The Council of Ministers of the European Union (EU) will not discuss the subject of relations with Cuba in its meeting next Monday and will postpone this analysis for the upcoming months, the press in Brussels reported.
Read MoreCuban soprano Barbara Llanes has participated in important musical initiatives on the island such as the recording of Jose Maria Vitier’s “Misa Cubana” (Cuban Mass), in addition to critically acclaimed concerts as a soloist with the National Symphonic Orchestra of Cuba.
Read MoreA high pressure center located in the southern United States will be moving toward the east around the middle of the period to create nice weather conditions with light breezes and make the likelihood of rain low. The maximum temperatures will fluctuate between 28°C (82°F) and 29°C (84°F), and the minimum temperatures will be around 18°C (64°F).
Read MoreOn the eve of President Barack Obama’s first-ever visit to South America, administration officials and independent analysts say that the emphasis throughout his five-day trip will be very much on the positive aspects and possibilities of U.S.-Latin American relations.
Read MoreI went to the protest outside Al Husseini Mosque on Friday, and interviewed a member of umbrella organisation Jaien, a youth movement whose name in English means “Here we come”.
Read MoreAlso on Wednesday, a strong 6.0 magnitude earthquake was felt across large areas of eastern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, with the force strong enough to sway buildings in the capital Tokyo.
Read MoreNew York Times reporter Ann Louise Bardach, considered a key witness of the prosecution in the trial against self-confessed terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, will testify today in El Paso, Texas, the Miami-based El Nuevo Herald reported. Bardach interviewed Posada in 1998 about his responsibility in the attacks against Cuban tourist installations in 1997.
Read MoreThe Partagás cigar brand is celebrating its 166th birthday with a meeting of clients from Brazil, Italy and Grand Cayman, to be held next April, Abel Expósito, director of the marketing house, announced. The event will include visits to tobacco plantations in the western province of Pinar del Río, famous worldwide for the quality of its tobacco.
Read MoreThe mayor of Managua, Daysi Torres, thanked Cuba for its medical cooperation in the area of ophthalmology, which enabled more than 75,000 surgical operations since the start of Operation Miracle in 2007, in a ceremony held in that city. That initiative, coordinated by Cuba and Venezuela, provides free ophthalmological care to low-income persons.
Read MoreCuban dissident Oscar Elías Biscet demanded the resignation of President Raúl Castro with the aim of establishing a transition government, in his first press conference after being released last Friday. Biscet, who rejected travelling to Spain, also asked for the release of another three dissidents of the Group of 75 sentenced in 2003.
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