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Minor Earthquake Felt in Granma

An earthquake of 3.2 on the Richter scale was felt on Tuesday in several villages in Granma Province, though without reports of human injury or material damage, reported the Cuban Information Agency.

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Cuban Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval Wins Grammy

The Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval won the award for Best Jazz Ensemble Album during the ceremony of the 55th Grammy Awards, held on Sunday in Los Angeles. This was Sandoval’s ninth Grammy, this time with his award-winning CD Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You), dedicated to legendary trumpet master and composer Dizzy Gillespie.

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Film Industry Prepares All-Cuba Event

The initiative will host every Cuban work of fiction, documentary or animation that was filmed in 2012 and 2013, if they meet the quality standards set by the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC).

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Cuba Wins Pan American Cycling Competition

With its women athletes excelling, this weekend Cuba won the Pan American Track Cycling Championships, held in Mexico City, with seven gold medals, four silvers and two bronze medals, reported Cuba’s JIT online website.

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‘Washed-up’ Drugs Impounded by Cuba

Cuban authorities succeeded in confiscating more than three tons of drugs in 2012, mostly marijuana that washed ashore, according to figures released today in the official Granma newspaper, reported DPA news.

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