Copyright (c) 2004 Prensa Latina s.a. All rights reserved.http://www.plenglish.comCuban NewsENinter@prensa-latina.cuWed, 20 Aug 2008 18:45:20 GMT1http://www.plenglish.comhttp://www.plenglish.com/images/rsslogo.gifarticle.asp?ID={D37A7657-0389-4B33-B444-F2BF84E432BA}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={D37A7657-0389-4B33-B444-F2BF84E432BA}&language=EN8/20/2008 10:40:38 PMBeijing, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will face the United States Thursday in the semifinals of the Beijing 2008 Olympic women"s volleyball.

Golden Path Open for Cuban Hurdler

article.asp?ID={AB9C95BA-4D08-44AA-AB3E-329347490647}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={AB9C95BA-4D08-44AA-AB3E-329347490647}&language=EN8/20/2008 11:00:17 AMBeijing, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuban world record holder Dayron Robles (12.87) made it Wednesday to the men's 110m hurdles final to be run Thursday without defending Olympic champion Liu Xian of China. Robles easily won the first semifinal in 13.12 seconds, with American David Payne claiming second place in 13.21. article.asp?ID={A76BD24F-9743-464A-839E-FBADC8EE0A8C}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={A76BD24F-9743-464A-839E-FBADC8EE0A8C}&language=EN8/19/2008 5:17:43 PMHavana, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) A tribute to Cuban filmmaker Tomas Gutierrez Alea (1928-1996) and to the 40th anniversary of the premiere of his most outstanding film Memorias del subdesarrollo (Memories of Underdevelopment, 1968) began on Tuesday in Havana.article.asp?ID={3CC1886B-86DD-4AA6-9147-D0E3E90D3CE4}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={3CC1886B-86DD-4AA6-9147-D0E3E90D3CE4}&language=EN8/19/2008 4:00:21 PMSantiago, Cuba, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Experts from around the world will attend the 11th International Symposium on Social Communications early on 2009 in Santiago de Cuba.article.asp?ID={232FD249-8419-4E05-A54C-9ACCC8E5D4E3}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={232FD249-8419-4E05-A54C-9ACCC8E5D4E3}&language=EN8/19/2008 3:57:02 PMBeijing, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Two Cuban boxers won the boxing bronze medals in the 48kg and 60kg divisions in Beijing 2008 Olympics consolidating Cuba as main power of the tournament.article.asp?ID={15900B9A-D345-45D2-9BCB-42994840C05F}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={15900B9A-D345-45D2-9BCB-42994840C05F}&language=EN8/19/2008 3:35:28 PMLa Paz, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) "To Read is to Grow" is the theme of Cuba"s 18th International Book Fair, to run from February 12-22, 2009.article.asp?ID={59775E57-298A-4BCF-A601-FE3CFCE30589}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={59775E57-298A-4BCF-A601-FE3CFCE30589}&language=EN8/19/2008 3:34:05 PMHavana, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Early forecast of weather phenomena, supported by the Civil Defense directions and people's discipline to fulfill them reduced damages caused by tropical storm Fay. article.asp?ID={3F0784C1-4B98-469B-9A02-53E3000D9058}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={3F0784C1-4B98-469B-9A02-53E3000D9058}&language=EN8/19/2008 3:23:32 PMBeijing, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Big four in Women´s volley: Cuba, the US, Brazil and China, keep their hopes alive for a ticket to the crown of this discipline, now in its semifinal stage at the Beijing Olympics.article.asp?ID={398FFC12-1C11-4CED-83D5-CF3A43CEBE75}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={398FFC12-1C11-4CED-83D5-CF3A43CEBE75}&language=EN8/19/2008 12:04:03 PMPhnom Penh, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) A group of 13 young Cambodians who will shortly travel to Cuba for higher studies, inked Tuesday their commitment to fulfil their mission during an official farewell activity.article.asp?ID={FA303904-A8F1-40E9-91B3-DB2E5B74BBC7}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={FA303904-A8F1-40E9-91B3-DB2E5B74BBC7}&language=EN8/19/2008 11:17:24 AMBeijing, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuba women's volleyball team defeated Serbia on Tuesday to advance to semi-finals in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games tournament.article.asp?ID={C13C1727-B553-43C6-8166-870A6643AB7D}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={C13C1727-B553-43C6-8166-870A6643AB7D}&language=EN8/19/2008 9:26:25 AMLa Paz, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Well-known Cuban academic Fernando Martinez noted the validity of the revolutionary thoughts of the Argentine-Cuban guerrilla, Ernesto Che Guevara, in the process of changes that are spreading in Latin America.article.asp?ID={9F902D0D-827C-442E-9E4B-938452BDACF7}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={9F902D0D-827C-442E-9E4B-938452BDACF7}&language=EN8/19/2008 9:23:16 AMGuatemala, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) The gloomy panorama for Guatemalans in the United States includes a rise in arrests and deportations to over 16,000 this year, announced the Mesa Nacional para las Migraciones (MENAMIG).article.asp?ID={23BA53E3-A492-4E18-936F-B0D9E16A9341}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={23BA53E3-A492-4E18-936F-B0D9E16A9341}&language=EN8/19/2008 8:28:59 AMBeijing, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Five gold, 11 Silver and 12 Bronze is the harvest of medals made by Latin American and Caribbean sportspeople in 10 Olympic journeys in the Chinese capital.

