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16 February, 2018 Cuban Cigar Store Opens in Important Cuban Region

A cigar store named La Estrella opened its doors in the eastern Cuban city of Camagüey, a place that currently receives many foreign visitors, it was officially reported today.
15 February, 2018 MEPs Declare Themselves against Blockade

Parliamentarians of Europe ratified this Wednesday in Havana their willingness to strengthen actions to contribute to the lifting of the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States against Cuba.
15 February, 2018 Jacob Zuma Resigns to the Presidency of South Africa

Jacob Zuma announced his resignation as President of South Africa last Wednesday, after several days of constant pressure from his African National Congress Party, which issued an ultimatum for his departure, local media reported.
15 February, 2018 Elections Schedule Progress in Venezuela

The Electoral Register of Venezuela has reported to date some 180 thousand movements since the beginning of a special day of registration and updating with a view to the presidential elections next April.
15 February, 2018 Vital to the Progress of Cuban Society

The training of human resources is essential to the progress of the current Cuban society, Elba Rosa Perez Montoya, said in the University 2018 Congress.

15 February, 2018 In Force Rules on Inland Waters

In order to ensure the preservation of water in harmony with economic and social development, as well as the adoption of measures against events arising from climate change, rules related to the inland waters come into effect since last February 14.
15 February, 2018 Cuba Refuses Interference and Exclusion of Venezuela from Summit of the Americas

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba strongly condemns the pronouncement of a group of countries in the hemisphere issued on February 13 in Lima, which constitutes an unacceptable interference in the internal affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, while categorically rejects the decision to reconsider the participation of the Venezuelan Government in the eighth Summit of the Americas to be held next April in Peru.
15 February, 2018 National Ballet of Cuba to Exhibit Giselle, Don Quixote in USA

The National Ballet of Cuba (BNC) has announced that it will perform the classics Giselle and Don Quixote in a tour of the United States, in the coming months of May and June. The company led by the legendary dancer Alicia Alonso will present Don Quixote in Chicago on May 18, 19 and 20, and on the 29 and 30 at the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.
15 February, 2018 Cuban First Vice-President Diaz-Canel Meets Palestinian Leader

Cuban First Vice-President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermúdez met with the minister of Education and Higher Education of the State of Palestine, Sabri Saidam, in this capital yesterday night, according to an official report in Granma newspaper. Saidam is visiting Cuba as a special envoy and brought a message from Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas to the president of the Councils of State and of Ministers, Raul Castro Ruz, the official press release says.
15 February, 2018 Cuba Refuses Interference of Almagro

The Cuban Government strongly rejected the interfering statements made in Miami by the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, on the Cuban electoral system.
15 February, 2018 Cuba and the United States Talk about Trafficking in Persons

Representatives of Cuba and the United States exchanged in Washington on human trafficking, at the fifth bilateral meeting on the subject, which weighed progress, experiences and discussed the challenges in prevention and confrontation with that crime.
15 February, 2018 Putin and Poroshenko Analyze Prisoners Issue

Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the telephone with his similar Ukrainian, Petro Poroshenko, addressed cooperation to investigate the accident of an AN-148 aircraft and the possibility of continuing the exchange of prisoners in Donbass.
14 February, 2018 Cuban Vice President in Seychelles

The Vice-President of the Cuban State Council, Mercedes Lopez Acea, was received by the President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, in a meeting described by the Cuban Chancellery as cordial and friendly.
14 February, 2018 Amalia and Ignacio, Love in Their Lives

Poems and books in all genres have exalted the illustrious figure of Major General Ignacio Agramonte and Loynaz and his beautiful wife, Amalia Simoni Argilagos.
14 February, 2018 Transformations in Higher Education

The attendees to the Student and Youth Forum of the eleventh 2018 University International Congress, advocated for creating revolutionary transformations in higher education with the purpose of improving the programs of study.
14 February, 2018 Venezuela Keeps Security System Activated during Carnivals

The Minister for Interior Relations, Justice and Peace of Venezuela, Nestor Reverol, reported that the security system is kept active to protect the return to their homes of the people who traveled during the carnival.