The first official photos of the ailing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez from his Havana, Cuba hospital bed were released on Friday, nine weeks after he underwent surgery for the fourth time in a year and a half.
Read MoreThe top international news item of the day is the falling of fragments of an exploded meteorite over Russia’s Ural region, leaving at least 700 injured and considerable material damage in the city of Chebarkul and surrounding areas.
Read MoreRussian Prime Minister, Dmitri Medvedev, will visit Cuba on Feb. 21-22 and meet with President Raul Castro. The PM will also visit Brazil the day before arriving in Havana, reports DPA news.
Read MoreOpposition blogger Yoani Sanchez will travel to US on March 14 to participate in a symposium on digital culture and public life in Cuba. Sanchez has said her multi-nation tour would most likely begin with a flight this coming Sunday to Bahia, Brazil.
Read MoreCuban President Raul Castro on Wednesday received the executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Barcena, who is on a working visit to the island, reported the Prensa Latina news agency.
Read MoreAgainst all odds, Cuba fell to Poland on Wednesday in the 120 kg Greco-Roman division during the opening day of the 44th international Granma-Cerro Pelado wrestling tournament, reported the Prensa Latina news agency.
Read MoreWe will have some rain in the first half of the term from the passing of a cold front. Maximum temperatures will reach 28°C (82°F) at the beginning and of the period. The minimum temperatures will remain relatively stable, dipping down to 17°C (63°F) on Sunday.
Read MoreThe Cuban Wrestling Federation today added its voice to the outcry of world protests against the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) proposal to exclude wrestling from the 2020 games, reported DPA news on Wednesday.
Read MoreAfter weeks of speculation, the final 28-man roster for Cuba’s World Baseball Classic team was announced this morning in a press conference staged in Havana’s Latin American Stadium. The team departs this Friday for Taiwan and a series of pre-Classic exhibition games starting Feb. 18.
Read MoreCuban athlete Lefont Jhoen, the world record holder in bouncing a soccer ball off his head while swimming, announced on Monday that this year he is looking to set three new world records, reported Prensa Latina.
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