Chess World Cup Starts in Baku
Baku - The Chess World Cup 2015 Baku starts today in this capital with the initial matches in the first 64 bilateral duels determined by the location of each chess player in the world list.
The list of foreign competitors does not have the first two in the world's ranking, Norwegian Magnus Carlsen and Indian Viswanathan Anand, the only ones from the Top Ten who are absent to the event.
Fournier: Just a step away from Río
Cuban rower Ángel Fournier is hoping to reach the final of the Men’s single sculls open weight at this year’s World Championship in Aiguebelette, France, in order to ensure his ticket to the Río2016 Summer Olympics.
The quarterfinals narrowed down the number of competitors, and Fournier finished third in the Men's Single Sculls Quarterfinal Q1, after covering two kilometers with a time of 6:59.73 minutes.
Cuban Volleyball Players to Play in Leagues in Europe
Havana - Cuban volleyabll player Javier Jimenez will go back to Europe to play pro, a way opened by him, and now followed by other players like Rolando Cepeda, Osmany Uriarte, Sulian Matienzo and Melissa Vargas.
Uruguay Interested in Hosting Soccer World Cup-2030
Montevideo - The government of President Tabare Vazquez is committed to work for hosting the FIFA World Cup-2030, on the centenary of the first Cup of the world, held in Uruguay.
The determination was expressed in its inclusion in the Five-Year Budget draft presented to Parliament for approval.
Prince Ali Undecided Over Running for FIFA Presidency
London - Jordanian Prince Ali Bin Al Hussain is still considering whether to run again for the presidency of the International Football Federation (FIFA), as he did last May.
"I am talking to national associations and listening to their opinions, right now we need a candidate who is forward-thinking, with new ideas who is not tainted by the past. If the election is done correctly, cleanly and properly, I believe I can win", the prince stated today in the British city of Manchester.
Russian Sports Minister Presides Over Soccer Federation
Moscow - Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko was elected today president of the Russian Soccer Union for a one-year term, by unanimous vote.
Mutko's candidacy, the only one submitted for the renewal of the chair in the National Soccer Federation, was welcomed by all delegates to the extraordinary conference, held on Wednesday in Moscow.
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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