Malaysia's biotechnology firm Bioven, which conducts clinical Phase III trials of a promising Cuban vaccine against cancer, plans to list in London after a fruitful cooperation with Cuba.

At 8:50 pm on Monday, July 27th, the Network of Stations of the Cuban National Seismological Service recorded a perceptible quake, located at 19.94 North Latitude and -76.00 West Longitude, 20 kilometers southwest of Santiago of Cuba, with a depth of five kilometers and a magnitude of 3.8 on the Richter scale.

Nearly 900 Cuban health care facilities will benefit from a 50-million-peso (close to similar figure in US dollars) investment that includes capital repairs, maintenance and replacement of furniture, said deputy Health minister Luis Navarro.

The 46th contingent of the Venceremos Brigade stressed on Monday in Havana that they will continue to fight for an end of the US economic blockade against Cuba.

Cuban Environment, Science and Technology minister Elba Rosa Perez opened the 10th International Convention on the Environment and Development on Monday.

Representatives of the Cuban and Chinese biotechnology sectors are gathering June 29 and 30 in Havana to review bilateral cooperation accords in force over the past two years and to sign new protocols for the development of the scientific field.

The 8th Meeting of the Cuba-China Biotechnology Joint Working Group will be held on June 29 and 30 at the capital's Melia Habana Hotel, with the purpose of reviewing the development of the agreements of the two previous years.

Singapore's Foreign Minister (FM) Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam, highlighted in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba on Tuesday the island's development in Medicine, science and technology, prospects of cooperation he explores during his official visit to Cuba.

Laos´ deputy Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith expressed in Havana his country´s interest in expanding cooperation with Cuba in the biotechnology sector.

Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf thanked the Cuban doctors by their fight against Ebola during a meeting with Cuban VP Salvador Valdes.

Cuban expert with the National Hygiene and Epidemiological Institute Maria Isabel Rodriguez triggered an alert on Thursday about the prevalence of Cholera in Latin America, a disease she described as very old but re-emergent.

The Cuban medical brigade that offered its services in Chile following the heavy rains that hit the northern area of Atacama in late April has returned home.

The Havana-based Cira Garcia health center, offering services to foreigners, is expanding services to compete with other similar centers in The Americas.

The smoking habit is considered to be the non-genetic disease that most affects life expectancy in Cuba, said an epidemiologist on Thursday.