FOOD-CUBA: New Pamphlets Aim to Instil Healthier Eating Habits

Nutritionists hope to bring about a change in the unhealthy dietary habits of Cubans through a campaign based on nine pamphlets that provide specific recommendations to educate families on healthy eating habits and get them to modify their diets.

FOOD-CUBA: New Pamphlets Aim to Instil Healthier Eating Habits

Nutritionists hope to bring about a change in the unhealthy dietary habits of Cubans through a campaign based on nine pamphlets that provide specific recommendations to educate families on healthy eating habits and get them to modify their diets.

CUBA-EU: Dialogue to Persevere Despite Differences

Cuba and the European Union have decided to continue the bilateral political dialogue they began late last year, even though they still disagree when it comes to issues like democracy and human rights.

CUBA-EU: Dialogue to Persevere Despite Differences

Cuba and the European Union have decided to continue the bilateral political dialogue they began late last year, even though they still disagree when it comes to issues like democracy and human rights.

CUBA-EU: ‘Some Assembly Required’ in Bilateral Relations

The European Union's official "common position" which for six years has set the conditions for the bloc's relationship with Cuba, has not achieved the political reforms its 15 members have sought on the island and may actually be undercutting their potential for influence.

CUBA-EU: ‘Some Assembly Required’ in Bilateral Relations

The European Union's official "common position" which for six years has set the conditions for the bloc's relationship with Cuba, has not achieved the political reforms its 15 members have sought on the island and may actually be undercutting their potential for influence.

DISARMAMENT-LATAM: Cuba Ratifies Tlatelolco Treaty

Cuba ratified the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean this week, making the region the world's first nuclear weapons-free zone.

DISARMAMENT-LATAM: Cuba Ratifies Tlatelolco Treaty

Cuba ratified the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean this week, making the region the world's first nuclear weapons-free zone.

CUBA: Travellers Upset over New Customs Rule on Excess Luggage

Cubans in and outside the country are upset over a new surcharge on excess luggage, which foreign tourists, however, will be exempt from paying.

CUBA: Travellers Upset over New Customs Rule on Excess Luggage

Cubans in and outside the country are upset over a new surcharge on excess luggage, which foreign tourists, however, will be exempt from paying.

CUBA: Gov’t Invites Exile Community to New Talks

A new meeting with Cuban emigrés convened by the government of Fidel Castro for April will give representatives of the Cuban exile community an opportunity to express their interest in easier access to and from this socialist Caribbean island nation.

/ARTS WEEKLY/MUSIC-CUBA: Rappers on Shoestring Budgets Dream of Fame

The international success of Orishas, a group of Cuban rap musicians living in Europe, is whetting the appetite of hundreds of young people on this island for "hip-hop" fame, a musical genre that emerged from the African-American community of the United States.

CUBA: Gov’t Invites Exile Community to New Talks

A new meeting with Cuban emigrés convened by the government of Fidel Castro for April will give representatives of the Cuban exile community an opportunity to express their interest in easier access to and from this socialist Caribbean island nation.

CUBA-US: Lessons from the 1962 Missile Crisis

The 1962 Cuban missile crisis, which brought the world to the brink of nuclear war 40 years ago, left lessons for averting similar risks in the future, said old foes who were involved in the incident, who met over the weekend in the Cuban capital.

CUBA-US: Lessons from the 1962 Missile Crisis

The 1962 Cuban missile crisis, which brought the world to the brink of nuclear war 40 years ago, left lessons for averting similar risks in the future, said old foes who were involved in the incident, who met over the weekend in the Cuban capital.

HEALTH-CUBA: Mango Used in HIV/AIDS Treatment

Vimang, a product made in Cuba from an extract of the bark from certain varieties of mango tree, is improving the quality of life of people with HIV/AIDS and could turn into an effective complement to antiretroviral treatments, says a study conducted by a group of Cuban scientific and medical organisations.

HEALTH-CUBA: Mango Used in HIV/AIDS Treatment

Vimang, a product made in Cuba from an extract of the bark from certain varieties of mango tree, is improving the quality of life of people with HIV/AIDS and could turn into an effective complement to antiretroviral treatments, says a study conducted by a group of Cuban scientific and medical organisations.

TRADE-CUBA: Business Deals Threaten U.S. Embargo

The pragmatic world of business could play an instrumental role in bringing about a loosening, and eventual lifting, of the United States' four-decades-old embargo against Cuba.

TRADE-CUBA: Business Deals Threaten U.S. Embargo

The pragmatic world of business could play an instrumental role in bringing about a loosening, and eventual lifting, of the United States' four-decades-old embargo against Cuba.

Mango Bark Used in HIV/AIDS Fight

Cuban scientists discovered that the bark of some varieties of this tropical tree holds a potent antioxidant that can be used to improve the quality of life of people with HIV/AIDS.

CUBA-US: Putting Business above Discrepancies

Representatives of nearly 300 companies from the United States set aside their political differences with Cuba's socialist government to attend the first U.S. food and agribusiness trade show that opens Thursday in the Cuban capital, keen on bringing home contracts for sales of food.