None of the three current Atlantic storms: Hurricane Kate and TS Maria and TS Nate are expected to have any effect on Cuba, shows the projection cones from the Cuban Weather Service (INSMET) and the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
Read MoreThe appalling experiments carried out by U.S. doctors in Guatemala from 1946 to 1948 using 1,300 human subjects who were infected with sexually transmitted diseases highlighted the inadequacy of controls and safeguards in clinical testing in this Central American country – still a major problem today, according to experts.
Read MoreSantiago de Cuba’s monumental cemetery is a must see for visitors to that eastern city. By going there one can have a true encounter with Cuban and universal history. It occupies an area of 133,000 square meters and is the second largest in Cuba after Havana’s Colon Cemetery. (69 photos)
Read MoreThe climate of relations between the Obama Administration and Cuba is clearly not at a high point. Recent revelations from Wikileaks reconfirm Havana’s repeated denouncements of Washington’s efforts to develop and finance an internal opposition to help bring about a regime change in Cuba.
Read MoreA procession in honor of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre took place in Havana on Thursday, the Feast Day of the Patron Saint of Cuba. (9 photos)
Read MoreRaul Castro has just lost more than a vice-president; he’s lost his right arm. General Julio Casas Regueiro stood out in this task in at least three decisive moments: in the mountains of Cuba, in the battles in Africa and during the economic crisis of the 1990s.
Read MoreGross’s hope for an early release was dealt a severe blow in August when his 15-year sentence was upheld by Cuba’s highest court. He has been in jail since his arrest in December 2009.
Read MoreThe weather will be marked by typical summer heat with rain more likely in the afternoons of the first half of the period. The maximum temperatures will fluctuate around 32°C (90°F), while the minimum temperatures will range between 24°C (75°F) and 25°C (77°F).
Read MoreTropical Storm Maria is currently moving west two-three days from the northeastern Caribbean islands, reported the Cuban Weather Institute (INSMET) on Wednesday.
Read MoreSeventeen-year-old Rose Mina Joseph says she is nine months pregnant. Her belly is swollen and she moves slowly, placing each step, as she walks around her family’s dusty yard.
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