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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»

In 18 Cuban National Championships, Cepeda averages 329, with 265 homers, 1740 hits, 1014 RBIs and 1107 runs»

During the first seven months of this year no infant and maternal mortality is reported in the mountainous areas of the province of Sancti Spiritus, a trend with a long history in this territory of ​​central Cuba»

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»

Cuba and the United States assessed the scope of changes introduced by Washington in the implementation of some aspects of the blockade in the bi-national ties, the island’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported»

The José Martí University of the province of Sancti Spiritus (UNISS) fosters academic and scientific cooperation agreements with foreign educational institutions, as well as the training of students from other regions of the world»

The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement on the situation of 75 Cubans that were deported from Ecuador in the last three days»

Sancti Spiritus’s Palmares S.A. Branch welcomes the designation of this central Cuban province as venue of the major celebrations for the 26th of July commemoration»

The title of Doctor Honoris Causa awarded by the University of Panama to the President of the Councils of State and Ministers of the Republic of Cuba, Raúl Cas­tro Ruz, was presented on June 27, in a moving ceremony held at the higher education institution»

President of Cuba Raul Castro said that peace will be a victory of Colombia, but also of Our America, when speaking at the signing ceremony of the ceasefire between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP»