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Cuba grants medicines to Perú

The donation of medicines among his country"s examples of international solidarity Read More

Cuban pins, hot item in Rio-2007

The demand for Cuban pins or flags in Rio-2007 exceeded pin reserves of the delegation. Read More

Death toll in Brazilian air crash rises to 186 while search continues for crash victims

Brazilian rescue workers are continuing to search for victims of a plane crash at the main airport in the city of Sao Paulo. For many, yesterdays air crash in São Paulo was an accident foretold. Pilots have long complained about conditions at Congonhas airport, saying that heavy rain makes landing on its short runway dangerous. Read More

Nearly 10.000 venezuelan patients treated in Cuba

Some 10.000 Venezuelans have been treated in the Havana-based Cira Garcia Hospital since Cuba and Venezuela began implementing a health cooperation agreement in 2001. According to the head of the department of medical records in the healthcare institution, Antolín Lovaina Gil, 950 Venezuelan patients have undergone aesthetic, orthopedic or brain surgery. Read More

Cuban flag raised in the Pan-American Village in Rio

Led by the baseball and boxing Olympic and World champions, this Tuesday the Cuban delegation attended the raising of the national flag at the Pan-American Village in Rio de Janeiro. Read More

Study center of Che to be opened in Venezuela

A Center for Latin American Political Studies will be opened in Venezuela at the former leper colony where Argentinean-born Ernesto Che Guevara once served as a doctor during his tour of Latin America. Read More

About 100,000 bolivians recover sight

Some 100,000 people have so far recovered sight in Bolivia, thanks to the Operation Miracle, a free eye surgery program started with Cuba's support last year. Read More

Tribute paid to Simon Bolivar in Havana

Floral wreaths were placed on Thursday in front of the statue of Latin American independence hero Simon Bolivar located in Havana's Avenue of the Presidents coinciding with the 196th anniversary of the independence of Venezuela. Read More

First part of the Cuban delegation travel to Rio for Pan Am Games

The first group of the large Cuban delegation to the 15th Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro traveled on Friday to Brazil. The advance group is formed by 200 athletes of eight disciplines including badminton, handball, fencing and taekwondo. Read More

Cuba campeona en Copa Panamericana de voleibol femenino

Cuba venció a Brasil en tres sets y se proclamó monarca de la Sexta Copa Panamericana Femenina de Voleibol que concluyó este viernes en la ciudad mexicana de Colima. En el partido por la medalla de bronce República Dominicana doblegó a Estados Unidos. Con un potente servicio y alta efectividad en el ataque, las morenas caribeñas superaron al equipo sub-20 de Brasil con holgados tanteadores de 25 - 14, 25 - 21 y 25 - 20. Read More

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