National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has been given one year temporary political asylum in Russia. Snowden has reportedly already left the Moscow airport where he has been holed up for over a month.
Read MoreSeven people died and almost 50 were poisoned, part of gravity, from the sale of adulterated alcohol in Cuba, state television reported on the island. The product was sold by a woman who got it from two workers who stole it from Institute of Pharmacy and Food Havana.
Read MoreThe US State Department announced its decision today to grant multiple 5-year entry visas to Cubans, a move justified as a way to “promote openness” and “democratization” of the island.
Read MoreDue to the passage of a tropical wave we will have rain until Sunday. Then the weather will improve and the days will be sunny with some isolated rain in the afternoons. Temperatures will be stable around 32° C (90 F) and lows around 24° C (75 F).
Read MoreFollowing a meeting held in Guayaquil, participants to the 12th Presidential Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance of the Peoples of the Americas (ALBA) have advanced a proposal to create a common trade area aimed at “a form of joint development that will protect the social rights of peoples.”
Read MoreBradley Manning has been found not guilty of aiding the enemy. He has been found guilty of five theft charges.
Read MoreTwenty-three Cubans trying to illegally leave their country were picked up by the US Coast Guard and returned to the island, reported AP. If they had reached land anywhere on US territory they would have received welcoming assistance and a fast track to permanent residency.
Read MoreFernando Alonso, dancer and grand maestro del ballet cubano, passed away in Havana on Saturday at the age of 98. Fernando founded the Ballet Nacional de Cuba along with his wife, ballerina Alicia Alonso, who still directs it.
Read MoreCastro recounts the unfolding of events on the 26th of July, 1953 when the rebels attacked both the Moncada barracks in Santiago de Cuba and the Manuel Cespedes garrison in Bayamo. Near the end of his message, Fidel comments briefly on the Cuban arms found on a North Korean ship trying to pass through the Panama Canal.
Read MoreThe latest in a growing list of Cuban multi-millionaires is Miguel Alfredo González, a 26-year-old right handed pitcher. Gonzalez has reportedly reached agreement on a six-year $60 million dollar contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.
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