Cuba not to let Snowden in

Edward Snowden was forced to stay in Russia after the US threatened Cuba with “adverse consequences” should the NSA whistleblower get on board Aeroflot’s Moscow-Havana flight Read More

Cuban baseball player Yozzen Cuesta defected

Yozzen Cuesta, first baseman for the Cuban baseball team competing at the World Baseball Challenge, defected from the country. Read More

Cuba to raise forest cover

Cuban authorities are making efforts to expand the country's forest cover to 29.4 percent from the current 28.66 percent by 2015 Read More