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<title>Punch Shots Cuban’s jersey contest cheats designers</title>
<description>pschnatz@delcotimes.com  Mark Cuban had me fooled.Sure he lives in a 24,000-square-oot mansion, jets around the world in his $40 million Gulfstream and his multi-billion dollar checkbook landed him on the &amp;quot;World&amp;rsquo;s Richest People&amp;quot; list, but I thought he was one of us.Cuban owns the Dallas Mavericks, and his wealth and passion for basketball helped deliver the franchise&amp;rsquo;s ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 01:50:04 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Cuban Refinary Saves Half a Million Dollars in First Quarter</title>
<description>SANCTI SPIRITUS, Cuba, Apr 20 (acn) The Sergio Soto  refinery, a Base Business Unit (UEB by its Spanish acronym),  located in the municipality of ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 22:51:48 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>First Vice-President Meets Students and Professionals in Ciego de Avila Province</title>
<description>HAVANA, Cuba, April 10 (acn) Cuba first-vice  president Miguel Diaz-Canel met on Wednesday  with students, intellectuals, scientists,  athletes and journalists during a tour of  several centers in central Ciego de Avila  ... </description>
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<title>Cuban VP Signs Condolence Book in Algerian Embassy</title>
<description>HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 20 (acn) Cuban Vice-President  Marino Murillo signed on Friday afternoon, on  behalf of the Cuban government and people, a  condolence book at the Algerian embassy opened  to pay posthumous homage to Ali Kafi, former  President of the High State Committee of the  African ... </description>
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<title>Regional Student Organization Backs Colombian Peace Efforts</title>
<description>HAVANA, Cuba, April 10 (acn) The Continental  Latin American and Caribbean Student  Organization (OCLAE) expressed its support of  Colombia in a message of solidarity and  encouragement, amidst efforts to achieve peace  in that South American ... </description>
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<title>Cubans Pay Homage to Heroes of Historic 1958 General Strike</title>
<description>Cubans Pay Homage to Heroes of Historic 1958  General Strike       SAGUA LA GRANDE, Cuba, April 9 (acn) Cubans are  marking in this central city the 55th  anniversary of the historic general strike waged  by young revolutionaries against the Fulgencio  Batista dictatorship in 1958. Sagua la Grande  was one of the scenarios throughout the country  where the revolutionary action had huge  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 22:51:46 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Cuban Vice-president Meets Latin American and Caribbean Foreign Ministers</title>
<description>HAVANA, Cuba, April 5 (acn) Cuban first  vice-president Miguel Diaz-Canel met with the  foreign ministers of the Troika of the Community  of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC),  who met in Havana on ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 21:57:26 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Fidel Castro Held Fraternal Meeting with Maradona</title>
<description>HAVANA, Cuba, April 15 (acn) The historic leader of the  Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro held a fraternal meeting  on Saturday, in Havana, with ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 21:57:26 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>King of Cuba About Love Loss and Aging</title>
<description>That tyrant, of course, is Fidel Castro, although Cristina Garcia&amp;#039;s new novel, &amp;quot;King of Cuba&amp;quot; (Scribner, $26), never calls him by name. He is El Comandante, El Lider, El Jefe, El Caballo (that last a nickname he now finds embarrassing) or, most often, simply the tyrant. And Goyo&amp;#039;s first reason for continuing to live is to kill the tyrant, even if it&amp;#039;s the last thing he ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 21:31:39 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Italy Confers High Distinction to a Cuban Specialist Opera</title>
<description>Havana, May 25 (Prensa Latina) Cuban professor Angel Vazquez, one of the biggest promoters of the opera in the island, was honored here as &amp;quot;Knight of the Order of the Italian Star&amp;quot;, award given by European country. During the opening of the XV Workshop on Language, Literature and Italian Culture in Cuba, that country&amp;#039;s ambassador in Havana, Carmine Robustelli, noted the coincidence ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 20:18:33 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Cuban Poet Oliver Labra Carilda Opens Official Website</title>
<description>Matanzas, Cuba, May 25 (Prensa Latina) Cuban poet Carilda Oliver Labra, prominent Ibero-American literary figure, unveiled a website dedicated to his life and work, reported the online edition here Yumur&amp;iacute; TV. This space in the network of networks is also dedicated to honor the distinguished career of literary author, National Book Award in 1997, the source added. At 90 years old, Oliver ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 20:18:32 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Unionists of the World Attend Solidarity Forum in Cuba</title>
<description>HAVANA, Cuba, April 25 (acn) Over 1 thousand  unionists and leaders of social organizations  and friendship-with-Cuba movements from dozens  of countries will meet in Havana in May to  participate in an International Solidarity  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 19:45:31 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Canadian Solidarity Brigade Arrives in Cuba</title>
<description>HAVANA, Cuba, April 25 (acn) The 21st Che  Guevara Solidarity Brigade, from Canada, arrives  in Cuba on Wednesday to meet a large agenda  which includes a meeting with relatives of the  five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters held in the  United ... </description>
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<title>The Youth at the Center of Cuban Flora Protection Program</title>
<description>HAVANA, Cuba, April 25 (acn) The Cuban Botanical  Society extended an initiative called Plant to  the eastern part of the island which encourages  youths to protect and preserve the local flora  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 19:45:30 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Cuban has two-year plan for Mavs to contend</title>
