Self-employment, or private work by an individual or group of persons, is now an element of the Cuban economy, and the Council of Ministers is looking into its results and ways to improve it, the official Granma newspaper reported»
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Earth Temperature Will Rise 2 Degrees by the End of This Century
By the end of the century, the global temperature is likely to rise more than 2 degrees Celsius, or 3.6 degrees Fahrenhei Earth Temperature Will Rise 2 Degrees by the End of This Century. (Photo: Prensa Latina)»
Cuba: Infant Mortality Rate Downs to 4.1 per 1,000 live births
Cuba closed the first six months of 2017 with an infant mortality rate of 4.1 deaths per one thousand live births, an indicator only comparable to some countries of the so-called First World, Granma newspaper reported»
Venezuela: More Than Eight Million Cast their Votes
The Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) has announced today that about 8,089,320 Venezuelans voted in the elections to elect the members of the National Constituent Assembly (ANC)»
Cuban Arlenis Sierra Competes in Costa Rica Tour
Sierra was the winner of the prologue of the Tour, run on 1.5 kilometers, previous to the first official stage»
US Plastic Artist Exhibits in Cuba
Ben Jones lives in New Jersey and participated years ago in three collective shows in Havana and shared presentations with local musicians»
Argentina Hosts MERCOSUR Summit
The summit is being attended by six presidents, seven foreign ministers and delegates from 11 nations»
Cuba, Uruguay Together in Coca Leaf Research
Both countries already expressed their interest of importing from industrialized products made out of the coca plant»
Venezuelan Electoral Body Asks for Support to Guarantee Security
Tibisay Lucena asked the Defense Council to join the electoral process to guarantee the security of the people»
Cuban Judokas Train for World Championship
The Cuban athletes are training in Budapest prior to the World Championship to be held in that city from August 30 to September 3»