Cuban writer Enrique Cirules confirmed on Thursday from the city of Cienfuegos that he is working on a new book, Hemingway, ese desconocido (Hemingway, The unknown man), his third work dedicated to the American author.
Read MoreTwo tons of ammonia escaped and the gas spread across a one square kilometer area of the eastern city of Guantanamo on Thursday following the rupture of pipes on a truck loaded with the gas.
Read MoreVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez will arrive in Havana today to undergo additional surgery, probably the beginning of next week. Eight months ago he was here for the removal of a cancerous tumor in his pelvis.
Read MoreCuban track star Dayron Robles ascended to the throne on Thursday in the 60-meter hurdles at the indoor meet in Stockholm, after his principal rival, Chinese runner Liu Xiang, was disqualified for jumping the gun.
Read MoreUS Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Richard Shelby (R-AL) dropped in on Cuba’s Raul Castro in Havana for a late night meeting on Thursday. The US media immediately speculated that the situation of imprisoned US citizen Allan Gross would be on the senators’ agenda
Read MoreVenezuelan president Hugo Chavez was authorized today by the National Assembly (Congress) to leave the country for more than five days to undergo another operation in Cuba for a tumor, which he himself said could be malignant. Optimism and concern is expressed by his supporters.
Read MoreA traffic accident that occurred on Wednesday in the northeastern province of Holguin left a toll of 53 people injured, reported the local media.
Read MoreThe British institution will provide a “business approach” and facilitate the creation of infrastructure with the aim of promoting “creative industries” on the Caribbean island through the development of small enterprises engaged in the arts.
Read MoreRival athletes Dayron Robles of Cuba and China’s Liu Xiang will be facing off today in the 60-meter hurdles competition during the XL-Galan athletics meet in Stockholm. During the last encounter between the two sprinters, on Saturday in the English city of Birmingham, the Asian hurdler beat the Caribbean runner with a time of 7.41 seconds to Robles 7.50.
Read MoreThe First National Meeting of Cuban Residents in the United States, organized by the Cuban Interests Section in that country, was called yesterday for April 28. The Interests Section will admit those participants who are expressly invited to the meeting scheduled to be held in Washington DC.
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