<description>Dallas Mavericks a championship team again within a two-year window.  After Dallas missed the playoffs for the first time in 12 years, the owner vowed the Mavs would have a &amp;quot;quick rebuild.&amp;quot; The pending pitch to free agents this summer -- ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 18:37:51 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Floral Tributes from Fidel and Raul for Adigio Benitez</title>
<description>HAVANA, Cuba, May 9 (acn) Floral tributes  from Commander in Chief Fidel Castro,  historic leader of the Cuban Revolution and  Army General Raul Castro, President of the  councils of State and Ministers, were  present on Thursday at the funeral rites for  renowned creator Adigio Benitez, winner of  the 2002 National Fine Arts Prize, who died  on Wednesday in this ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 16:13:25 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Cuba to Share Experiences at Environmental Convention</title>
<description>HAVANA, Cuba, May 9 (acn) Cuba will share  experiences in environmental preservation at  the 9th International Convention on  Development and the Environment, to be held  in this capital on July ... </description>
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<title>Belarus to Strengthen Sports Cooperation with Cuba</title>
<description>HAVANA, Cuba, May 9 (acn) The Minister of  Sports and Tourism of the Republic of  Belarus, Alexander Igorievich Shamko, now on  a working visit to Cuba, expressed his  ... </description>
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<title>Cuba and Russia Affirm Friendship and Solidarity Relations</title>
<description>HAVANA, Cuba, May 9 (acn) Cuba and Russia  affirmed in Havana their friendship and  solidarity relations and their commitment to  their struggle for world peace, the  sovereignty of the nations and their right  to ... </description>
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<title>Raul Receives Former Japanese PM Yoshiro Mori</title>
<description>HAVANA, Cuba, May 9 (acn) Army General Raul  Castro, President of the councils of State  and Ministers, met on Thursday afternoon  with Yoshiro Mori, former Prime Minister of  Japan, who is on a working visit to the  ... </description>
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<title>Cuban Parliament President Receives a Delegation of French Communists</title>
<description>HAVANA, Cuba, May 10 (acn) Cuban Parliament  President Esteban Lazo Hernandez received on  Thursday afternoon a delegation from the  French Communist Party (PCF) on an official  visit to ... </description>
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<title>Cabrisas Meets with Visiting Guatemalan FM</title>
<description>HAVANA, Cuba, May 9 (acn) The Vice-president  of the Cuban Council of Ministers, Ricardo  Cabrisas, met on Thursday afternoon with the  Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic  of Guatemala, Luis Fernando Carrera, who is  on an official visit to the ... </description>
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<title>Havana Hosts ALBA Ministerial Meeting on Social Issues on Friday</title>
<description>HAVANA, Cuba, May 15 (acn) Havana will host  the 4th Meeting of the Ministerial Council  on Social Issues of the Bolivarian Alliance  for the Peoples of our America (ALBA) on May  17. The forum will particularly focus on  education, health, culture and ... </description>
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<title>Cuban Film Industry Willing to Undertake Transformations</title>
<description>HAVANA, Cuba, May 15 (acn) The Cuban Cinema  Industry affirmed its willingness to  undertake transformations in tune with the  ... </description>
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<title>Cuban and Zambian Foreign Ministers Meet in Havana</title>
<description>HAVANA, Cuba, May 15 (acn) The foreign  ministers of Cuba, Bruno Rodriguez, and  Zambia, Effron Chakupa Lungu, ratified the  historic bonds between the two countries and  the possibilities that exist to strengthen  them, during a meeting held on Tuesday  ... </description>
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<title>A realistic takeaway on closing Guantanamo Bay</title>
<description>Intelligence Reporter for the Washington Post, Greg Miller, joins MSNBC&amp;#039;s Alex Witt. He presents a realistic takeaway on the closing of Guantanamo Bay. Miller mentions the block that Congress has put on transporting the Gitmo inmates to the United States. He explains the Obama Administration&amp;#039;s drone policy in light of the President&amp;#039;s speech on ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 15:04:51 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Would closing Guantanamo Bay be a security threat</title>
<description>Republican Rep. Luke Messer, member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, joins MSNBC&amp;#039;s Alex Witt. He responds to the Obama administration&amp;#039;s counterterrorism policy. Rep. Messer points out what he sees as the fundamental disagreement over the war on terror between conservatives and liberals. Rep. Messer also opines the closing of Guantanamo Bay and links a change to the current policy to a ... </description>
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<title>Marlin Fishing Tournament Opens in Havana</title>
<description>HAVANA, Cuba, May 20 (acn) The 63rd  International Marlin Fishing Tournament  opens today at ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 14:01:46 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Russian Parliamentarian Asserts that Cuba is a Very Close Friend</title>
<description>HAVANA, Cuba, May 17 (acn) Valentina  Matvienko, president of the Council of  Federations of the Russian ... </description>
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<title>Investments Revive Sugar Industry in Central Cuba</title>
<description>HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 12 (acn) An example of the gradual  recovery of the sugar industry of Ciego de Avila, was  the execution of investments for 21.5 million pesos in  this sector last ... </description>
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<title>Cuba Launches New Habano Cigars Reserve into the World Market</title>
<description>HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 8 (ACN) Cuba launched its first  reserve of the Romeo y Julieta cigar brand in the  Churchil shape, which has the long history of all shapes  of the famous Habano ... </description>
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<title>Hemingway Tournament Promotes Cuban Tourism</title>
