Quake-battered town receives aid, China says

China said Sunday that a flood of badly needed aid had reached the quake-shattered town of Jiegu, including food and shelter for tens of thousands of homeless.<br /> Read More

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Cuba's 'seed man' wins global environmental prize

BAUTA, Cuba — The folk-singing scientist strides over dry, fluffy soil that's brown with a hint of red, like brownies fresh from the oven. He's talking about seeds. He's always talking about seeds. Read More

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Review: Ballet Nacional de Cuba at the Lowry, Salford

It is now 10 years since the iconic Lowry opened its doors, a decade of theatrical premieres, innovation and classic events with some of the world’s finest actors, performers and dance companies - last night, with Ballet Nacional de Cuba, the bar <br /> was raised. Read More

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Hundreds bid Cuban cigar legend Robaina farewell

SAN LUIS, Cuba — Hundreds of friends and relatives bid farewell to the godfather of Cuban tobacco, who was buried Sunday in a casket adorned with a half-smoked cigar bearing his name and a yellow tobacco flower. Read More

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Six people to be awarded at San Francisco on environment protection

Six people from around the world will be honored tonight at the San Francisco Opera House for their grassroots work to protect the environment. Read More

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Sending Elian Gonzalez to Cuba was right thing to do

Former President Bill Clinton said Saturday he had no regrets over sending Elián González back to live with his father in Cuba, and would order a federal raid on Little Havana all over again. Read More

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Norway opera receives Omara

Oslo,for the first time, the theater of the New Opera of the Norway capital city, received in their stages an exponent of the so called popular music, the Cuban singer Omara Portuondo, in a fact that reveals the artistic hierarchy of the Diva of the Buenavista Social Club in this country. Read More

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Resident of Calle 13 needs to return to Cuba to get inspiration

Rene Perez, the Resident of the Puerto Rican group Calle 13, recognized in a interview published in EFE, that he “will have to return to Cuba to get inspiration and be able to write” Read More

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Ernesto Blanco Launches First CD

Ernesto Blanco launched his first disk Kilómetro cero (Bis music 2009) at the El Sauce cultural center in Havana Read More

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Cubans Recall the Proclamation of the Socialist Nature of the Revolution

Thousands of Havana residents, representing the Cuban people, attended on Friday the rally held on the corner of 23rd and 12th streets of the city’s Vedado neighborhood, where Commander in Chief Fidel Castro proclaimed 49 years ago the socialist nature of the Revolution. Read More

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