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18 year old arrested for crime of the biochemistry

18 year old arrested for crime of the biochemistry


A 18 year old was arrested by the Buenos Aires police for the crime of biochemistry Ana Maria Castro in Lanús. The arrest occurred at the intersection of San Carlos and Bolaños in Monte Chingolo.

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Lanús: Neighbors call for safety after biochemist’s murder

Lanús: Neighbors call for safety after biochemist’s murder


After Ana Maria Castro’s crime, the 54 year old biochemistry killed in Lanus, residents of the area who are disgusted with the situation, demanded security outside the police station.

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Chavez urges military and civilians to be ready for war against Colombia and the U.S.

Chavez urges military and civilians to be ready for war against Colombia and the U.S.


President Hugo Chavez ordered Venezuela’s military and civil militias on Sunday to prepare for a possible war as a deterrent to a US led attack, saying the country’s soldiers should be ready if the United States attempts to provoke a war between the South American neighbours. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

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Fidel’s sister was a spy for the CIA in the Cuban revolution

Fidel’s sister was a spy for the CIA in the Cuban revolution


One of Fidel Castro’s sisters says in a memoir released Monday that she collaborated with the CIA against her brother, starting shortly after the United States’ failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

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Fidel Castro accuses Obama of treating Latin America with contempt

Fidel Castro accuses Obama of treating Latin America with contempt


Fidel Catro Barack Obama criticized Barack Obama for signing an agreement with Colombia that “expands the use of seven military bases in the heart of our America” and he considered that decision “outrageous”, adding that it’s “cynical” from Washington to call Cuba terrorist.

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Sean Penn to interview Fidel Castro

Sean Penn to interview Fidel Castro


Sean Penn is exercising his journalistic skill. The politically active actor has just arrived in Cuba on assignment for Vanity Fair and The Huffington Post, with the hopes of interviewing Fidel Castro, according to Cuban sources. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

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Cuba: Farewell to revolutionary Cuban commander Bosque

Cuba: Farewell to revolutionary Cuban commander Bosque


Cuban Vice President Juan Almeida Bosque, one of the original leaders of the Cuban revolution has died on Friday from heart failure. He was 82 years old.

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Hilda Molina attacked by leftist groups in Congress

Hilda Molina attacked by leftist groups in Congress


Cuban surgeon Hilda Molina, was giving a speech about the situation in Cuba, in Congress, invited by Deputy Julian Obligio.

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Fidel’s conversation with Nicaraguan president broadcasted live

Fidel’s conversation with Nicaraguan president broadcasted live


The leader of the Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro, spoke in public for the first time since October 2007, as his phone conversation with the president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega was broadcast live.

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Fidel Castro appeared on Cuban television

Fidel Castro appeared on Cuban television


Fidel Castro, the former Cuban President, has attempted to challenge rumours of increasing ill health by appearing on state television for the first time in more than a year.

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Cuba: Fidel Castro meets Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa

Cuba: Fidel Castro meets Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa


A deep exchange of ideas and points of view took place in the morning of August 21 between Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro and Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa.

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US turns off billboard in its Cuba mission

US turns off billboard in its Cuba mission


The Obama administration has pulled the plug on an electronic billboard outside the American diplomatic mission in Havana that was used to tweak the Cuban government with pro-democracy messages.

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U.S.- Cuba talk: Helms – Burton law suspended

U.S.- Cuba talk: Helms – Burton law suspended


The first talks between the Obama administration and Cuba ended Tuesday with an invitation for U.S. diplomats to visit Havana in December, marking the official beginning of the first dialogue between Havana and Washington in six years.

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Cuba and the United States to resume immigration talks

Cuba and the United States to resume immigration talks


Representatives from arch Cold-War foes the United States and Cuba met for migration talks on Tuesday, the first such meeting in six years.

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OAS votes to readmit Cuba

OAS votes to readmit Cuba


The Organization of American states has voted to revoke a 1962 measure expelling communist Cuba, reversing a landmark of the Cold War in the hemisphere, diplomatic sources said Wednesday. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

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Mexico: Calderon answers Castro

Mexico: Calderon answers Castro


Mexican President Felipe Calderon has said that the A(H1N1) influenza epidemic has been dealt with transparently from the first instance it became known to the country’s authorities.

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Cuba: the first case of swine flu confirmed

Cuba: the first case of swine flu confirmed


According to a bulletin of the Cuban Department of Public Health, another 14 Mexican students who began to return to the island from April 25 light catarrhal symptoms and are under observation.

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The United States feels welcome at the Summit of the Americas

The United States feels welcome at the Summit of the Americas


One of the promoters of this new approach of the White House towards the region is Daniel Restrepo, the principal adviser in Latin American topics of president Barack Obama.

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Obama suppresses restrictions on trips to Cuba

Obama suppresses restrictions on trips to Cuba


US President, Barack Obama, decided this Monday to raise the restrictions to relatives’ trips and money transfers to Cuba.

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Castro: Cuba not afraid to talk to U.S.

Castro: Cuba not afraid to talk to U.S.


Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Sunday that Cuba does not fear dialogue with the United States and praised U.S. Senator Richard Lugar for calling for a new U.S. policy of engagement with the communist-led island.

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