Tropical Storm Bertha entered the radar early Friday as it churns in the Atlantic some 240 kilometers (150 miles) east of Barbados reported the Cuban Weather Service (INSMET) at 6:00 a.m. on Friday. At this point it is not expected to pose a danger to Cuba.
Read MoreA thousand miles east of the Lesser Antilles is an area of low pressure with heavy rain and thunderstorms. The high temperatures will remain stable around 32° C (86 F) and the low will average 25° C (77 F).
Read MoreAlan Gross, the US citizen sentenced to 15 years in prison in Cuba, has lost the use of his right eye and refuses to receive most visitors owing to a profound state of depression. “Alan’s situation is grave,” said attorney Scott Gilbert.
Read MoreThere is less than two months left to send us your entries to the 6th Havana Times Photo Contest. The deadline is September 15, 2014. So far 25 amateur and professional photographers have sent in pictures in the five categories selected for this year’s contest. Last year a total of 90 persons competed.
Read MoreThe popular Cuban band Los Van Van will celebrate its 45th anniversary with a tour across the country, which began on Saturday in the town of Artemisa, according to the Cuban Institute of Music.
Read MoreCuba took the finals of the Centrobasket women’s tournament on Sunday in Monterey, Mexico by beating Puerto Rico 58-47, reported Prensa Latina.
Read MoreThe Cuban delegation to the World Youth Athletic Championships, culminating in the U.S. city of Eugene, Oregon, won a gold medal, which went to triple jumper Lazaro Martínez, reported Prensa Latina.
Read MoreCuba’s First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel is in Venezuela to attend a special session today of the third congress of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).
Read MoreA traffic accident occurred at two in the morning on Saturday in the town of Aguada de Pasajeros, Cienfuegos, leaving 54 injured as a result, seven of them children, Cubadebate reported.
Read MoreArgentina has reached the last stretch of a decisive economic and political road, facing the end of the term established for the payment of an international debt and a thorny litigation in the United States, DPA reported on Sunday.
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