Greco-Roman wrestler Ismael Borrero (59kg) won Cuba’s first gold medal of this year’s Río Olympic Games, after defeating Shinobu Ota of Japan, by technical superiority in the final»
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Eastern Cuban City of Baracoa Turns 505 Years Old
Baracoa, the first village founded in Cuba by Spaniards, celebrates today its 505 foundation anniversary»
Fidel Castro’s 90 Birthday Celebrated around the World
A large number of congratulatory messages were sent from various regions of the world to the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, on his birthday anniversary»
Johannys Argilagos Secures First Medal for Cuba at Rio 2016
49kg World Champion Johannys Argilagos defeated Kenya’s Peter Warui by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27 and 30-26), to secure Cuba its first medal (bronze) of the 2016 Río Olympic Games»
Brazilian Senate Approves Trial against Dilma Rousseff
The Brazilian Senate has approved, by 59 votes in favor against 21, a request to put the constitutional president Dilma Rousseff on trial for abuse of responsibility»
Cuban Tobacco Twister Overcomes World Record
Cuban tobacco twister Jose Castelar (Cueto), the most famous in the world, overcame his own world tobacco twisting record (81.80 meters reached in 2011) after 8 days of work»
Only 350 Illegal Migrants Left in Turbo, Colombia
The administrative unit of Colombian immigration has reported that out of the 1,800 illegal migrants that from late May were in the municipality of Turbo, only 350 remain»
French Companies to Renovate Cuba’s Main Airport
Cuba has granted the management of the Jose Marti International Airport to the French companies Bouygues Batiment International and Paris Airports in order to renovate and expand it, officials said»
Bolivia Honors Fidel Castro with Photographic Exhibition
The exhibition “Fidel es Fidel” will be opened today at the Museum of Ethnography and Folklore of La Paz, Bolivia, as a tribute to the 90th birthday of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution»
Ecuador Commemorates Fidel Castro’s 90th Birthday
A photographic exhibition with images of Fidel Castro, courtesy of the Guayasamin Foundation, will be opened on Thursday, August 4th, at parliament’s Jose Mejias Lequerica hall»