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May 18th

Sailboats revive the Florida Straits between Cuba and the US

After 15 years, the waters separating Cuba and the United States returned to fraternize in the event 'Havana Challenge', organized by the Yacht Club of Cuba, the Key West Yacht Club and the Key West Sailing Center. Read More

May 16th

Virtual murder in Havana Biennial

His work is called "Gamers OK", and with it the artist imagines thousands of bullets constantly passing through the walls of the city. Read More

Cuba prepares itself to face high intensity earthquakes

On Saturday morning it will begin Meteoro -2015 Exercise, which will run until Sunday 17 and this time it will address the strengthening capacity of the country and the territories to face high intensity earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, drought and disaster events of sanitary origin. Read More

Minnesota Orchestra visits National School of Music in Cuba

Minnesota Symphony Orchestra, the first great American musical group to reach Cuba after the announcement of the re-establishment of relations between Cuba and the US, today toured the National School of Music, as part of its five days agenda in Havana. Read More

Cuban Dominguez beat Jakovenko and leads Chess Grand Prix

Cuban Leinier Dominguez confirmed his peak of performance when defeating the Russian Dmitry Jakovenko in the second round of the Chess Grand Prix played in Khanty- Mansiysk, Russia. Read More

May 15th

Bill that restricts travel to Cuba will be brought to discussion

The proposed budget for transportation and housing for 2016 presented by Republican Mario Diaz-Balart was approved in the Appropriations Committee of Congress on Tuesday, with the inclusion of clauses that limit the expansion of air transport services and maritime towards Cuba. Read More

Cuba and the United States to re-negotiate the opening of embassies on May 21

The new round of talks "about the process of restoration of diplomatic relations and the opening of embassies" will take place in Washington on Thursday next week, said the Cuban Foreign Ministry in a statement. Read More

Peruvians received successful treatment with Cuban lung cancer vaccine

A hundred Peruvian patients have been treated with the Cuban therapeutic vaccine against advanced lung cancer, Cimavax-EGF, as announced Diego Venegas, director of the Institute for Innovation and Biotechnology of Cuba. Read More

French company takes its first steps in Cuban Tourism

The French company Warwick International Hotels & Resorts (WIH) took its first steps in Cuban tourism with management and marketing contracts of Cayo Santa Maria Resort and Naviti Varadero Resort Warwick Hotels. Read More

Preparatory meetings for the Pope's visit to Cuba already concluded.

Delegations of the Holy See and Cuba concluded on Wednesday afternoon the first preparatory meetings for the Pope's trip to Cuba, to be held between September 19 and 22 this year. Read More