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Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:51:35 +0000
| 07/29/2010 12:56 AM |
| Boy, 6, drowns in Castro Valley public pool |
| A 6-year-old boy who drowned in a public pool in Castro Valley while on an outing with his day-care center was identified Wednesday as Paul Sniffen. Paul, who lived in Castro Valley, was found unresponsive |
| 07/29/2010 05:09 AM |
| Big drop in U.S. agricultural sales to Cuba |
| U.S. agricultural exports to Cuba fell 35 percent in the first five months of this year compared with the same period in 2009, largely because of the island's shortage of hard currency, according to a |
| 07/29/2010 03:20 AM |
| Teen stuck in Cuba to return home |
| Cody LeCompte's mother, Danette, holds a picture of her son, who has been stuck in Cuba since April. Liam Casey Staff Reporter Cody LeCompte, the 19-year-old Canadian whoâ??s been held in Cuba since he |
| 07/29/2010 02:22 AM |
| Paralyzed Cuban political prisoner arrives in U.S. |
| MIAMI � A recently freed Cuban political prisoner arrived in the United States on Wednesday, where he greeted 100 well-wishers who cheered as the paralyzed former boxer called for the overthrow of the |
| 07/29/2010 02:23 AM |
| Cuban official summoned on Cody LeCompteâ??s detention |
| 108 Canadians arrested or detained in Cuba in last five years Share Share Nineteen-year-old Cody LeCompte has been held in Cuba since April 29 when the rental car he was driving was involved in an accident. |
| 07/29/2010 10:57 AM |
| Hero's welcome for Cuban dissident |
| A crippled Cuban dissident freed as part of an agreement between President Raul Castro and the Roman Catholic Church has flown to the United States, where he received a hero's welcome from Cuban exiles. |
| 07/29/2010 05:07 AM |
| Canada presses Cuba on cases of detained Canadians |
| (AFP) â?? Canada has called in Cuba's envoy to voice concern at the detention of seven Canadians in the Caribbean nation, warning Havana it could lose tourists its economy needs, the foreign affairs ministry |
| 07/29/2010 05:02 AM |
| Fidel Castro to Publish Book that Chronicles Cuban Revolution |
| Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro says he plans to publish a book next month that focuses on the Cuban revolution that brought him to power more than 50 years ago. In comments on a government website |
| 07/29/2010 05:21 AM |
| Freed Cuban Dissident Arrives in U.S. |
| MIAMI â?? Cuban dissident Ariel Sigler, released from prison last month on medical grounds, arrived Wednesday in the United States, which he thanked for its hospitality, but he also said he was â??hurtâ? |
| 07/29/2010 12:35 AM |
| Cuba: USA Responsible for Health of Cuban Anti-Terrorist |
| 28 de julio de 2010, 18:14By H�©ctor Miranda Havana, Jul 28 (Prensa Latina) Ricardo Alarcon, President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba, held the United States responsible for the |
| 07/29/2010 12:35 AM |
| Cuban Deputies Analyze Coffee Production |
| 28 de julio de 2010, 19:04Havana, Jul 28 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Parliament''s Agriculture and Food Commission examined a strategy Tuesday to improve coffee production in the island for the 2010-2015 |
| 07/29/2010 12:35 AM |
| Cuba Exposes in Chile Biased Media on Cuban 5 |
| 28 de julio de 2010, 19:06Santiago de Chile, Jul 28 (Prensa Latina) Maria Eugenia Guerrero, sister of Antonio Guerrero, one of the five Cuban anti-terrorists withheld in US prisons, denounced here the |
| 07/29/2010 06:28 AM |
| Paralyzed Cuban political prisoner arrives in US |
| Alan Diaz Recently freed Cuban political prisoner and former boxer Ariel Sigler, 44, who is paralyzed from the waist down, feigns boxing during his arrival at Miami International Airport Wednesday, July |
| 07/29/2010 04:45 AM |
| Upscale Cuban sizzles in Elizabeth at Mojito |
| Its name may come from a cocktail, but the food does Mojito proud: Heres chef Lucy Ferreiras rolled chicken breast Mojito stuffed with manchego cheese, Serrano ham and asparagus. Hats off, brava, take |
| 07/28/2010 07:30 PM |
| Paralyzed Cuban Political Prisoner Headed to US |
| A recently freed Cuban political prisoner was preparing to board his Wednesday flight to the U.S from Havana's airport. Ariel Sigler, 44 and paralyzed from the waist down, was released to his home in |
| 07/28/2010 04:58 AM |
| Rebellious thoughts - Castro to release memoirs |
| Fidel Castro to release first volume of memoirs Cuba's ageing former president describes how he became a guerrilla fighter Cuba's former President Fidel Castro has unveiled plans to release the first |
| 07/28/2010 10:34 PM |
| Tourism could take a hit in Cuba over stranded Canadian teen |
| OTTAWA â?? The federal government has intervened in the case of a Canadian teen stuck in Cuba pending a traffic accident investigation, saying tourism may be at stake if the matter isn't resolved soon. |
| 07/28/2010 07:51 PM |
| Stranded teen could impede tourism, Havana told |
| Officials press Cuban counterparts to expedite case of Canadian stuck at resort pending investigation of traffic accident |
| 07/28/2010 03:42 PM |
| SA, Cuba to reaffirm relations |
| Pretoria - South Africa and Cuba hope to push their bilateral and multilateral cooperation to the next level when they hold their 8th Joint Consultative Mechanism (JCM) in Pretoria on Thursday. International |
| 07/28/2010 11:55 AM |
| U.S. food sales to Cuba fall 35% this year; Havana turns to suppliers who give credit |
| United States food sales to Cuba experienced a sharp drop this year, as the island government cut imports and turned to countries that offer credit, Reuters reported, citing the U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic |
| 07/28/2010 11:24 AM |
| New directory set to help conserve Cuba's birds |
| The National Centre for Protected Areas (CNAP, BirdLife in Cuba) has launched an Important Bird Areas (IBAs) directory for Cuba. reas Importantes para la Conservacin de las Aves en Cuba details 28 IBAs |
| 07/28/2010 10:00 AM |
| Fidel Castro marks revolution anniversary |
| SANTA CLARA, Cuba: Fidel Castro made an appearance on Monday marking the start of Cubas communist revolution, in the latest in a series of public events for the countrys longtime leader. Fidel Castro, |
| 07/28/2010 09:48 AM |
| ANC calls for release of Cuban Five |
| Former SA political prisoners have launched a campaign calling for the release of the Cuban Five, says a report in The Witness. |
| 07/28/2010 07:58 AM |
| Fidel absent and Raul silent at Cuba's Revolution Day |
| (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A B-team of socialist speakers spent Cuba's Revolution Day bashing the United States for everything from its drug consumption to the war in Iraq to its military support for Colombia, |
| 07/28/2010 06:52 AM |
| Deputy Minister Ebrahim to Co-Chair the 8th South Africa-Cuba Joint Consultative |
| The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ebrahim Ebrahim, will co-chair the 8th South Africa-Cuba Joint Consultative Mechanism (JCM) Meeting scheduled from today, 28 July 2010, |
