Cuban packages biogas in plastic bags for domestic use
September 13th, 2012 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Sep 13 (IANS/EFE) A Cuban farmer has devised a method for packaging biogas in plastic bags to facilitate domestic use of the fuel, the Communist Party daily Granma reported."Although ... Read more...
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Cuba upgrades power plant with Chinese technology
April 16th, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, April 16 (IANS) Cuba was renovating its oldest hydroelectric plant with Chinese parts and technology, media reports said.The Salto Piloto Plant would be upgraded with two 270 kilowatts (KW) ... Read more...
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Cuban man sets fifth Guinness record
November 21st, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Nov 21 (IANS) A Cuban man has set a new Guinness record, his fifth overall, by rolling an 81.8-metre-long cigar, the longest in the planet, Prensa Latina news agency ... Read more...
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Hurricane Paula battering Cuba’s western coast
October 14th, 2010 - 7:11 pm ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Warnings were in effect on Thursday as hurricane Paula, the ninth hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic Season, continues to move toward Cuba's western coast bringing heavy rains and ... Read more...
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Category two hurricane Paula takes aim for Cuba
October 13th, 2010 - 4:31 am ICT by BNO News
MIAMI (BNO NEWS) -- Hurricane Paula strengthened into a category two storm in the northwestern Caribbean on early Tuesday afternoon, forecasters said, warning that the storm will likely take aim at Cuba.The ... Read more...
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Cuban tobacco legend Robaina dead at 91
April 19th, 2010 - 7:52 am ICT by IANS
Havana, April 19 (DPA) Alejandro Robaina, Cuba's best known tobacco farmer, has died at age 91, state media reported Sunday.
He was part of a family that has been growing tobacco for four ... Read more...
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Cuban Catholic Church starts blog
December 2nd, 2009 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Dec 2 (EFE) The Cuban Catholic Church has started a blog, "Creer en Cuba", which features about a dozen pieces on spirituality, faith and values, said Sergio Cabarrouy who is in ... Read more...
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Hurricane Ida Special Advisory Number 19
November 9th, 2009 - 2:24 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Cancun, Nov 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Officials have issued a hurricane watch for coastal Louisiana and Mississippi. Whereas Hurricane Ida swept the resort city of Cancun on Sunday, with heavy-duty rains and ... Read more...
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Rare petroglyphs found in Cuban caves
June 25th, 2009 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, June 25 (IANS) Cuban archaeologists are studying the strange drawings found in caves in eastern Cuba, Prensa Latina reported.
The petroglyphs, discovered in the Sierra del Rosario reserve located in Pinar del ... Read more...
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Sales of famed Cuban Habanos cigars down
February 26th, 2009 - 9:53 am ICT by IANS
Havana, Feb 26 (EFE) Habanos S.A., makers of the famed Montecristo, Cohiba and Partagas brands of Cuban cigars, had sales of some $390 million in 2008, down three percent from last year, ... Read more...
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Cuba evacuates west coast as hurricane Gustav approaches
August 30th, 2008 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Aug 30 (DPA) The Cuban government evacuated areas of the country's west as hurricane Gustav approached, prompting authorities to elevate to the highest state of readiness.The hurricane strengthened into a "major" ... Read more...
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