Secretary of State Hillary Clinton continues a Middle East tour with a stop in Israel. Visiting after a weekend of talks in Egypt, Clinton held talks Monday with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
Read MoreTens of thousands of people marched in Tokyo on Monday in Japan’s largest protest against nuclear power since last year’s Fukushima disaster.
Read MoreA total of 48 Cuban athletes traveled to London on Sunday as part of the delegation that will represent the island at the Olympic Games set for July 27 to August 12.
Read MoreWith a concert set for Wednesday at the legendary Olympia Theater in Paris, Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca will present his new album “Yo,” released under the Jazz Village label.
Read MoreThe Office of the Historian of Havana, directed by Eusebio Leal, has leased premises in Old Havana to the self-employed. The rental spaces in Old Havana could turn out to be very valuable to entrepreneurs, given the area’s location as a major center of tourism on the island.
Read MoreCuba launched its first biodiesel plant in the province of Guantanamo, built with Swiss support, reported the director of the Center for Technology Applications for Sustainable Development in the province, speaking on national television on Monday.
Read MoreThe death of General Arnaldo Ochoa — executed by firing squad in 1989 by the Cuban government — is attributed to a “severe anemia” in the records of the capital city’s Colon Cemetery, according to a book recently published by the writer Rodolfo Torres.
Read MoreCuba’s Mr. Clutch, Frederich Cepeda, once again earned his nickname on Tuesday when he homered in the eighth inning with Yulieski Gourriel on first to give his team a 2-1 win over a tough China Taipei. Cuba is now 1-2 in the Haarlem Baseball Week tournament.
Read MoreThe announced immigration reform isn’t an issue that sails on the political vacuum, nor does it rest on altruistic considerations. Actually, the interest in emigration on the part of Cuba’s authorities is not based on any special sensitivity to the fate of their compatriots.
Read MoreThe third Sunday in July is when “Children’s Day” is celebrated in Cuba. On Havana’s Prado esplanade, a festival of sports, recreation and cultural was held, which included a costume party and children’s parade. (27 photos)
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