Cuba reiterated on Thursday at the United Nations its support for Argentina in the sovereignty dispute over the Malvinas (“Falkland”) Islands as part of the national territory of that South American country.
Read MoreThe health of US agent Alan Gross is deteriorating in his Cuban prison, asserted his lawyer, Peter Kahn, on Wednesday. Gross has spent more than two years in prison in Cuba, where he is serving a sentence of 15 years in prison for setting up Cuban dissidents with sophisticated illegal satellite communication systems.
Read MoreIsolated showers and thunderstorms expected to occur in the afternoons due mainly to daytime heating. High temperatures will fluctuate around 32°C (90°F), while minimum temperatures will drop to around 25°C (77°F).
Read MoreCuban professor Felix Ernesto Chavez Lopez died on Monday in Mexico City after being attacked by assailants in the apartment where he was staying, reported the Mexican newspaper El Universal.
Read MoreThe World Boxing Council on Wednesday called for three days of mourning following the death of former Olympic champion Teofilo Stevenson on Monday.
Read MoreCuban doctor and human rights activist Darsi Ferrer will leave Cuba on 28 June to live in the USA through that country’s “political refugee program” reported the Cubaencuentro website.
Read MoreDozens of intellectuals and opposition activists on Tuesday began circulating a citizens’ initiative on the Internet demanding the Cuban government to respect human rights, reported the Cubaencuentro website.
Read MoreThe US Treasury Department fined the Dutch bank ING $619 million for facilitating commercial transactions with Cuba and Iran, reported Europa Press.
Read MoreAn article published in the Granma newspaper today announced the “release from their posts” of Medardo Diaz Toledo, the Minister of Informatics and Communications, and Tomas Benitez Hernandez, the head of Basic Industry.
Read MoreThe Council of the Laity of the Archdiocese of Havana met on June 9 to protest the “pejorative and continuous attacks in recent months that have turned personal” against the Archbishop of Havana.
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