Havana - The Government of Canada announced Wednesday that it was removing half of its Embassy staff in the Cuban capital and adjusting the programs of its mission, alleging that one of its members was supposedly affected by acoustic incidents.

For 66 years now, one of the last nights of January is lit up with torches to recall Martí.

Havana - Cuban Foreign Ministry officials denounced Wednesday an increase in lies by sectors of the U.S. government determined to demonize Cuba and worsen the already tense bilateral relations.

Havana - The Council of Ministers of Cuba held on Monday morning an emergency meeting to assess damages caused by an unusual intense tornado, associated to an off-season storm that battered Havana with an initial toll of 3 dead, 172 wounded and huge material damage. Parliament regrets loss of human lives.

Havana - Havana stands today facing the damages caused by a tornado described here by the experts as devastating, according to the most advanced classification, the improved Fujita Scale.

Cuba and Russia strengthened their economic cooperation and strategic partnership, after the vice president of the island's Council of Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas, met with Russian authorities meeting in Moscow, reported Prensa Latina (PL).