Over a 100 friends of Cuba have visited Sancti Spiritus, a central province of the island, as for January of the present year, confirmed specialists from the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) in the region.»

Cuba will host the ninth stage of the beach volleyball circuit of the North, Central American and Caribbean Confederation (Norceca), said press media in this capital Monday.»

The Cuban Molecular Immunology Center fulfilled last year’s annual export plan, and it currently maintains the progressive administration of a therapeutic vaccine against lung cancer.»

Sancti Spiritus electric industry has been allocated 6 million pesos this year to keep on with the improvement of the electrical system in the territory. In 2011, over 100 000 residents from the capital city benefitted from the betterments, while losses were remarkably reduced.»

The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro warned against the possibility of a US war against Iran, saying such event would be exclusively the result of the adventurism and congenital irresponsibility of the United States.»

At least 16 physical, chemical and microbiological tests to obtain energy from agricultural and livestock, industrial and forest waste are being carried out in the center of Biogas and Environmental Engineering in Sancti Spiritus, a Cuban central province.»

The Cuban national women’s soccer team drew 1-1 against Trinidad and Tobago, at the closing of the CONCACAF Under 20 Women’s Championship, at the Pedro Marrero Stadium in the capital.»

Cuban filmmaker Gerardo Chijona was happy and surprised after his nomination for the Goya Awards 2012 with his film “Boleto al Paraiso” (Ticket to Paradise), an honor he dedicated to his working team.»

The U.S. government has denied any responsibility for the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist in a car bomb attack in northern Tehran on Wednesday.  In Washington, National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said the U.S. “had absolutely nothing to do” with the attack.»

Cuba ratified its willingness to continue the struggle against illiteracy in the world, where there are about 800 million illiterate people, and 38 million children with no access to primary education.»