The United Nations Development Program congratulated Cuban authorities for advances in eradicating polluting substances in the atmosphere. The island eliminated its imports of chlorofluorocarbons and methyl bromide, which deteriorate the ozone layer, reported IPS.
Read MoreCuba was held hitless for five innings on Monday by New York Yankees prospect Elvin Orozco pitching for Nicaragua, but in the blink of an eye Michel Enriquez singled and Yulieski Gourriel homered in what proved all that was needed to win the 4-1 game.
Read MoreU.S. President Barack Obama signed today the continuation of the embargo against Cuba for another year, “in the national interest of the United States,” according to a memorandum sent to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner. Obama is the 11th consecutive US administration to maintain an economic stranglehold on Cuba hoping to force political changes on the island by creating economic difficulties for the population.
Read MoreArtists from Brazil, Uruguay, Panama and Spain will participate at the 5th Arts and Health Biennial that opens on Tuesday and runs through October 16 in Old Havana.
Read MoreThree men accused of plotting to blow up several planes in the UK were sentenced to long prison terms on Monday. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic in Miami, two men who bragged about bombing a passenger plane that killed 72 persons are free to continue conspiring to commit more terrorist acts.
Read MoreCuba dedicated 12 hours of Sunday to mourning of its loss of Vice-president Juan Almeida, a commandant of the Revolution and comrade in arms of Fidel and Raúl Castro in the 1953 assault on the Moncada Barracks, the initiation of armed struggle that triumphed in this country in 1959.
Read MoreCuba won a lackluster 6-0 game Sunday over Great Britain in the two teams opening games of the second round of the World Cup Baseball Championships being played in The Netherlands and Italy. Freddy Alvarez went the route for Cuba allowing two hits while walking three and striking out nine.
Read MoreJuan Almeida Bosque, a Fidel Castro contemporary and revolutionary commander, was paid tribute to on Sunday, two days after he died of heart failure. On hand for the ceremony were President Raul Castro and numerous leaders of the Cuban revolution.
Read MoreMore than 14,000 persons from Cuba have immigrated to Ecuador this year, reported the National Department of Migration of that South American country, whose government eliminated tourism visas in June 2008.
Read MoreCuban baseball player Leslie Anderson, a member of the island’s team to the 2nd World Baseball Classic, left Cuba and is in Mexico, where he hopes to get a possible contract with the U.S. Major Leagues, reported IPS. Anderson was one of Cuba’s most versatile players, playing both outfield and infield positions.
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