The U.S. blockade against Cuba that has lasted for more than 50 years has cost this country losses equivalent to $100 billion USD, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez announced on Thursday at the presentation of a report on the damages to the island resulting from the policy.»
In an exclusive interview to Escambray newspaper and Radio Sancti Spiritus, American actor Danny Glover admits his admiration for the Cuban Revolution, and the human and ethic greatness of The Cuban Five.»
Havana and Washington simultaneously host today a video conference, to analyze recent actions in favor of five Cuban antiterrorist fighters convicted in the United States.»
US attorney Martin Garbus exposed in details how Washington paid journalists from several US media outlets to mount a campaign in Miami to guarantee that the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters, held for 14 years in that country, were convicted during a trial held in 2001.»
The 2012-2013 school year was joyfully started in the central Cuban province of Sancti Spiritus, where over 74 000 students will attend classes since this September 3rd. »
In Haiti, the local Radio Kiskeya radio station opened its microphones to voices demanding the release of the five Cuban antiterrorists held in the United States since 1998.»
When the U.S.A. government began the economic war against Cuba over fifty years ago, it made no exceptions whatsoever. This war comprised even the most helpless ones, like children with visual and hearing impairment.»
This statement was made by María Mantilla in a letter, at the age of 78. Half a century after her death, the dilemma of whether the Apostle was her biological father or not, is still considered as just speculations, and seeks for support in scientific theories.»
In August 1959, the Dominican tyrant Rafael L. Trujillo gave it all in his quest to destroy the Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro and suffered the greatest humiliation of his life. More than five decades have passed, but the historical three days of August 1959 will never be forgotten.»
The London 2012 Olympics have ended with a spectacular musical closing ceremony and the official handover to the next host city, Rio de Janeiro. The three-hour show featured some of the biggest names of British pop from decades past, including the Spice Girls, George Michael and Elbow.»
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