Havana - Hurricane Irma has struck Cuba''s northeastern seas since early today, causing coastal flooding, especially along the northern coast of Guantanamo and Holguin.

Havana - Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Alfonso Dastis, will meet with local authorities today at the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as part of his visit to the Caribbean nation.

Hurricane Irma has continued to move northwestward and by noon today, given its proximity to the eastern end of Cuba, wave trains are expected to arrive along the northern coast of this region of the country. The afternoon will see wave heights increasing by between four and six meters, storm surges, and coastal flooding in low areas of the north coast of Guantánamo, later extending to the coasts of Holguín.

Hanoi - Vietnam and Cuba have reaffirmed today a long-standing friendship and the willingness to expand their multilateral cooperation during a new round of political consultations, for which First Deputy Foreign Minister, Marcelino Medina, traveled here.

Havana - The celebration of the 11th International Nature Tourism Event, Turnat 2017, on September 25-30, will provide the creation of new recreational routes in the eastern region, the press reported.

Havana - More than 1,750,000 students are beginning today the 2017-2018 school year in Cuba, a period whose beginning has been preparing in the country for several weeks.