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Results of 12th day in Pan American Games

In paying homage to the diva, the Consejo Nacional de las Artes Escénicas organized a honouring program presented at the Centro Hispanoamericano de Cultura.

Several local fishermen catch the crustacean by diving into the sea, thus they sometimes have to plunge into the water a hundred times a day.

The minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces announced that by the end of next year, Cuba will organize the Bastion 2008 military exercise as a continuation of the Caguairan Operation, aimed to the preparation for the defense of the people that will mobilize over a million Cubans.

Cuban Education Minister Luis Ignacio Gomez spoke about the achievements of his country's educational system and implementation of the Revolution's educational programs and explained Cuba's solidarity and support to other countries.

A Cuban Special Olympics delegation, led by a group of world champions, will travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil on July 29 to compete with visually-impaired athletes from around the world.

Infant mortality in Camaguey totals 4.5 deaths per 1,000 live births, zero maternal mortality in 2007 and 4.9 percent low weight at birth.

Malaysian specialists will be testing the Cuban vaccine on 230 voluntary patients from 14 hospitals of Malaysia, over two and a half years.

Burlington College is starting a program that will send 15 students to Cuba for a semester to study at the University of Havana.

Cuban Senior Vice President Raul Castro called for the new US Administration to decide whether to stick to its hostile policy or talk as equals with Cuba.

On November 8, 2004, a law that prohibited the American dollar circulation in the island came into effect. This currency in force since 1993 was out of circulation as law, according to the statement of Fidel in response to the new sanctions imposed by the government of George W. Bush.