With a Paralympic record of 23.05 seconds, Cuban sprinter Omara Durand won the gold medal in the women’s 200m T-12 event, her second title in the Rio 2016 Paralympics»
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Premier of Quebec to Arrive in Cuba for Official Visit
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard will begin on Monday a three-day official visit to Cuba, which seeks to strengthen bilateral relations in spheres»
Cuban Parliament President Sends Condolences for Death of Nicaraguan Counterpart
Esteban Lazo, president of Cuba’s National Assembly of the People’s Power (Parliament), sent a message of condolences to Nicaragua, on the occasion of the death of his counterpart in that nation, Rene Núñez»
Cuban Yunidis Castillo Wins Silver Medal at Paralympics
Cuban sprinter Yunidis Castillo won a silver medal on Thursday in long jump in the 15th Paralympic Games, with 5.59 meters. She lost the gold medal by three centimeters to New Zealander Anna Grimaldi at the Joao Havelange Stadium of Rio de Janeiro»
Cuban Sprinter Durand Sets Paralympic Record in Rio 2016
Cuban sprinter Omara Durand set a Paralympic record in the women’s T12 100m in the qualifying heats of the athletics tournament corresponding to the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Paralympic Games»
Outstanding Cuban Actor José Antonio Rodriguez Dies in Havana
Actor and stage director José Antonio Rodriguez, one of the most important figures of Cuban theater for more than five decades, died on Wednesday in Havana, at the age of 81»
American Airlines Begins Regularly Scheduled Flights to Cuban Cities
Flight 903 of the U.S. airline American Airlines (AA) landed on Wednesday at the Jaime Gonzalez International Airport of Cienfuegos, after more than 50 years without such service»
Cuban First Vice-President Holds Talks with Japanese Political Leader
Cuban First Vice-President Miguel Diaz Canel met Tuesday with Natsuo Yamaguchi, president of Japan’s Komeito Party, which is part of the political coalition of the current Japanese government led by Premier Shinzo Abe»
Cuban FM Receives U.S. Secretary of Transportation
Bruno Rodriguez, Cuban minister of Foreign Affairs, received on Wednesday the Secretary of Transportation of the United States, Anthony Foxx, at the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry in Havana»
Campismo Popular Widely Accepted in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba
Over 9 000 people have so far chosen to spend the summer in the Campismo Popular (camping) facilities of Sancti Spiritus, which reveals its acceptance in the territory»