French Kylian Mbappé Donates Whole Salary from Soccer World Cup
Paris - Soccer French player, Kylian Mbappé, considered an international promise of that sport, made true his commitment to donate completely the remuneration received at the World Cup of Russia 2018 to an humanitarian association, highlights the news media today.
Major Spanish club to start collaboration with Cuban Soccer Association
Havana, Cuba - Executives of the Spanish club Atletico de Madrid met in Havana with officials of the Cuban Soccer Association (AFC by its Spanish acronym) with the aim of starting a collaboration that envisages sending of trainers and coaches and the opening of an academy in the Caribbean island.
Cuban beach volleyball duos finish 4 and 5 in Dominican Republic

According to the contest website, the Sanchez- Hechavarria women´s pair matched the result obtained in the previous stage of Punta Cana, also in the DR, when losing 0-2 (14-21 and 19-21) in the bronze medal match to Americans Kelly Larsen-Emily Stockman.
Meanwhile, Peña and Reyes, gold medalists in the fourth stop, beat 2-1 (13-21, 21-13 and 15-9) Guatemalans Leonardo and Garcia in the fight for the fifth seat.
Thus, Peña and Reyes earned 360 points –plus another 600 in Punta Cana- for the NORCECA ranking on their way to the qualification to the Pan American Games of Lima 2019, while Sanchez and Hechavarria won 420 units in each tournament.
The 5th and final stop of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit was attended by 20 duets of each sex.
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XX National Press Softball Tournament
From October 1st to 6th Mayabeque province hosts the XX National Press Softball Tournament Jorge Luis Valdés Rionda in Memoriam. 160 professionals of the Cuban press will integrate the following teams: Vaqueros (Mayabeque and Artemisa), National Media (champion for seven consecutive years); the Island and Matanzas (Occidente); Sancti Spíritus and Camagüey (Center), and Las Tunas and Holguín, (Oriente), as well as a MININT team. They will play with the system ''all against all''.
2018 Youth Olympics Kicks Off with a Buenos Aires Street Party
Buenos Aires - A total of 22 disciplines will begin their sporting activities here in the third Youth Olympic Games, inaugurated on Saturday with a shocking and vibrant ceremony in the symbolic Obelisk in this capital.
Cuba appoints new President of its Olympic Committee
Havana, Cuba - Roberto León Richards was elected president of the Cuban Olympic (COC) in an ordinary assembly that applauded the proposal to grant José Ramón Fernández Álvarez the status of Honorary Life President, according to the newspaper Granma.
Culture
Havana - The 11th International Linguistic Conference 2019, taking place at the Jose Antonio Portuondo Valdor Institute of Literature and Linguistics, began on Monday with the presence of experts from several countries.
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The Los Cuenteros Puppet Theater Company celebrated its 50th anniversary this November 19 at the Museum of Humor, located in San Antonio de los Baños, with the exhibition ''Fifty years telling stories''. The exhibition shows photographs, puppets and costumes used by Los Cuenteros in various performances since 1969.
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Paris - Cuba’s Minister of Culture, Alpidio Alonso, assessed the role of culture in the United Nations Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, during a multilateral forum held ay UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
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