Olympics leave Beijing Baskets on Fire

Liu Casts Shadow over Bird’s Nest

article.asp?ID={F5D1FBF6-251B-4379-9DFC-531309864A2A}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={F5D1FBF6-251B-4379-9DFC-531309864A2A}&language=EN8/18/2008 11:12:32 PMHavana, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Tropical storm Fay is farther away from Cuba, but left behind rains associated to this meteor still falling over the central provinces, said Cuban Weather Forecast center at midday Monday.

Fay Exits Cuba, Now in Florida Strait

article.asp?ID={E965F2A9-7417-4498-B674-4F3E43C07E98}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={E965F2A9-7417-4498-B674-4F3E43C07E98}&language=EN8/18/2008 4:50:29 PMSantiago de Chile, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) The prize-winning Exaudi Chamber Choir of Cuba is about to finish a successful tour of the southern Chilean cities of Talca, Valdivia and Temuco that will end in Santiago and Valparaiso.article.asp?ID={F51F7A1A-F2F5-483A-A072-1FAEC5C27B13}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={F51F7A1A-F2F5-483A-A072-1FAEC5C27B13}&language=EN8/18/2008 4:03:38 PMHavana, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) The East-West Invasion, one of the greatest deeds of the Cuban people in the struggle for their liberation, will be repeated 50 years later by members of the UJC (the Young Communist League.)article.asp?ID={DE462C32-7813-49FE-9696-4D07725FC955}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={DE462C32-7813-49FE-9696-4D07725FC955}&language=EN8/18/2008 3:12:16 PMHavana, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Tropical Storm Fay entered Cuban territory by the Zapata Penninsula and exited through Cardenas in Matanzas province, sparing the capital as it had previously been forecast.article.asp?ID={7E9AFBDE-78C4-41AE-BE2D-EEDB7CEE1BC8}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={7E9AFBDE-78C4-41AE-BE2D-EEDB7CEE1BC8}&language=EN8/18/2008 11:28:06 AMSanto Domingo, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican public regarded as a unique gift Friday’s performance by the National Ballet of Cuba (BNC) at a packed National Theater's Eduardo Brito Hall.article.asp?ID={9B05C5D6-EB0E-4DC4-971F-BE09E5446703}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={9B05C5D6-EB0E-4DC4-971F-BE09E5446703}&language=EN8/18/2008 9:41:10 AMHavana, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) The 15th Latin American and Caribbean Brigade of Solidarity with Cuba condemned the nearly 50-year-old US economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba. article.asp?ID={39B00C70-A769-4C7A-B198-A5F86B70CA28}&language=ENarticle.asp?ID={39B00C70-A769-4C7A-B198-A5F86B70CA28}&language=EN8/17/2008 10:48:59 PMSanto Domingo, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) Cuba"s Vice President Esteban Lazo had a busy agenda in the Dominican Republic, where he attended President Leonel Fernandez" inauguration.

Changes in Dominican Cabinet