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Cuba´s Parliament President Visits UNESCO
Paris, May 23 (Prensa Latina) Cuba´s People´s National Assembly President Esteban Lazo made a visit to UNESCO headquarters, here today, where he was welcomed by acting general director Hans d''Orville. Different topics were discussed in a cordial environment at the meeting, including the United Nations reform process for Education, Science, and Culture, the financial ...
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Yemen welcomes Obama decision to lift ban on transfers of Yemeni prisoners at Guantanamo Bay
WASHINGTON - Yemen is welcoming President Barack Obama's decision to lift his ban on the transfer of Yemeni prisoners from the U.S. detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In a statement released Thursday shortly after Obama announced the step, the Yemeni Embassy said it appreciated the switch. It said Yemen would work with the U.S. to ensure the safe return of Yemeni detainees to Yemen ...
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Dissidents visits to Miami spur new conversation about Cubas opposition exiles
MIAMI - When Cuban hunger striker Guillermo Farinas arrived in Miami, he said he was prepared to face rejection from radical members of the Cuban-American community who do not believe in pacific opposition. The reaction has been far different. When he went to the Versailles restaurant, a traditional gathering spot for older exiles in the city's Little Havana neighbourhood, he was embraced. ...
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Raul Meets with the President of the Council of the Russian Federation
HAVANA, Cuba, May 17 (acn) Army General Raul Castro, President of the Cuban councils of State and Ministers, held on Friday a meeting with Valentina Matvienko, President of the Council of the Federation of ...
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Civil Defense Exercise Takes Place in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, May 18 (acn) In an effort to further reduce the ...
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Active Hurricane Season Expected this Year
HAVANA, Cuba, May 18 (acn) Regional meteorologists forecast a very active hurricane season in the Caribbean area and the Atlantic Ocean this year, with medium standards according to the usual season in the part of the ...
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Cuban Minister Calls for Effective Prevention of Natural Catastrophes
SANCTI SPIRITUS, Cuba, May 18 (acn) The minister of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, Army Corps General Leopoldo Cintra Frias called for effective actions in the event of any natural ...
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International Organization Extols Cuban Transplant Program
HAVANA, Cuba, May 17 (acn) Cuba has very good transplant programs in spite of the blockade imposed on the island by the United States for over half a century now, asserted in this capital Doctor Robert Janus, president of the Latin American Society of Transplant of ...
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Cubans Teach their Blind and Deaf Children First Aid Techniques
HAVANA, Cuba, May 18 (acn) A training program for deaf and blind children opened in central Villa Clara province in an effort to teach the kids first-aid actions, so that they help rescue victims of accidents and natural ...
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Self-employed in Havana Choose Rental of State Facilities for their Businesses
HAVANA, Cuba, May 3 (acn) Over 1 thousand 180 self-employed workers in the capital Havana have chosen the rental of state facilities to set up their businesses and provide services to the population, the largest figure with regards to this option on the island since the initiative was generalized one a half year ...
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New Tourist Facilities in Central Cuba Attract Foreign Vacationers
SANTA CLARA, Cuba, May 3 (acn) Tourist authorities in central Villa Clara province reported the arrival of over 100 000 foreign visitors from January to March, some 11 000 visits more than in similar period last year. The increase in the figure is particularly due to a new developing tourist center at Santa Maria Key, with 6 000 hotel ...
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Cuban Journalists Congress Holds Provincial Sessions
HAVANA, Cuba, May 3 (acn) Cuban journalists kick off provincial sessions prior to their National Congress in eastern Guantanamo province, in a gathering that today coincides with World Press Freedom ...
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US Unionist Asks Obama to Release the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, May 3 (acn) US Union leader Santos Crespo, who heads a New York-based education ...
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FAO Director General Jose Graziano da Silva Arrives in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, May 2 (acn) Jose Graziano da Silva, director general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), arrived on Thursday in this capital from Mexico to begin a working visit to ...
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FIFA President Ends Visit to Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 18 (acn) Swiss Joseph Blatter, president of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), concluded on Wednesday his two-day visit to Cuba with a press conference at the ...
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Dissidents find Cuba outside Cuba in Miami
MIAMI -; When Cuban hunger striker Guillermo Farinas arrived in Miami, he said he was prepared to face rejection from radical members of the Cuban-American ...
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Milestones for Guantanamo Bay detention center
FILE - In this July 16, 2009 file photo, reviewed by the U.S. military, flags hang above the sign marking the Camp Justice compound, the site of the U.S. war crimes tribunal, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. President Barack Obama's speech national security speech Thursday is expected to reaffirm his national security priorities _ from homegrown terrorists to killer drones to the ...
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Cuba for Diversifying Sugar By-Products
Havana, May 23 (Prensa Latina) Half a century from its foundation, the Cuban Institute for Research on Sugar Cane By-Products (ICIDCA) is focusing on agricultural diversification programs with the development of new products. Sources from the sector highlighted among the current guidelines the improvement of the processes to obtain alcohol, torula melasse, sorbitol, animal food, and bioproducts ...
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U.S. Choreographer Praises Cuban Dancers
Matanzas, Cuba, May 23 (Prensa Latina) U.S. dancer and choreographer Suki John praised today the good and solid formation of Cuban dancers, which gives them versatility to perform any piece of music. "Their training is based on the ballet, contemporary dance and African rhythms, and all this together gives the possibility to vary the styles," John, who is also teacher at the University ...
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Cuban Discography Catalog Allows Musical Journey in Time
Havana, May 23 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Recording and Musical Editions Company (EGREM) promoted a trip back in time to that Old Havana nights of singers and accomplice pianists. The pretext was the presentation of its new catalog, and nearby celebration of the Africa Day, for which a splendid party will be given to that continent's diplomatic corps accredited in Cuba. Amen to disclose all ...
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Obama to limit drones moves to shut Guantanamo
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama outlined plans on Thursday to limit the use of US drone strikes against extremists abroad and took steps aimed at breaking a deadlock on closing the Guantanamo Bay military prison.In a major foreign policy speech after two weeks of fending off domestic scandals, Obama limited the scope of what his predecessor, George W. Bush, had called a global war on ...
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Cuban First Vice President In Ecuador for Correa Inaguration
Quito, May 23 (Prensa Latina) Cuba''s First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel arrived here at the head of his country''s delegation to the inauguration of President Rafael Correa tomorrow. Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino, received visitors and Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Ana Teresita Gonzalez at the Mariscal Sucre International Airport, accompanied by Cuban ...
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Vice-president Miguel Diaz-Canel Attends Inauguration of Rafael Correa
HAVANA, Cuba, May 23 (acn) Cuba first vice-president Miguel Diaz Canel arrived in Quito, Ecuador, on Thursday heading the Cuban delegation that will attend the official inauguration of president-elect Rafael Correa on May ...
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Fidel Congratulates Cuban Rehabilitation Specialists
HAVANA, Cuba, May 22 (acn) The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, sent congratulations to participants in the materialization of the National Rehabilitation Program, who marked its first decade on ...
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Cubans more optimistic about Castro’s economic changes
The survey by the International Republican Institute also showed that the number of Cubans working off the books for themselves grew by 9 percent compared to the IRI poll last year, while the number of those with licenses grew by only 3 ...
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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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