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June 14th

Orlando Florida: Westboro Baptist Church celebrates Orlando shooting

Westboro Baptist Church believes this was a message from God, and also that the mass shooting is "fair punishment for the Sodom of America!" Read More

Cuba already reports two million tourists this year

The particular Cuban tourist offer, the rich cultural attractions, the warmth of the people and the safety of the country are some of the major reasons for international tourists to pick the island as their holiday destination. Read More

Cuban president Raul Castro sends Barack Obama message after attack on Orlando club

President Raul Castro send his US counterpart Barack Obama a message of condolences following the attack on club in the Florida city of Orlando, which claimed significant number of human lives. Read More

June 13th

Cuban flag flies at half-staff at the Embassy of Cuba in USA for Orlando

Cuban flag flies at half-staff at the Embassy of Cuba in the United States to honor the victims of Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, Fla., considering the worst mass shooting in US history. Read More

Cuba and Vietnam to strengthen relations in construction

Cuban Construction Minister René Mesa and his counterpart Pham Hong Ha in Hanoi discussed the possibility of strengthening the relations in the field of construction, which is of paramount importance to Cuba in order to develop its infrastructure. Read More

Ben Rhodes says that the embargo will be lifted "sooner than people think"

Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser of President Barack Obama said at a forum on "cultural diplomacy" with Cuba held on Thursday June 9 at the Meridian International Center in Washington DC, that reopening of relations with Cuba is "irreversible”. Read More

Cuba to host biggest Hemingway Billfish Tournament ever

A hundred boats, mostly from the United States, will participate in the 66th Ernest Hemingway International Billfish Tournament to run from this Monday through June 18th in Havana city. Read More

French frigate arrives in Cuba for friendly visit

F-735 Germinal, a surveillance frigate of the French National Navy, arrived this Sunday in Havana for a friendly visit till the 16th. Read More

Who is Orlando nightclub shooting suspect Omar Mateen?

Omar Mateen has been identified as the suspect in mass shooting that left at least 50 dead and more than 50 others wounded at the Pulse Orlando, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Mateen, 29, lived in Fort Pierce, Fla. He was born in New York to parents of Afghan origin and was a Muslim. Read More

50 people killed in mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando

At least 50 people were killed and more than 50 others were wounded when a gunman opened fire and took hostages at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday morning. Read More