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Ariel Castro Cleveland Kidnapping Suspect May Receive Additional Charges
Ariel Castro, who is accused of holding three women captive in his Cleveland home for nearly a decade, may receive charges in addition to 300-plus he pleaded not guilty to earlier this ...
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Obama...Give Me Five in International Meeting of Design in Cuba
Havana, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) ''Obama...Give me five'', the stimulating slogan of the campaign for the liberation of the five Cuban anti-terrorists sentenced in United States, leads the posters'' exhibition of the event Diseño Forma 2013 (Design Form 2013) held in this capital city. The Cuban artistic director and graphic designer Jorge Martell told to ...
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More Charges Planned Against Castro
Ariel Castro, center, sits before a judge with his defense attorney's, Craig Weintraub, left, and Jaye Schlachet during a pretrial hearing, June 19, 2013, in Cleveland, ...
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Tribute to Vilma Espin on the Sixth Anniversary of her Death
MAYARI ARRIBA, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Jun 19 (acn) Vilma Espin Guillois (1930-2007), Heroine of the Republic of Cuba, was honored at the Mausoleum to the Heroes and Martyrs of the Segundo Frente Oriental Frank ...
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Cuba Begins Tourist Promotional Campaign in Japan
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 18 (acn) The Japanese Association of Travel Agencies (JATA) started a promotional campaign on ...
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Cuba Develops Lead and Zinc Mining
HAVANA, Cuba, June 19 (acn) With the aim of exploiting metal reserves in the localities of Santa Lucia and Castellanos, western Pinar del Rio province, a project for a metal processing plant is in the works, which will allow producing some 95 thousand tons of zinc concentrate and 50 thousand tons of ...
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Sao Tome and Principe Thanks Cuba for Training of Physicians
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 18 (acn) Manuel Pinto da Costa, President of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, thanked Cuba on Tuesday for training youngsters from his country as physicians, with high professional, ethical and human ...
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FM of Gambia Condemns U.S. Blockade of Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 18 (acn) Susan Waffa-Ogoo, Minister of Foreign Relations of Gambia, reiterated his government stance in favor of the lifting of the blockade the United States maintains on Cuba, during a meeting held on Tuesday with ...
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Environmental Education in Santiago de Cuba Bay
Santiago de Cuba, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Several environmental education actions are implemented today in this eastern city, striving to reduce its pollution levels and restore vitality to the marine ...
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Villa Clara Will Represent Cuba in Caribbean Baseball Series
Havana, June 19 (PL) Cuban fans celebrate today the victory of Villa Clara in the national baseball championship,becoming the first team that will represent this island in the Caribbean series,after 43 years of absence. Of course, the biggest joy is appreciated in the central Cuban province that gives its name to the champion, known as the orange team. The team mentor, Ramon More, attributed ...
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China and Cuba seek greater cooperation
Xi Jinping said his country would like to work more closely with Cuba on international and regional issues. Xi told Cuba's visiting first vice president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, that China would like to forge a good partnership with Latin American and Caribbean nations, the official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported. The Chinese leader called for stronger cooperation between China and Latin ...
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Colombian Govt Guerrilla Resume Talks in Cuba
8 de junio de 2013, 11:39 Havana, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) presented their considerations in this capital today of convening a Constituent Assembly in that country, after resuming peace talks with the ...
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Plant from Cuban-Chinese Joint Venture Opens in Jilin Province
Beijing, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) A modern plant from the Cuban-Chinese joint venture ChangHeber opened today in Changchun to produce the Hib vaccine, in which Cuban spokesmen consider an example of the bilateral cooperation in the field of biotechnology. The ceremony at the headquarters located in the capital of Jilin province was attended by Cuba's First Vice President Miguel Diaz Canel, ...
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US Ban on Habano Cigar Sales Inflicts Huge Loss on Cuban Economy
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 22 (acn) The prohibition on the sale of Cuban habano cigars in US territory, imposed by US economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba, prevents the island from earning over 300 million dollars ...
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Cuban Partagas Cigar House to Celebrate Anniversary in April
Cuban Partagas Cigar House to Celebrate Anniversary in April HAVANA, Cuba, March 15 (acn) More than a hundred businessmen, distributors, entrepreneurs and specialists from different parts of the world will meet in Cuba in April for the 21st Encounter of Clients-Friends of the Partagas Cigar ...
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Next Habanos Festival generates expectations Among Aficionados
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 17 (can) The famous Cuban Premium cigars will be in the spotlight again this February, when the 15th Habanos Festival, considered by many as the most important cigar event of the world, kicks ...
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Cuban Tourist Attractions at Madrid FITUR 2013
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 22 (ACN) Cuba will participate at the 33rd International Tourist Fair FITUR 2013, to be held January 30 to February 3, in Madrid, Spain, in an effort to enhance relations with partners at the Spanish tourist ...
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Investments on Modern Power Substations Continue in Cuba
Investments on Modern Power Substations Continue in Cuba HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 21 (acn) As a result of a wide investment plan by the Cuban Ministry of Basic Industry (MINBAS), a state-of-the-art power substation to be shortly inaugurated in Havana will improve the service on private and state consumers, including hospitals and ...
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Cuban Peasant Organization Analyzes Efficient Land Use
HAVANA, Cuba , Jan 24 (acn) The eighth plenum of the Cuban National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP) discussed today, among other topics, the efficient use of lands used for food production ...
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Cuba Almost 80 of Lands Granted in Usufruct Already Being Exploited
Cuba: Almost 80% of Lands Granted in Usufruct Already Being Exploited HAVANA, Cuba, March 15 (acn) Almost 76,5 % of the land given in usufruct by the Cuban government by way of Decree 259 is being exploited throughout the country after the conclusion of works to cut down marabu trees (Dichrostachys cinerea, aka sicklebush) and ...
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Railways Repaired in Central Cuba
SANTA CLARA, Cuba, Jan 24 (acn) Last year 62 kilometers of railways were repaired in the provinces of Cienfuegos, Sancti Spiritus and Villa Clara, improving the trains circulation and the security of passengers in central ...
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New Initiative Encourages Non-State Economic Sector
MATANZAS, Cuba, Feb 4 (ACN) The rental of state-owned facilities by self-employees in the food business is a new modality being implemented in this western province to encourage the development of the non-state economic ...
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Cuban Central Province Increases Honey Production
Cuban Central Province Increases Honey Production SANTA CLARA, Cuba, Mar 14 (acn) By the end of February, apiarists from the central Cuban province of Villa Clara exceeded the amount of honey colleted last year, in that same period, by 76 ...
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Cuban Agriculture Ministry to Improve Agricultural Production
Cuban Agriculture Ministry to Improve Agricultural Production SANTA CLARA, Cuba, Mar 14 (acn) By the end of February, apiarists from the central Cuban province of Villa Clara exceeded the amount of honey colleted last year, in that same period, by 76 ...
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Cuba to Open Modern Tire-Retreading Plants
Cuba to Open Modern Tire-Retreading Plants HAVANA, Cuba, March 1 (acn) By the end of 2011, Cuba will have three modern tire-retreading plants that will contribute to saving hard currencies, an imperative need to mitigate the effects of the current international financial ...
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Cuba and Venezuela pushing ahead with major undersea project
Submarine cables are the information gateways of the modern world and Cuba will soon be linked to Venezuela and Jamaica by one, which will increase the efficiency of information flows between the countries by over 3000 times.
Work on an underwater cable that will link Cuba, Venezuela and Jamaica is underway with the survey ship RV Ridley Thomas mapping the ocean floor between the countries to determine the exact path of the cable. Read more
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