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A film about the life of Cuban author José Lezama Lima will start shooting next week in Havana, directed by filmmaker and scriptwriter Tomás Piard. The film, funded by Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC) will be entitled El Viajero inmóvil. Lezama Lima was born in 1910 and died in 1976. He was an outstanding poet and narrator.

Representatives of 15 nations confirmed their attendance at the Regional Summit of the International Society for Comparative Studies on Physical Education and Sports (ISCPES), the organizing committee reported on Thursday.

Areas of environmental interests will be visited in Camaguey by a group of Italian ecologists, who want to know about the actions implemented in this Cuban eastern province in favor of the environment.

On March 3, 2006 the first World Baseball Classic began in Tokyo; 17 days later in San Diego, California it was indeed the Japanese team that had won the tournament defeating the Cuba "mystery" team 10-6 in the final game.

The Sixth Session of the Inter-governmental Commission for Economic, agreed to renew the Protocol of Co-operation in the field of Renewable Energy for two more years, i.e 2007-08.

Youth Philatelists help Cuba rank third world runner up in the study and collection of stamps and other postal pieces. The annual award ceremony of the Cuban Philately Federation at the Jose Marti Monument chose Daniel Montes Young Philatelist of the Year after winning the Grand Prix of the World Expo Malaga 2006.

Cuba s Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque is due to open in Panama on Friday an ophthalmologic center, donated by Havana, to offer free eye surgery for low-income Panamanian patients.