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The registration of voters for the upcoming general elections in Cuba already includes 8.5 million people, said Julio Torres, a member of the National Electoral Commission (CEN), who spoke on Thursday in Havana.

Cuban prosecutors have asked for a seven-year prison sentence of the young Spanish politician Angel Carromero, who is charged with manslaughter stemming from the deaths of political opposition figures Oswaldo Paya and Harold Cepero.

Venezuela’s ambassador in Havana, Edgardo Ramirez, on Wednesday unveiled for the first time in Cuba the “true face of Simon Bolivar.

The hemorrhaging type of the dengue virus that plagues Cuba’s Camaguey Province claimed its first human life early Monday morning, reported the Café Fuerte website.

Journalist Luis Lopez Viera on Tuesday ducked away from the official Cuban delegation that participated in the Olympic Games in London and applied to British authorities for asylum.

A perceptible earthquake of 2.4 on the Richter scale occurred on Wednesday in the town of Caibarien, in the center of the island, though there were no reports of human injuries or material damage.

The 4th Havana Times Photo Contest will close for entries on September 15th. To date we have received submissions from 34 persons for some or all of the five categories. Below you will find the important information for participating and don’t hesitate to write if you have any further questions.

The days will be hot and will become cloudy in the mid-afternoons, with showers or storms occurring due to the influences of daytime heating and sea breezes. Maximum temperatures will remain stable at around 32°C (90°F), and the minimum temperatures will be around 25°C (77°F).

Cuban pole-vaulter Yarisley Silva will participate in the Diamond League in Stockholm, Sweden, on Friday, which will be her first competition since walking away with the silver medal in the recently concluded Olympic Games.