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At 1100 am ast 1500z the center of tropical depression Melissa was located near latitude 16.1 north, longitude 32.6 west or about 570 miles-920 km west of the Cape Verde Islands.

Seeking to escape a long-time addiction to alcohol that is tearing him and his family apart, a Canadian man will arrive in Cuba late Sunday (Sept. 30) to participate in a renowned treatment program. Arranged by Choice Medical Services, a leading medical tourism firm, his treatment will be at the Villa El Cocal/El Quinqué oceanside rehab center in eastern Cuba, where he will stay for the three-month long program designed to make him better again.

The Cuban women's basketball team is one win away from qualifying for the 2008 Olympics.

The wayward Havana boy turned ballet superstar tells our correspondent why he is still fiercely proud of his roots; and, below, an extract from his new autobiography.

Almeida was inspired by Lupe, by the farewell, by all that he felt for Mexico, by his responsibility to his country, and with all those ideas stirring in him, he began to record the passionate experience. The song, "La Lupe," emerged as a tribute to the Mexican woman.

The disk comprises 14 beautiful and funny songs with authorship of Abel Ramos Rodriguez and arrangements of Rigoberto Otaño.

The coffee campaign 2007-2008 is the new challenge for these farmers who see good omens in the first grains they have collected. So we expect these man can make out their future among these small grains, which are so valued in the international market, in favor of their economy and the countrys as well.

Che Guevara married March de la Torre in 1959, after his electrifying campaign in the central provinces that gave Fulgencio Batistas tyranny the coup de gráce.

Cuba has 375 000 diagnosed diabetics under treatment, that is, 3,3 % of the population. But the current trend indicates the figure has doubled for the past 20 years. Diabetes accounts for the eighth cause of death in the country. This year, it amounts to 18,2 in every 100 000 inhabitants. The strategy of the Ministry of Public Health goes far beyond raising awareness about the ways of prevention.

The Stone Raft, a co-production between Cuba's Teatro D Dos theater group and Lendas de Encantar of Portugal, opened at the Pax Julia Municipal Theater

The consequences of losing the worlds green umbrella are no longer a forecast for the future; global heating is a real confirmation, among other things, of the progressive weakness of the forests worldwide.

Polito Ibáñez is recording together with Trova Movement icon Pablo Milanés a song for his new disc Sombras amarillas

The meeting of the Cuba-Spain Business Cooperation Committee began on Thursday in Havana and one of the main topics on the agenda was the definition of the working program for the 2007-2008 period

Caribbean Medical Association(CMA) is a non-profit NGO seeking to help improve the health levels of Caribbean nations and brings together experts from all medical specialties.

Lopez Labs, present in Cuba since 1994, also imports culture mediums produced by Cuba's research center BIOCEN and has plans to expand to Mexico, the US, Panama, Costa Rica, Russia and several countries in Eastern Europe.