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Cuba-Germany a Mismatch?

For most baseball fans, a game between Cuba and Germany sounds like a total mismatch, similar to how soccer fans would consider the same match up. After seeing what happened at the World Port Baseball Tournament in Holland on Monday, one could that say anything is possible.

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Cuba Has New Pivotal Minister

Tomas Benitez Hernandez, 66, is Cuba’s new minister of Basic Industry, a key government post that includes the state controlled oil, gas and mining industries and the electric company.

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Taiwan Upends Cuba 3-1 in Holland

Taiwan’s Kuan Ju Chen pitched a complete game limiting Cuba’s powerful lineup to two hits and one lone first inning run to lead his undefeated team to a big 3-1 win at the World Port Tournament in Rotterdam, Holland.

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Chavez Sends Messages from Cuba

After nearly two weeks of silence recovering Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sent public messages from Cuba via Twitter on Friday to congratulate his country’s army on their anniversary and let the population know he is with them.

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Rep. Flake Holds OFAC Accountable

Long time advocate for restoring the rights of all US Americans to travel to Cuba, Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Arizona) successfully added an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations bill that would require the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the regulatory body that enforces the Cuba travel ban, to: provide a report on pending license applications related to education exchanges.

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Havana Weather for June 23-29

We will be under the influence of a wedge of weak pressure gradients. High daytime temperatures together with atmospheric humidity will act to promote strong convective actions in the afternoons which will cause isolated rains until the early evening hours throughout the coming week. Maximum temperatures will fluctuate between 32°C (90°F) and 33°C (91°F).

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