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August 6th

Raul Castro sends condolences to Vietnam because of natural disaster

President of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, Raul Castro Ruz, expressed his deepest condolences to Vietnam for the human and material loses, after heavy rains in the northern province of Quanh Ninh, today reports the agency Prensa Latina. Read More

Cuban cane ripener gives good results in Mexico and Uruguay

The Cuban sugar cane ripener, FitoMas-M, gives great results in central Mexico and Uruguay, announced on 4 August media of the island. Read More

Aquariums of Cuba and Florida sign agreement to preserve corals

Aquarium of Cuba and Florida signed a collaboration agreement for the preservation of the corals. This is the first agreement of its kind to be signed after the restoration of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States. Read More

August 5th

FARC expressed desire to meet with the pope in Cuba

The FARC negotiator team expressed its desire to meet with Pope Francis during his upcoming visit to Cuba in September, where they develop for more than two years peace talks between the Government of Colombia and the Communist guerrilla. Read More

US embassy in Cuba reschedules interviews for visa

Coinciding with the visit of Secretary of State John Kerry to Cuba on August 14 for hoisting the American flag at the US Embassy in Havana, the consular section of Washington on the island announced changes in the consular interviews. Read More

Evo invites his ALBA colleagues to Fidel's birthday

Bolivian President Evo Morales announced today that he is inviting colleagues from the ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America) to celebrate in Havana on August 13 89 years old of Cuban former leader Fidel Castro. Read More

Yarisley Silva breaks record of Cuba in pole vault

Yarisley Silva left for yesterday the mark that she could not overcome at the Pan Am Games in Toronto, of 4.91 meters, new pole record for Cuba. Read More

Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart publishes article on benefits of nuclear techniques in Cuba

Doctor of Science and son of Cuban ex-president, said that about 160 institutions and sectors of Organisms of the Central Government Administration use nuclear techniques and radioactive sources and that these figures were the results of the Program of technical cooperation and training of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Read More

Norwegian company requested permission to operate in Cuba

The cruise company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH), requested authorization from the governments of US and Cuba to begin its operations on the island, Cuban media reported. Read More

Pito Abreu was the best of the week in the American League

Cuban José Dariel Abreu was the best player in the American League of the MLB in recent days, so he was selected Player of the Week, the second time in his career. Read More