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13.09.2008, 06:05
It's been ten years. But ten years since what? Some call it a witch hunt. Others – a fair open trial. Whatever the case may be, ten years ago the Cuban Five – as Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, Ferna
16.09.2008, 03:30
The Cuban leadership has thanked Russia for helping in the aftermath of hurricane Ike, which caused great devastation on the island. Government officials expressed their gratitude during a meeting in the Council of State
20.10.2008, 00:50
Cuba has opened its first Orthodox church, a decade and a half after the communist island lifted a ban on religion. Hundreds of people, including the country’s leader Raul Castro turned out to watch the consecration. Russian Metropolitan Kirill blessed t
04.11.2008, 18:22
Cubans are holding their breath to see who will be the next U.S. president. With Barack Obama promising to lift U.S. embargoes on Cuba, they cross their fingers for the Democratic presidential candidate.
08.11.2008, 08:53
Cuba's national ballet, one of the world's best, has turned 60. It’s not a lot in ballet terms, but it is a lifetime for Cuba. 60 years ago the island was an artistic desert – but it’s now considered to be one of the ballet capitals of the worl
Published: 30 October, 2008, 07:47
The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly adopted a resolution demanding the U.S. lift an economic trade and financial embargo against Cuba. It was supported by a majority of countries with only three against, among them the United States.
