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Kendry Morales Leads Angels to Playoffs

In five years Kendry Morales has gone from a budding star of the Cuban National Team to a 26-year-old fixture at first base for the Los Angeles Angels in the US Major Leagues.

Cuba High on UN Human Dev. Index

HAVANA TIMES, Oct. 5 – Cuba ranked in 51st place on the Human Development Index list, according to a report by the UN Development Program (UNDP) released today. Cuba ranks fifth in Latin America after Chile, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina and Uruguay.

Cuba Sends Geneticists to Nicaragua

A medical brigade comprised of 62 clinical geneticists and other specialists traveled to Nicaragua, where it will carry out a genetic and diagnostic study of disabilities, reported IPS. Other brigades from Cuba have previously done similar research in Ecuador and Venezuela.

H1N1 Spreads, Affects Pregnant Women

A total of 468 cases of influenza were reported in Cuba until this weekend, announced Luis Estruch, deputy minister of hygiene, epidemiology and microbiology of the Ministry of Public Health. According to the official, the A H1N1 virus has especially affected pregnant women, dozens of which are being treated in intensive therapy services.

Honduras Ruler Thanks Military

The Honduras de facto government and the officers that put it in power celebrated the Day of the Soldier on Saturday with coup leader Micheletti heaping praise on the “courageous” military for perpetrating the coup that forced President Manuel Zelaya out of the country at gun point on June 28.

Castro, L.A. Glad with Olympic Brazil

Fidel Castro expressed Cuba’s satisfaction with Rio de Janeiro being selected as the site of the 2016 Olympic Games. Only one other Latin American city, Mexico (1968), has ever been selected to host the event held every four years.

Cuban Artists Meet With US Officials

Important Cuban artists, such as orchestra director Zenaida Romeo, jazz pianist Chucho Valdés and painter Roberto Fabelo, attended a reception at the residence of Jonathan Farrar, head of the U.S. Interests Section in Havana, after years of distancing during the George W. Bush administration.

NY Philharmonic Trip to Cuba Off

The New York Philharmonic decided to postpone its performances in Cuba due to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s refusal to authorize the orchestra sponsors’ trip to the island, announced Eric Latzky, vice president of communications.

Anti-Coup Movement “Firmly United”

The National Resistance Front Against the Coup d’Etat (FRN) in Honduras is carrying out a nationwide consultation among its members to establish its position with respect to the expected talks between ousted President Manuel Zelaya and the de facto government.

Honduras Protesters Ignore Clamp Down

Despite the clamp down on civil liberties imposed by the de facto government of Honduras, the different organizations that comprise the National Front Against the Coup kept up their street protests on Thursday.