Cuba forsees tourism growth in 2017

Cuba consolidates its opportunities to be a safe tourist destination and With attractive proposals in its presentation sheet as Isla del Caribe (Caribbean Island), in 2017 the aspiration is to reach the tourist number 4 million. Read More

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Cuban Economy to Grow Two Percent in 2017

Cuban economy will only grow 2 percent next year following a 0.9 percent fall in 2016 due to financial limitations, said Economy minister Ricardo Cabrisas at the Eight Parliament Session on Tuesday. Read More

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Carrie Fisher, the iconic Princess Leia of Star Wars, dies after suffering a heart attack

Actress Carrie Fisher died today at Los Angeles hospital where she had been hospitalized four days ago when suffering a heart attack on the plane that transported her to this city from London. Fisher, mostly known for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars saga, was 60 years old. Read More

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2016: The year music died

When it comes to musical icon deaths, 2016 could be the worst year ever. Read More

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Yipsi's Olympic Gold, good news of Cuban Athletics in 2016

The confirmation that Cuban hammer thrower Yipsi Moreno will receive the Beijing 2008 Olympic gold medal is one of the nice news reported by Cuban athletics in 2016. Read More

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Raul Castro send message of condolences to Russia

Cuban President Raul Castro sent a message of condolences to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the occasion of the death of 92 people in a plane crash in the Black Sea, according to diplomatic sources. Read More

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Cuban lung cancer vaccine in last stage of clinical trials

The CIMAvax-EGF vaccine against lung cancer, created by Cuban scientists at the Center for Molecular Immunology, goes through its last phase of clinical trial in the province of Cienfuegos. Read More

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French airline Air Caraibes starts flying to Santiago de Cuba

French airline Air Caraibes started operating yesterday in this Cuban eastern city as part of the route Paris-Santiago de Cuba-Havana, with a weekly frequency. Read More

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Turkish Airlines inaugural flight to Cuba arrives in Havana

Turkish Airlines, the airline with more destinations in the world, opened its flights to Havana, where it will travel from Istanbul three times a week, operations it plans to perform on a daily basis in short term. Read More

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US band to wrap up Jazz Plaza 2016 International Festival

The American band Snarky Puppy was in charge of opening this Sunday the closing concert of the Jazz Plaza 2016 International Festival, which also included pianist Roberto Fonseca and singer Fatoumata Diawara. Read More

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