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XI Havana Art Biennial Approaching

One of the most anticipated events for Cuban artists is the “Bienal de la Habana” (the Havana Biennial), an occasion taken advantage of by artists to promote their work and share the outcomes of their hours upon hours of creative effort.

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Cuban President Welcomes Chavez Back to the Island

Before leaving Venezuela, Chavez had said in a message broadcast to the nation on radio and television: “I have great faith in Christ our Lord, who will repeat the miracle so that I will stay alive, to defeat this disease that came from natural causes.”

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Colombia Seeks Cuba-US Rapprochement

Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos said in an interview to the Sunday edition of the local newspaper El Tiempo that the US and Cuba need to come closer to each other and change their relations.

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Chavez Back to Cuba for Round Three

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez heads to Cuba tonight to undergo his third round of radiotherapy treatment in his battle to defeat cancer. This will be Chavez fifth trip to Cuba in less than two months, all for medical reasons.

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XI Havana Youth Film Festival: From Violence to the Freedom of Love

In a sea of anxieties and questions, this week we saw the kick-off of the “XI Muestra de Jovenes Realizadores” (The XI Exhibition of Young Filmmakers). In the wake of the resignation of its director, filmmaker Fernando Perez, and demonstrations by some artists in solidarity with that decision, some people lost interest in the event.

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