Brutal Fest: Metal Rock Festival Starts in Cuba

Havana, Cuba, Aug 15.- Cuban metal rock bands will make their sound be heard during what they have called the “Brutal Fest” concert that will kick off August 16 in different major Cuban cities. Concerts are scheduled to take place in Havana, western Pinar del Rio and Santa Clara cities and eastern Holguin and Camaguey, said Ramiro Pupo member of the Cuban Rock Agency, which organized…

Steam Cells Have a Future in Camagüey

Camagüey province intends to develop the procurement of stem cells in an effort to regenerate the patient’s peripheral blood, a procedure that has been successfully used in Cuba to treat bone injuries and others. This treatment is used in the field of Orthopaedics and Traumatology to reduce the aseptic necrosis of the femoral head. What they want now is to use it too when there’s…

US: No Plans for No-fly Zone over Syria

Washington, Aug 15.- US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced today that the United States has no plans for imposing a no-fly zone over Syria, and criticized the Iranian support to Damascus' government. In a pres conference at Pentagon, Panetta referred to the White House's position over the international call made by Syrian anti-government groups to impose a no-fly zone over the Arab country.…

Cuba Shows Positive Signs in Manufacturing Activity

Havana, Cuba, Aug 15.- The Cuban manufacturing industry shows a positive development in several key indicators, supported in authorities' efforts for recovering economic, official sources stated today. According to the National Statistics Office (ONE), the production of consumer goods has experienced a 2.3-percent rise in the first six months of 2012 compared with the same period last year. Food…

Summer Mood at Camagüey’s Main Theatre

Camagüey, Aug 15.- For the second year running, the comedy group Komotú, from Guantanamo, comes to Camaguey to kick off the second Humour Season in the Principal theatre that should last until early September. The group hailing from Cuba’s easternmost province has won the applause and sympathy of the local audience because of the quality of their plays, which are both reflexive…

Ecuadorians Benefit with Cuban Product Heberprot-P

Quito, Aug 14.- The Cuban product Heberprot-p, to cure complaints resulting from diabetes, is welcomed in Ecuador for the results reported by patients with treatment in this South American country. With the title "Diabetic Foot can be Treated with Another Medicne", the newspaper El Telegrafo describes the effects of applying this chemical to avoid amputation of the lower extremities of those…

New Cuban Film Focuses on Women´s Relations and Dreams

Havana, Cuba, Aug 14.- “Venecia” (Venice) is the title of a new film being shot in Havana these days, which proposes a reflection on the feminine transition from adolescence to adulthood, seasoned with its relevant web of interpersonal relations. The film, by director Enrique Kiki Alvarez, does not take much distance from Cuban classics like those widely spread and welcomed by the fans…

Andrés Serrano: Living in Camagüey

Camagüey, Aug 14. – Those were long working hours. Just right after his arrival from Baracoa at 3:00 am, controversial American photographer Andrés Serrano plunged himself body and soul to his job during 11 hours uninterrupted in the city of Camagüey as a transitory setting. “I needed to learn another side of Cuba, but outside the capital, a city I visited on June”-…

Chavez Phones Fidel Castro, Congratulates Him on His 86th Birthday

Havana, Cuba, Aug 14.- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, on Monday telephoned the leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro to congratulate him on his 86th birthday, celebrated around the world last August 13th. “I just got off the phone with Fidel. I wanted to congratulate him on his birthday and he asked me to convey his greetings to the people of Venezuela!” Chavez tweeted on Monday.…

World Leaders Congratulate Fidel Castro on 86th Birthday

Havana, Cuba, Aug 14.- World leaders congratulated the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, on the occasion of his 86th birthday. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, congratulated and wished Fidel Castro success in his scientific and literary activities. Yanukovich also wished him robust health and boundless energy, the presidential press service said, quoted by local media. Gennady Zyuganov,…

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