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Cuba Losses 2nd Straight in Holland

Cuba had another disappointing day at the Haarlem Baseball Week in Holland on Wednesday with its second straight loss, this one coming at the hands of Japan by a score of 4-2.

Fidel Castro Continues Public Offensive

Fidel Castro continued his renewed public offensive on Tuesday with his third appearance in a week, this time in a visit to a global economic think tank in the capital. The former president, —currently the chief advisor to the government of his brother Raul Castro— spoke with economists about the consequences of a possible new conflict in the Middle East, a matter that concerns him deeply.

Cuba Reports Slight Increase in Tourism

The number of tourist arrivals in Cuba increased by 14,479 up to last May, as compared to the same period in 2009. In a related development it was also announced Monday that Brazil’s Whitejets airline will fly once a week from the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to Cuba’s famous Varadero beach resort.

Spain FM says Cuba to release all prisoners

The Cuban government will release all the political prisoners and not just the 52 that remain of the 75 sentenced in 2003, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said when speaking in the European country’s parliament. The first seven released dissidents arrived yesterday in Spain with their families.

Cuba KO’d by Netherlands in Baseball

In one of its most embarrassing outings on record the Cuban baseball team was defeated 10-0 by host The Netherlands on Tuesday, losing its undefeated status at the Haarlem Baseball Week.

Cuba to Conduct Census in 2012

Cuban authorities announced Monday that preparatory work has begun for a national population and housing census to take place in 2012, as part of the World Population and Housing Program, approved by the UN Statistics Commission, said Oscar Mederos of the Cuban Office of Statistics.

UN Salutes Cuba’s Policies for Children

UNICEF representative in Cuba Juan José Ortiz recognized the island’s policy for children on Monday. Despite the blockade, of barely being a developing economy, and of the crisis, there isn’t a single child that is not fully cared for, pointed out Ortiz when speaking at the ninth International Congress of Initial and Preschool Education, being held in the capital of the Caribbean country.

Cuba HIV-AIDS Stats

Eighty-one per cent of the human immunodeficiency (HIV, which causes AIDS) seropositive persons in Cuba are men, affirmed Rosaida Ochoa Soto, director of the National STD/HIV/AIDS Prevention Centre. According to Soto, 99 per cent of the diagnosed cases reported sexual relations as the means of virus transmission.

Fidel Castro Steps Up Iran War Alert

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro went on a live TV program Monday eveing for the first time in nearly four years to restate his concern that the United States and Israel are planning for a war on Iran. He also warned of a similar danger on the Korean peninsula.

Undefeated Cuba & The Netherlands Meet

Cuba and The Netherlands meet on the baseball field on Tuesday with the two teams so far undefeated in the Haarlem Baseball Week.