Cuba to Buy Russian Jets

Moscow, Mar 29, (RHC), – Russia's Voronezh Aircraft Plant will supply Cuba with Antonov An-148 regional jets, officials in the region where the factory is based told RIA Novosti news agency on Friday.... More


Boone, Mar 29, (RHC), – The 6th Annual Global Opportunities Conference will present “Cuba Today,” an exploration of the recent economic changes occurring on the island nation, with invited speakers from the University of Havana.... More


Havana, March 29 (RHC)-- Cuban Government Vice President Marino Murillo said that the new Foreign Investment Law is necessary for the island's development and not only for economic growth, adding that its appropriate implementation would not mean selling off the country..... More


Havana, March 29 (RHC)-- Cuban scientists presented in two forums, held in the United States, the successful results in the use of the new diabetic foot ulcer medication Heberprot-P, which prevents amputation of lower limbs. ... More


Havana, March 29 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raul Castro is attending the First Extraordinary Session of the National Assembly, which will discuss and vote on a new Foreign Investment Law.... More


The 19th International Festival “Dance in Urban Landscapes: Old Havana, City in Motion” will kick off in the Cuban capital on April 13 with the attendance of performers from more than 16 countries.... More


Sport News Roundup March 28

Supported by 2 homers of Yadiel Hernandez and other by Eriel Sanchez, Matanzas won 5-2 to Villa Clara on Thursday in their 1st semifinal game playoffs of the 53rd Cuban Baseball Championship in a packed Victoria de Girón stadium.... More


Caracas, March 28 (RHC) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced his government will participate in proposed talks with the right-wing opposition in the presence of an outside facilitator after weeks of violent unrest in the country.... More


New York, March 28 (RHC-ITAR-TASS)- Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin said: 'A number of countries came under heavy pressure from Western states in the run-up to the UN General Assembly's vote on a draft resolution affirming Ukraine's territorial integrity.' ... More


Bogota, March 28 (RHC) -- Colombian army troops have killed one of the leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group and captured another, the Defense Ministry said Thursday.... More


Rostov-on-Don , March 28 (RHC)-- Ousted Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovich has broken his two-week silence and called for a referendum in the former-Soviet state to determine each region's "status within Ukraine".... More


Havana, March 28 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raul Castro granted the Jose Marti Order to Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in a ceremony held Thursday at Havana’s Revolution Palace.... More


Havana, March 28 (RHC) – In Friday morning's edition of Granma newspaper, several photographs of the meeting of Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro and Vietnamse Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung were published. ... More


Havana, March 27 (RHC) Cuban lawmakers are giving the finishing touches on Friday to a new Foreign Investment Bill that will be submitted to a final debate at the National Assembly on Saturday.... More


United Nations, March 28 (RHC) -- Cuba condemned on Thursday before the UN General Assembly the intervention of the United States and NATO in Ukrainian internal affairs, a stand described by Havana as a threat to world peace and security.... More


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