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Havana Weather for May 3-9

The influence of a high pressure system will result in good weather over the upcoming period. Still, on Thursday and Friday we can expect some scattered showers associated with daytime heating. High temperatures will be between 30°C (86°F) and 31°C (88°F), while the minimum temperatures will fluctuate around 21°C (70°F).

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Union Leader Says Wages Frozen in Cuba

The Cuban government will not increase wages until “labor adjustments” are completed across the country and unnecessary subsidies are eliminated, said union head Salvador Valdes on Monday when speaking to the Trabajadores (Workers) newspaper.

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More Than Three Million Cubans Participated May Day

More than three million Cubans – over a quarter of the entire population – marched on May 1 across the 15 provinces of the island during parades organized to celebrate International Workers Day, reported the Cuban Communist Party through its official Granma newspaper.

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Palestinian-Cuban Teen Kidnapped in Israeli Raid

Two weeks ago, during the night, about 200 Israeli occupation soldiers descended on the village of Burin, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, arresting 10 teenage boys. One of them is a 17 year-old Palestinian-Cuban high school senior called Qais Bilal Muhammad Omran.

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Industriales First in Cuba Baseball Semis

Industriales made short work of Cienfuegos in their opening Occidental League quarterfinal series, taking three straight road matches at Cinco de Septiembre Stadium to put an early end to the Elephants’ post-season hopes.

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Cuba Related Heat in Miami

It’s not only the basketball team and the sun that is causing temperatures to rise in Miami lately. Rather it is fire bombs, campaign investigations, new state laws and new candidates that are keeping Miami, and consequently Cuba, on everybody’s radar.

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Chavez Back in Cuba for More Radiotherapy

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Cuba early on International Workers Day for the final round of his radiotherapy treatment to combat cancer. He hopes to return to Caracas next week after the initial recovery from his treatment.

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