Dance legend Alicia Alonso, the director of the National Ballet of Cuba, arrived in Italy on Wednesday to receive the 2012 Leonide Massine Award, which will be granted to her on September 8 in recognition of her lifelong artistic career.
Read MoreCuba needs to make millions of dollars in improvements as part of the restructuring of its sugar industry, reported authorities on Wednesday at the opening of the 50th Congress of the Association of Sugar Technicians of Cuba, being held at the Havana Convention Center.
Read MoreA high-level Cuban military delegation arrived in Pyongyang yesterday on an official visit to the Democratic Popular Republic of Korea, reports the Prensa Latina news agency.
Read MoreMaximum temperatures will be around 32°C (90°F), while minimum temperatures will be about 25°C (77°F). The sea surface temperature will be approximately 29°C (84°F).
Read MoreThe Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA is poised to see if three can be the charm as it begins to drill an offshore well off the coast of far western Cuba. Previous attempts by Spanish and Malaysian companies came up dry.
Read MoreThe recently formed group Cuban-Americans for Engagement (CAFÉ) has sent a letter with some 800 signatures to both the Republican and Democratic Party National Committees urging a shift in US-Cuba policy.
Read MoreThe Leo Brouwer Festival of Chamber Music will be held in Havana from October 3 to 13 with the participation of over 140 musicians from Bosnia, Spain, France, Holland, Italy, Mexico, Venezuela and Cuba.
Read MoreThe Japanese Embassy in Cuba on Tuesday donated four fire engines to the Cuban Fire Department. The vehicles will be added to those of the Commando No.1 Fire Brigade in Old Havana, a densely populated community of old buildings and narrow streets.
Read MoreThe Cuban government on Tuesday confirmed its active support for dialogue in the peace process opened between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), according to an official statement by the Cuban Foreign Ministry.
Read MoreCuban athletes concluded their performance in the Grand Prix of Berlin, Germany, winning two medals: one gold picked up by discus thrower Yarelis Barrios, and a silver one for Yipsi Moreno’s hammer throwing.
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