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Today will start sample of Greek cinema in Havana

HAVANA, Sep. 19 (ACN) A sample of Greek cinema will be inaugurated tomorrow in the 23rd and 12th rooms, the headquarters of the Cinematheque of Cuba, in this city., With the screening of El Greco, by Yannis Smaragdis.

19/09/2018/by Havana Live

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Cuba moves to final stage of probe into deadly plane crash

HAVANA , Sept. 19th Despite the sharp fall and explosions suffered by the aircraft of Cubana de Aviacion accident in Havana on May 18, the Institute of Civil Aeronautics of Cuba has reported that the black boxes were not damaged, and therefore…

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Incentives Tourism Event Opens in Havana

HAVANA, Sep 18th (PL) The 22nd edition of Meetings and Incentive Travel Market of the Americas (MITM Americas) opened on Tuesday in Havana as an additional opportunity for Cuban tourism, in the sector of travel to congresses, meetings and incentives. The…

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As Cuba backs gay marriage, churches oppose the government’s plan

HAVANA, sept. 17th Cubans are debating a constitutional reform that, among other legal changes, would open the door to gay marriage. It would also prohibit discrimination against people based on sex, gender, sexual orientation and gender…

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The road to restoration: Cuba’s modern farming revolution

HAVANA, sept. 17th With its tropical beaches and rolling hills, spotted with tobacco plantations and pine forest, Cuba might not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of degraded land. But behind the tourist idyll lies a grimmer…

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Cuba's president says can't talk with Trump unless it's as equals

HAVANA, sept. 17th (Reuters) - Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said in his first interview since taking office in April his government could not talk with U.S. President Donald Trump as long as Trump’s administration kept its “abnormal”…

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Between Drought and Floods, Cuba Seeks to Improve Water Management

HAVANA, Sep 16 (IPS) If you enjoy a good daily shower and water comes out every time you turn on the taps in your home, you should feel privileged. There are places in the world where this vital resource for life is becoming scarcer by…

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The Way We Drink Coffee in Cuba

HAVANA, sept. 16th (By Richard Potts) I have bared witness to this unique ritual ever since I was a child, when I used to go out with my uncle and my father, normally on our Sunday walks from our family home in Central Havana to Galiano…

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Spain organizes in Cuba the XVII Golf Tournament "de la Hispanidad"

HAVANA, sept. 15th. Last year, Cuban golfer Annia Blanco was the winner in the women's section of the XVI Tournament "Hispanic Day" that took place in the Varadero Golf Club. The event was attended by an important representation of golfers from…

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Austrian beer brewery in Trinidad in the testing period

HAVANA, sept. 15th The Austrian brewery-brewery Salm began its testing period in Trinidad (Sancti Spíritus) this Friday. It will produce light, medium and dark beers and malt. The tests carried out in the factory located in the old Royal…

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Two films present five Cuban spies as heroes

HAVANA, sept. 15th The story of the five Cuban spies who spent years in U.S. prisons is headed to the big screen – twice. Canada’s Pictou Twist Pictures and Picture Plant have joined the Cuban Institute for the Cinema Art and Industry (ICAIC)…

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Animal protection in Cuba: an urgent need

HAVANA, sept 14th Within the approaches made by the population in the debates of the Constitution Project of Cuba, we have heard more than one of the participants advocate for a law for the protection of animals, something that, if achieved,…

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Cuban Experts Insist No Proof Exists of Attack on Diplomats

HAVANA, sept 14th (AP) As American authorities search for answers into mysterious “health attacks” that began two years ago in Havana, U.S. and Cuban officials were renewing efforts to determine the method and motive behind incidents that…

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Photographic exhibition dedicated to Alberto Korda in Cuba for his 90th birthday

HAVANA, Sep 12th (RHC) An exhibition of Alberto Korda's heritage in homage to the 90th anniversary of his birth will be opened on September 14 at the Fototeca de Cuba, located in Havana. The sample will be called Havana? Obsessions Interrupts.…

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Women seek bartending jobs in Cuba as tourism industry grows

HAVANA, sept. 12th In Cuba, female bartenders break convention to benefit from the growing tourism industry, grabbing job opportunities that have come in the last five years with the opening of new private businesses. For Cuban women, it…

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Cuba Screens Newly Restored Mexican Films

HAVANA, Sep 12 (PL) The screening of the film ''Salon Mexico'' (1948) opens today in Cuba an exhibition of newly restored classic Mexican cinema. A collaboration of the Cuban Film Library with Mexico City's Cineteca National made…

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Trump signs the law which endorses blockade against Cuba for another year

HAVANA,Sep 11th (PL) The President of the United States, Donald Trump, renewed for another year the Trading with the Enemy Act, a 1917 charter which represents the basis of the economic blockade imposed against Cuba. The President announced…

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Today will start sample of Greek cinema in Havana

Cuba moves to final stage of probe into deadly plane crash

Incentives Tourism Event Opens in Havana

As Cuba backs gay marriage, churches oppose the government’s plan

The road to restoration: Cuba’s modern farming revolution

Cuba's president says can't talk with Trump unless it's as equals

Between Drought and Floods, Cuba Seeks to Improve Water Management

The Way We Drink Coffee in Cuba

Spain organizes in Cuba the XVII Golf Tournament "de la Hispanidad"

Austrian beer brewery in Trinidad in the testing period

Two films present five Cuban spies as heroes

Animal protection in Cuba: an urgent need

Cuban Experts Insist No Proof Exists of Attack on Diplomats

Photographic exhibition dedicated to Alberto Korda in Cuba for his 90th birthday

Women seek bartending jobs in Cuba as tourism industry grows

Cuba Screens Newly Restored Mexican Films

Trump signs the law which endorses blockade against Cuba for another year

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