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August 7th

Cuba begins industrial production of Hepatitis C vaccine

The National Center for Bio-formulas (BIOCEN by its Spanish acronym) located in Bejucal, Mayabeque province began the production of the Heber-NASVAC vaccine to treat Hepatitis C. Read More

Dilma thanks Cuba for contribution in health

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff thanked Cuba for contributing to improve health care in the population of Brasil. Read More

Gaviota group plans to reach 50 thousand rooms in Cuba

The largest state Cuban hotel group Gaviota, plans to double its rooms in 2020. This was informed by a Cuban television program. The tourist group, which currently has 24 000 rooms, would reach the figure of 50 000 for the planned year. Read More

East Havana: advances in beaches rehabilitation project

Cuban state institutions develop a project to restore the dunes of the beaches of the east of Havana, published the international news agency IPS. Read More

Don Omar: visit Cuba "would be one of my most desired dreams"

The Puerto Rican singer Don Omar wants to visit Cuba, EFE reported. "Cuba is open to freedom. Go there would be one of my most desired dreams." Read More

August 6th

Cuba recorded ten maximum temperature records in July

The oppressive heat that characterizes the behavior of this summer in the Cuban archipelago was accentuated in July, a total of ten maximum temperature records for the seventh month of the calendar were reported. Read More

Cuban Al Avila is the new general manager of the Detroit Tigers

Dave Dombrowski was fired as president and general manager of the Detroit Tigers, the end of a cycle of nearly 14 seasons in which conceived the resurgence of a franchise that went from laughingstock to one of the great powers in the American League. Read More

Cuban students win international award for Architecture

The Rescue of Cayo Granma project in Santiago de Cuba, by Cuban architecture students, was one of two prizes awarded during the VII International Competition for Architecture for Disaster Reduction Reconstruction, based in London, UK. Read More

Eusebio Leal: "In Cuba there is no anti-US sentiment, but anti-imperialist"

The city historian and Cuban intellectual Eusebio Leal said in an interview with EFE that Cuba has never had an "anti-American sentiment, but an anti-imperialist sentiment." Read More

Chefs from famous Cuban "paladares" bring their season to Miami

Four Cuban chefs who run known " paladares" (private restaurants) on the island will share from 10 to 14 August their experiences with renowned chefs from Miami, like Victor Santos, Michelle Bernstein and Santiago Alvarez. Read More