7 killed when knife-wielding inmates riot in Mexico prison

Seven inmates were killed during a prison riot Saturday in Mexico's Gulf Coast state of Tamaulipas, authorities said.



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Los cines 3D deben cumplir la política cultural del país, afirma Viceministro cubano

El viceministro de Cultura de Cuba, Fernando Rojas, aseguró que los principios de la política cultural de la Revolución Cubana que rigen las instituciones culturales son los mismos para instituciones estatales y del trabajo por cuenta propia, incluidos los cines 3D que funcionan en el país. Un extenso reportaje que publica hoy el diario Juventud Rebelde reconoce que se estudian regulaciones para este servicio, que aún no se ha legalizado en el país, aunque no se toman medidas contra las personas que lo ofrecen.



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Concierto de Marta Valdés: Querido Centro Pablo (+ Video)

Este sábado, la compositora, guitarrista e intérprete de sus obras, Marta Valdés, ofreció un concierto en el Centro Pablo, de La Habana. Víctor Casaus, el director de la institución, aseguró que "todos los conciertos hechos en este patio son buenos, pero este es excepcional", y lo fue, efectivamente, por muchas razones: Marta no solo es la figura más sobresaliente de la segunda generación del movimiento filin en Cuba, sino una de las artistas más interesantes y renovadoras de la música cubana del último medio siglo. En Video, Gema Corredera canta "Tengo", con Marta Valdés en la guitarra.



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Argentina votes in key mid-term polls

Voters in Argentina will go to the polls in mid-term elections that will shape President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's final years in power.



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Cuba: Two Currencies, Two Realities - Huffington Post

Cuba: Two Currencies, Two Realities Huffington Post She belongs to that Cuba that still calculates every price in national currency -- the Cuban peso -- a part of the country that doesn't receive remittances, has no special privileges, no family abroad, no private businesses, nothing going on under the ...

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An Assault on Freedom of Expression in Cuba - Havana Times

Havana Times

An Assault on Freedom of Expression in Cuba Havana Times In addition to being a bit unintelligent (as it plays into the hands of Cuba's State Security agents), Obama is no standard-bearer of democracy and civic freedoms (we're all well aware of the Snowden and Assange cases, the tapped telephone lines, and ...

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Kazakhstan steal Cuba's thunder at world championships - FRANCE 24

Kazakhstan steal Cuba's thunder at world championships FRANCE 24 Their four golds, two silvers and two bronzes saw them top historically the most powerful amateur boxing nation Cuba, who ended up with just two gold, two silvers and a bronze, in the first major finals to dispense with headguards which thankfully ...

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