Cuba highlights role of UN charter, international law in ties with U.S.
Cuban official daily Granma on Friday stressed the role of the Charter of the United Nations and international law, especially the Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic and Consular Relations, in...
View ArticleFidel Castro visits food laboratory
Former top Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Friday visited the Research Institute of the Food Industry in the outskirts of Havana, government daily Granma reported Saturday. Castro, 88, attended a meeting...
View ArticleCastro lets U.S. know it owes Cuba
Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Thursday reminded the U.S. that it owes damages to Cuba stretching to “millions of dollars”, while pledging that his country will never stop fighting for peace and the...
View ArticleU.S.- Cuban ties enter new stage, however hindrances remain
by Chris Dalby, Mao Pengfei The raising of the U.S. flag over the newly opened U.S. embassy in Cuba on Friday marked an important step in bilateral efforts to seek rapprochement, but obstacles remain...
View ArticleShutting of jail conveys Guantanamo Bay no closer to Cuban hands
by Xinhua writer Chris Dalby On the map, the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base occupying only 45 square kilometers on the eastern coast of Cuba is not very impressive. It was ceded to the United States under...
View ArticleCuba Happy over unprecedented UN vote against trade embargo
by Xinhua Writer Mao Pengfei At a United Nations General Assembly session, delegates from 191 member nations voted in favor of a Cuban-drafted resolution calling for an end to the embargo. “This year’s...
View ArticleCuba grows computerized television transmissions with Chinese innovation
There will be 62 transmitters across the country, including the first 34 erected in 2014, said Justo Moreno, director of RadioCuba, the state-owned agency in charge of radio and TV transmissions. Cuba...
View ArticleCuban Pole Vaulter Eyes Olympic Success in 2016
Silva is seeking to go on better than in London 2012, where she won a silver medal after jumping 4.75 meters. Gold medalist Jennifer Suhr jumped the same height but won the competition due to clear...
View ArticleHavana Comes Alive As Judo Capital of the world
The competition is important as it will count towards the qualifying list for the Olympic Games 2016 in Rio De Janeiro. The draw for the 14 divisions (men and women) took place on Thursday at the Melia...
View ArticleRio 2016 : Cuba’s taekwondo team energized with hope
“Cuban taekwondo is living its best moments, due to a great job by coaches at all levels, and due to general discipline, including compliance with the strict preparation program for athletes,” said...
View ArticleCuba braces up for boom in tourism on its beach resort
With white-sand beaches kissed by clear turquoise waters, Varadero is visited by more than a third of foreigners who come to Cuba. In 2015, 1.35 million tourists visited the resort, a 14.2 percent...
View ArticlePope Francis holds meeting in Cuba with Russian orthodox patriarch
Pope Francis was welcomed at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport by President Raul Castro, before being led to the Protocol Room to hold the historical meeting with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and...
View ArticleCuba and US to agree on direct flight plans
“On Tuesday, February16, the signing ceremony will take place in the National Hotel of Cuba,” said a press release by the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After the agreement is signed, airlines will...
View ArticleMistakenly shipped US missile returned to America by Cuba
The Hellfire, a laser-guided, air-to-surface missile, arrived in Havana in July 2014 on a flight from Paris due to a mistake or mishandling in the country of origin, according to a declaration by...
View ArticleCuba find ways to make cancer a manageable chronic disease
The island country currently has 28 medical products registered or in various stages of experimentation for the treatment of cancer, including therapeutic vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, interferons...
View ArticleCuba and US regularize commercial flights
“Today is a historic day in relations between Cuba and the United States,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony R. Foxx said after signing the accord with his Cuban counterpart Adel Yzquierdo in...
View ArticleObama is confronted with the task of making his Cuba legacy permanent
by Raul Menchaca As U.S. President Barack Obama is visit Cuba, his biggest challenge is to make his legacy of rapprochement with Cuba irreversible, an analyst said Saturday. Obama, who has announced to...
View ArticleCuba and U.S. chats on cyber crime
The Cuban delegation was comprised of representatives from the ministries of the Interior and Foreign Affairs, while the United States was represented by officials from the departments of Homeland...
View ArticleThe rolling Stones seeking to play in Cuba
“The mythical band dreams of playing a historic concert in Havana,” Argentina’s news agency Telam reported Wednesday, citing various sources, including local musicians close to the band, show producers...
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