The United Nations General Assembly votes today on a resolution calling for the end of the half century US blockade against Cuba, although the vote is without any enforcement mecanism. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez arrived Monday to New York to intervene in the plenary.
Read MoreUN Security Council sanctions committee experts were in Havana last week to meet with senior government officials. It is expected that the report on the case of the controversial cargo of 240 tons of Cuban military equipment will be issued in the coming days and sent to the Security Council to assess possible sanctions against Cuba.
Read MoreCubans trips abroad increased by 35 percent after the entry into force of immigration reform in January 2013, but no massive outflow of citizens has occurred, said the government of Raul Castro on Monday, reported dpa news.
Read MoreAntonio Castro, son of Fidel Castro and team doctor of the Cuban baseball squad, requested that the Cuban players who fled the island and became professionals in the US Major Leagues be allowed to play with the national team in international tournaments, reported dpa news on Sunday.
Read MoreStarting today, and over the next nine days the 15th Havana Theatre Festival takes place at venues around the Cuban capital. To see the programing for the festival we invite you to visit our cultural calendar.
Read MoreCuban researchers are working to develop a cholera vaccine that is being tested in Cuba and Mozambique. There are two variants to combat the disease developed at the Finlay Institute in Havana. One of them, a “live vaccine strain” is in the testing phase with “good results” in Mozambique and on the island.
Read MoreTwo cold fronts will be passing through western Cuba on Thursday, one after the other with little time between them. Thus rainy days are expected, quite cloudy and pleasant temperatures especially until Tuesday. Temperatures will fall slightly from the previous period. The highs will average 28° C (82 F) and the lows 23° C (73 F) .
Read MoreErisbel Arruebarrena, the starting shortstop on Team Cuba, was excluded from his team, Cienfuegos, for the 2013-2014 Cuban baseball season, manager Iday Abreu announced Tuesday. No official explanation was offered on the decision about Arruebarrena, reportedly punished for “serious indiscipline in training.”
Read MoreThe Cuban government announced Tuesday its long-awaited reform to abolish the dual currency prevailing in the island since the 90s, but did not set specific dates for concluding the process.
Read MoreBrazilian President Dilma Rousseff publicly apologized today to Cuban doctor Juan Delgado, who received insults upon his arrival in the country to work as part of a contingent of Cuban physicians hired to work in areas where health services are precarious.
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