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Havana Weather for Feb. 18-24

Temperatures will be cool, with highs between 25 and 27° C (77 and 81 F) and the lows between 15 and 19° C (59 and 66 F). The sea surface temperature is 25° C (77 F).

Obama will be the first US president to visit Cuba in 88 years. The last US president to travel to the island was Republican Calvin Coolidge in January 1928 on the occasion of the Sixth International Conference of American States.

Fidel Castro Calls for World Peace

Fidel Castro met with the Russian Ortholdox patriarch Kirill over the weekend and today published as the lead item in the official Cuban press a brief statement on the need to promote peace in a world marred by conflicts.

Fidel Castro Meets with Russian Orthodox Church Leader

Russian Orthodox Church Leader, Patriarch Kirill, paid a private visit on Saturday afternoon to the house of Fidel Castro in Havana.

Aroldis Chapman Signs with the Yankees for $11.3 million

After resolving personal tribulations that led to a police report last October, the supersonic left-handed Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman managed Friday to close a one-year contract with the New York Yankees for $11.3 million.

Cuba Returns AWOL Missile to the USA

The Cuban government confirmed Saturday the return to the United States of a air-to-ground missile that was used by NATO during maneuvers in Europe and ended up by mistake on the island.

Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill Bring Christianity Closer Together

Francis and Kirill made a joint call to defend Christians from the persecution and violence unleashed by current world conflicts. The meeting held in Havana was the first meeting between the leaders of the two churches since a rupture occurred nearly a thousand years ago.