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Havana Trade Fair Opens Doors

The 30th Havana International Trade Fair opens today in the capital as Cuba tries to strengthen its foreign trade potential. The fair runs through Saturday November 10 at the Expocuba fairgrounds.

Cuba Baseball Team Set for Asian Tour

The Cuban Baseball Federation has named the 29 players selected to travel to Chinese Taipei and Japan in November as a prelude to the upcoming World Baseball Classic III to be held in March 2013.

UN Sees Decreased Food Supply in Cuba

The impact Hurricane Sandy on almost 250,000 acres of crops in Cuba could have consequences for agricultural production on the island, according to a UN report made known on Wednesday.

Cuban Doctors Unaccounted for in Bolivia

Cuban doctors Joan Manuel Crespo and Janeth Gil were declared missing on Thursday by police in the Bolivian city of El Alto.

Cuban Zoo ‘Ready’ to Receive Animals from Namibia

The National Zoo of Cuba is “ready” to receive a donation of 146 animals of 23 species from Namibia, said Miguel Abud Soto, the director of that institution.

New Direct Flights Between Monterrey, Mexico and Cuba

The Mexican low cost airline Interjet opened a new direct route between Monterrey and Havana. The two weekly flights aim to boost tourism between the two regions, The flights will take place regularly on Thursdays and Sundays.

Cuba Receives 30 Tons of Humanitarian Aid from Russia

The Russian government on Thursday sent a plane with 30 tons of humanitarian aid, loaded with building materials, to Santiago de Cuba, one of the Cuban cities devastated by Hurricane Sandy.

House of Fidel Castro’s Father May Undergo Rehabilitation in Spain

Cuban Retired Brigadier General Armando Choy Rodriguez visited the birthplace of Fidel Castro’s father in Lancara, Spain a few days ago, reported the La Voz newspaper in Galicia on Wednesday.

Cuba Holds Runoff Elections on Sunday

Runoff elections will take place this Sunday in those neighborhood voting districts where no candidate received more than 50 percent of the votes on Oct. 21. The only exceptions will be in Holguin and Santiago de Cuba, still immersed in recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

Catholic Agencies Offer Aid to Cuba

Caritas International and Catholic Relief Services of the United States have offered aid to Cuba in the face of the massive damage inflicted by Hurricane Sandy, said the Conference of Bishops on Thursday.