Cuban baseball player Frederich Cepeda premiered as 4th batter in the 4-11 defeat suffered by the Yomiuri Giants vs. the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in the Nippon Professional Baseball.»

Cuba and Honduras bet on dialogue and cooperation, the foreign ministers from both countries agreed in Havana today.»

The 16th Voices of the Republic (Voces de la República) Colloquium is underway in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba, with the attendance of researchers from several different provinces.»

More than a dozen people have been killed and several others severely injured in separate strikes by U.S. killer drones in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The highest casualties have been reported in Pakistan where 10 people were killed in the U.S. drone strike on Wednesday.»

In a few days the hurricanes season 2014 for the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico will start and better than knowing the forecast is the importance of being prepared, stated today a Cuban expert.»

A new edition of the International Underwater Photography Event began working sessions today at Cayo Largo del Sur, in southwestern Cuba.»

After his official presentation as member of the Yomiuri Giants, team of the Nippon Professional Baseball Central League, Cuban Frederich Cepeda went to his first training in the Giants Stadium, in Kawasaki, where he performed batting sessions and proved spikes over the bases. As described in the official website of the Yomiuri Giants, Sancti Spiritus outfielder learned the Japanese for »

“The Cuban Five: Obama and election of injustice” is the title of a documentary about the case of the five Cubans held prisoners in the United States, screened at the headquarters of the France-Cuba organization.»

The members of the XXII Canadian solidarity brigade named after Ernesto Che Guevara, continue their tour around Sancti Spiritus territory, where they arrived last May 8th.»

The Cuban Interests Section in Washington announced that it will renew expired passports of Cubans living in the United States who are planning to travel to the island over the next few months.»