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07.01.2008, 05:33
After decades of state-sponsored atheism, Cuba is rediscovering religion. In the capital Havana, Russian Orthodoxy is making its mark. An Orthodox Cathedral is under construction in the city centre.
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
21.10.2008, 14:20
Christian chatrooms, clerical blogs and even internet social networking – all are innovations going from strength to strength in the Russian Orthodox Church. That’s despite the fact it’s a world where mobile phones, globalisation and even indiv
30.10.2008, 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.
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
14.11.2008, 08:05
The Russian Orthodox Church has released a photograph of Fidel Castro. Taken in October, when a top church official visited Cuba for the consecration of an orthodox cathedral, it shows the former president looking frail.
24.07.2008, 19:58
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The former Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, has urged his country to take a tough stance with Washington over the possible restoration of Russian military bases on the island. Castro says Cuba must refrain from making apologies or giving explanations and excus
Published: 20 October, 2008, 00:50
Edited: 28 April, 2010, 08:41
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
