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US denies instigating July 4 protests in Cuba (AP via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:47:59 GMT
A spokesman for the U.S. mission here on Thursday denied Cuba's charge that American diplomats were instigating opposition protests linked to American independence day.

Cuba reigns at Pan Americans (NBC Olympics)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:33:43 GMT
Cuba's Driulis Gonzalez, Idalis Ortiz and Yurisel Laborde won gold medals Thursday in the women's competition in the Pan American Judo Championships.  American Travis Stevens took silver. 

Cuba to Juba: south Sudanese doctors come home (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:29:08 GMT
They left as children and teenagers, crossing the border between dry southern Sudan and Ethiopia before being transported half a world away to the green strangeness of Cuba's Isla de la Juventud.

Cuba says U.S. escalating anti-government actions (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:38:20 GMT
Cuba on Wednesday accused U.S. diplomats of escalating anti-government activities in recent weeks and said its ideological foe, the United States, will be held responsible for whatever happens if the actions continue.

Cuba says U.S. behind protests for July Fourth (CNN.com)
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:22:28 GMT
HAVANA, Cuba (AP) -- Cuba on Wednesday accused U.S. diplomats of instigating opponents of the communist-run government to hold public protests to mark American Independence Day.

Dissidents: Cuba detains more critics (EARTHtimes.org)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:03:01 GMT
Havana - Cuba has detained four more dissidents, according to human rights officials on Thursday. The Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National REconciliation reported that four men were seized early Thursday morning by security officials. Anoth...

US denies instigating July 4 protests in Cuba (Las Vegas Sun)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:29:19 GMT
Thu, Jul 3, 2008 (12:21 p.m.) A spokesman for the U.S. mission here on Thursday denied Cuba's charge that American diplomats were instigating opposition protests linked to American independence day.

Pastors for Peace defy U.S. restrictions on travel to Cuba (Granma Internacional)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:51:37 GMT
HAVANA, July 2. — Members of the 19th Pastors for Peace Caravan were continuing preparations to travel to Cuba, in open defiance of the restrictions imposed by the United States government, Prensa Latina reported.

Cuba accuses U.S. diplomats of planning dissident protests on Fourth of July (Sun-Sentinel)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:12:12 GMT
July 4 actions said to be planned Cuba accused American diplomats Wednesday of planning dissident demonstrations on the island in honor of U.S. Independence Day.

South Africa: Mpumalanga Health Urges Youth to Take Up Medicine in Cuba (AllAfrica.com)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:48:33 GMT
As part of its efforts to reduce the shortage of health professionals in Mpumalanga, the provincial Department of Health is to send a contingent of youth to study medicine in Cuba.

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