<description>Havana, May 25 (Prensa Latina) The 63 International Billfishing Tournament Ernest Hemingway prints greater attraction to the Cuban tourism industry because it diversify recreational modalities. Besides sports competition, this type of event highlights in the interest of thousands of people in the world who want an active holiday, where fishing is the main attraction. Visitors to this archipelago ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 10:44:38 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>SIUE students staff bound for Havana</title>
<description>Southern Illinois University Edwardsville takes its first step in the educational agreement between SIU and the University of Havana (UH) in ... </description>
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<title>US Ban on Habano Cigar Sales Inflicts Huge Loss on Cuban Economy</title>
<description>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 ... </description>
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<title>New Initiative Encourages Non-State Economic Sector</title>
<description>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  ... </description>
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<title>Cuban Peasant Organization Analyzes Efficient Land Use</title>
<description>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 ... </description>
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<title>Cuban Tourist Attractions at Madrid FITUR 2013</title>
<description>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 ... </description>
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<title>Next Habanos Festival generates expectations Among Aficionados</title>
<description>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 ... </description>
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<title>Investments on Modern Power Substations Continue in Cuba</title>
<description>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  ... </description>
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<title>Railways Repaired in Central Cuba</title>
<description>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  ... </description>
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<title>Cuban Partagas Cigar House to Celebrate Anniversary in April</title>
<description>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 ... </description>
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<title>Cuban Agriculture Ministry to Improve Agricultural Production</title>
<description>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 ... </description>
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<title>Cuba Lifts Tax on All Foreign Currencies</title>
<description>Cuba Lifts Tax on All Foreign Currencies     HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 14 (acn) The Financial Committee of ... </description>
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<title>Cuba Almost 80 of Lands Granted in Usufruct Already Being Exploited</title>
<description>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  ... </description>
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<title>Cuba to Open Modern Tire-Retreading Plants</title>
<description>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 ... </description>
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<title>Cuban Central Province Increases Honey Production</title>
<description>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 ... </description>
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<title>Eastern Cuban Wind Farms Produce More Than 21000 Megawatts in Three Years</title>
<description>HOLGUIN, Cuba, Feb 28 (acn)  The two wind farms in the municipality of Gibara, in the eastern  Cuban province of Holguin, contributed with 21,000 megawatts to the  National Electric System, in three years of ... </description>
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<title>Cuba to Mark 52 Anniversary of Bay of Pigs Victory</title>
<description>Cienaga de Zapata, Matanzas, Apr 19 (acn) Across  the museum which houses the living history of  the events of April 1961, the residents of this  municipality, on behalf of all Cubans, will mark  today the 52nd anniversary of the Bay of Pigs  ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 02:17:57 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>More Than 20 Countries to Attend Cuban 5 Campaign Event</title>
<description>Washington, May 25 (Prensa Latina) More than 20 countries will be represented from May 30 to June 5 in Washington as part of the campaign for the release of the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters unjustly imprisoned in the United States. In addition, around 20 key events are scheduled during the so-called Second &amp;quot;Five Days for the Cuban Five&amp;quot; Campaign in Washington DC, the International ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 00:37:38 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Prime Minister of Saint Lucia With Busy Agenda in Cuba</title>
<description>Havana, May 25 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Kenny Davis Anthony, will arrive on Monday to Cuba, where he will have a very busy agenda that includes dialogues with authorities and visits to places of scientific, medical and educational interest. According to the program released to the press, the president will remain on the island until June 1, to strengthen the bilateral ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 00:37:37 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Cuba With Three Athletes in New York City</title>
<description>Havana, May 25 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will take part in the 3rd stage of the Diamond League in the city of New York with three athletes, as confirmed by Daniel Osorio, technical coach of the Cuban track and field team Friday. Olympic female pole vault jumper and runner-up Yarisley Silva is heading the Cuban trio, said Osorio to Radio Habana Cuba. The other athletes will be Orlando Ortega (110 ... </description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 00:37:36 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Canadian executive awaits verdict in corruption trial</title>
<description>Canadian businessman Sarkis Yacoubian goes to court for his corruption trial in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 24, 2013. The trial of Yacoubian, who was president of import company Tri-Star Caribbean which was shuttered in July 2011, is under way nearly two years after he was detained. President Raul Castro has repeatedly spoken of a need to root out entrenched corruption on this Communist-run island, ... </description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 23:28:55 -0400</pubDate>
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