Severe drought and lack of rain in Cuba

The severe drought affecting Cuban aquifers and reservoirs given the extreme lack of rainfalls has led authorities to call for water-saving measures and other distribution strategies to cushion the tense situation. Read More

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American will operate from December direct charter Los Angeles-Havana

American Airlines (AA) said on Tuesday it will start operating from next December a charter flight between Los Angeles and Havana, the only connection between the two cities nonstop. Read More

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Spain offers 24 million euros in credit to invest in Cuba

The possible end to restrictions for Americans to freely travel to Cuba as tourists is attracting the interest of Spanish investors, who have focused on this destination as one of the top countries for doing business in the coming years. Read More

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Chinese pianist Lang Lang will perform in Cuba with Chucho Valdes

The Chinese pianist Lang Lang will perform for the first time in Cuba on October 9 in a concert outdoors in Old Havana with Cuban jazz musician Chucho Valdes, local media reported today. Read More

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Cuba could normalize relations with South Korea

Cuba and South Korea could normalize their diplomatic relations in the near future after more than five decades of rupture, said an official of Havana in an interview published today by the Yonhap news agency. Read More

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Cuba wants to declare rumba Cultural Heritage

Cuba seeks to declare the rumba as intangible cultural heritage and to promote its candidacy to UNESCO will perform the "Ruta de la Rumba" (Rumba Route), a musical journey that will cross the nation from the 21 to 31 August next, reported today the official media. Read More

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New Yorker DJ to perform in Havana and Varadero

The New York music producer and DJ, Derek Turcios, will perform soon in Cuba, accompanied by English DJ based in Ibiza, Andrew Rourke. Read More

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3D cinema returns to Cuba, this time from the government

The Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC by its Spanish acronym) will open two 3D cinemas in Havana on August 20, official media announced. Read More

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