The United States and Cuba announced Wednesday they have reached an agreement to reopen embassies in Washington and Havana after apparently working out the pending details, reports dpa news.
Read MoreTens of thousands of Greeks have protested against further austerity cuts ahead of a key referendum on a new European bailout. The demonstrations come as the country confirms it will not meet the deadline for a $1.8 billion loan repayment due by 6 p.m. Eastern time tonight.
Read MoreUSA Baseball announced the roster of its team to take part in the Toronto Pan American Games baseball tournament from July 11 to 19. The final Cuban roster is still pending last minute changes.
Read MoreThe post by Irina Pino writing about a friend’s experience of being deceived by her Cuban lover/husband has caused quite a stir.
Read MoreOn Friday (June 26) the Supreme Court held that same-sex couples will no longer be denied the freedom to marry guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. The ruling, which pleased the Obama administration, is light years ahead of the Cuban legislation.
Read MoreCuba’s telecommunications company hastened this week to plug a leak that said that the state-run company, ETECSA (Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba, S.A.), would “offer broad-band Internet access packages to Cuban homes through ADSL technology and at varying connection speeds.”
Read MoreDelegates from Cuba and the European Union met in Brussels on Thursday (June 25) to discuss the EU’s concerns about the observance of human rights in Cuba in the context of the EU’s “common position” toward the island.
Read MoreThe US State Department wants to send at least 15 Cubans to graduate school in the United States so they can “more effectively establish, lead, manage, and grow independent organizations in Cuba.”
Read MoreDuring the week starting Thursday it will be mostly clear in the morning and partly cloudy skies from noon on, with scattered showers in the afternoons.
Read MoreCuba and China will sign an agreement today on a joint venture involving the construction of a large building complex to accompany an 18-hole golf course east of Havana, the goverment’s ACN news reported.
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