Escambray ENGLISH EDITION
The president of the National Elections Commission of Cuba (CEN), Alina Balseiro, said today that elections to vote for deputies to Parliament and members of provincial People’s Power assemblies began without any difficulty.»
February, 2013
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1 February
Mexico Investigates Pemex Oil Co Blast
Experts with the Attorney General’s office continue investigating today the causes of the explosion registered on Thursday at the state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), in the Federal District, that killed nearly 25 people, including 17 women, and injured 100.»
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1 February
Alicia Alonso, Eduardo Galeano Granted 2012 ALBA Awards
Cuban Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso and Uruguayan intellectual Eduardo Galeano received the 2012 Alba Arts and Literature Award today in this capital, during the closing ceremony of the Third International Conference for World Equilibrium.»
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1 February
Cuban President Raul Castro Meets French Senate Head
President Raul Castro met Thursday with French Senate President Jean Pierre Bel, who participated in this capital in the Third International Conference for World Equilibrium.»
January, 2013
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31 January
Cuban President Meets with Former Latin American Statesmen
President Raul Castro met with the former presidents of Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernandez, and Guatemala’s Alvaro Colom, who attended the Third International Conference for World Equilibrium.»
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30 January
Barack Obama Urges Congress to Work on Immigration Reform
U.S. President Barack Obama has opened a window for more than 11 million undocumented immigrants living in this country, with the recognition in the political agenda for his second term of comprehensive immigration reform.»
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30 January
Atilio Boron Praises ALBA Literature and Arts Award
There should be more such awards to promote our culture, ideas, literature, and artistic and cultural identity, said Argentinean political scientist Atilio Boron after the announcement of the 2012 ALBA Literature and Arts Award.»
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29 January
International Meeting for World Equilibrium Continues in Havana
Nobel Peace Prizewinner in 1980, Argentine Adolfo Perez Esquivel, will give today a special presentation on the second day of the Third International Meeting for World Equilibrium, taking place in this capital.»
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28 January
Raul Castro: Unity and Sovereignty Essential to CELAC
Cuban President Raul Castro, considered at the First Summit of CELAC that integration should advance along the path of unity and sovereignty in a turbulent and complex global scenario.»
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27 January
Chile Calls for New Cooperation Alliance in CELAC-EU Summit
President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, called today to create a new strategic partnership between the EU and Latin America and the Caribbean, based on cooperation and promoting bilateral investments.»
