U.S blockade attacking Cuban

" Javier Rodríguez Roque HAVANA, October 8.— The U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba is also attacking the functioning of the Cuban education system, internationally considered to be one of...

Celebrities demand justice for Cuban Five

Five cubans jailed by the US in 2001 are the subject of full page appeals by around 130 celebrities in two of the UK's biggest national newspapers. In Cuba they are seen as national heroes but Cuban exiles in the US...

Mark Cuban Exposes Hate Mail Targeted at Josh Howard

As  NowPublic's JeffHuang previously reported, Dallas Mavericks forward Josh Howard has been embroiled in controversy after a video of him criticizing the US national anthem appeared on YouTube. Mavericks owner...

Cuban officials foresee 6-month food crisis

" © AP 2008-09-19 02:24:04 - HAVANA (AP) - Cuban agriculture officials said Thursday they expect a six-month food crisis after hurricanes Ike and Gustav ravaged 30 percent of the island's crops, and they are...

Cuba agrees to resume political dialogue with EU

After the EU lifted sanctions on Cuba last June, bilateral relations keep improving. " HAVANA (AFP) -- The Cuban government accepted the resumption of political dialogue with the European Union (EU) Tuesday,...

Cuban artists and intellectuals appeal for end of US blockade

" To end the blockade and for solidarity with CubaCuban artists and intellectuals appeal to their colleagues worldwideBY MIREYA CASTAÑEDA NOTABLE figures in the Cuban arts announced a call appealing to the...

2009 Russia builds Cuban space center

Why needs Cuba a space station ?    (1962 Cuban missile crisis) " Moscow is ready to help Cuba develop its own space center, Russia's space agency chief said on Wednesday after talks in Caracas with...

Vague News: Portentous Headlines:Trouble Brewing?

Nine months ago... Anti-American Movement: Chávez's Budget: $250 Million.Present day headlines suggest Planted seed could bloom."Diplomatic scene is changing...   Leftist Latin America challenges US Venezuela, Bolivia Expell Ambassadors Ecuador, Honduras support...

Ike brings Cuba fresh bout of storm fury

Hurricane Ike's waves crash over five-story building in Cuba Monday.

Rice: Not wise to end Cuban economic embargo now

Speaking during her tour to Africa, State Department Secretary Condolezza Rice stated US Bush administration saw no wisdom in ending economic embargo to Cuba. Se added that US would respond to " a Cuban regime...

Akhil is India’s best boxer: Cuban coach

"Cuban boxing coach B.I Fernandez feels that Indian boxing has come of age with the mushrooming talent that was on display at Beijing Olympics 2008.He rates Akhil Kumar as the best boxer in India today, ahead of bronze medalist Vijender Kumar."

Former gold medalist shoves judge and kicks referee in the face after routin...

When Cuban taekwondo competitor Angel Matos was disqualified from the broze-medal match he reacted with a swift kick to the face of a referee prompting the World Taekwondo Federation to call for a life-time ban for...

India@Beijing Olympics 2008: Vijender loses, Bronze in Boxing

India’s only boxer left in the competition Vijender Kumar lost the semi finals in the 75 kg middleweight category to Cuban Emilio Correa Bayeaux in Beijing.Read full article

Private Cuban farmers given use of government land

Private farmers in Cuba can now use up to 40 hectares of 'idle government' land.This was published in the Communist Party newspaper Granma yesterday, but it did not say how many Cubans may apply for this new...

Opinion:The Revolution the Press Ignores

"The Liberal Print Media establishment must be in a panic. An enormous advantage that the Left has had over the access and distribution of information for over 60 years is crumbling. Liberal papers and magazines are...

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