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Brigitte Bardot dies at 91: animal activist, singer and icon of French cinema

Bardot is considered the blonde “bombshell” who revolutionized cinema in the 1950s, a French Marilyn Monroe who became a cultural icon. LIMA, Peru – Actress Brigitte Bardot, icon of French cinema, died

December 29, 2025

Cuba

RD Vial: Más de 2.3 millones de vehículos circularon por los peajes en Navidad

RD Vial: More than 2.3 million vehicles circulated through the tolls on Christmas

Santo Domingo.- During the festivities of Christmas Eve and Christmas There was a significant increase in the vehicular mobility towards the interior of the country, with nearly half a million additional vehicles

December 29, 2025

Dominican Republic

“Cuban Passion”, a Turkish soap opera in Havana for 2026

Hakan is a Turkish engineer who comes to Havana as part of the personnel that accompanies the floating plants (patanas) contracted to Türkiye by the island authorities. In the Cuban capital he

December 29, 2025

Cuba

Morel Diplan closes the jubilee year with a call for attention to social ills

Santo Domingo.- In a solemn canonical ceremonynuanced by the Christmas air and songs like a flame of life, the coadjutor archbishop of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo, Carlos Tomás Morel Diplanheaded the

December 29, 2025

Dominican Republic

Marrero celebrates anniversary of urban agriculture in a Cuba with hunger and chronic shortages

In contrast, Cubans highlighted the irony of the celebration in a context of shortages and rampant inflation. LIMA, Peru – In the midst of the serious food insecurity that exists in Cuba,

December 29, 2025

Cuba

Man shoots his wife to death in El Valle de Hato Mayor

A woman was killed this Sunday by several shots allegedly caused by her romantic partner, who then committed suicide. The event occurred in El Sano sectorfrom the El Valle municipality, province Greater

December 29, 2025

Dominican Republic

Brigitte Bardot, icon of French cinema, dies

The Brigitte Bardot Foundation announced this Sunday with “immense sadness” the death of its founder and president, the French actress and singer who decided to abandon her prestigious career to dedicate her

December 29, 2025

Cuba

What do NGOs invest in on the Dominican border?

Energy, environment and education led the sectors benefited by the development projects executed in the border zone during 2025 by Non-Profit Associations (ASFL)which together received more than 188 million pesosaccording to the

December 29, 2025

Dominican Republic

More than 70 recognized Cubans died in 2025

CubaNet collects more than 70 names of those relevant figures for the people of the Island who died during the last year. LIMA, Peru – During 2025, several Cuban personalities died inside

December 29, 2025

Cuba

Holguín begins the installation of batteries to back up the solar panels

In the municipality of Cueto, in the province of Holguín, the installation of the first Energy Storage System (BESS) began, a technology that will seek to provide greater stability to the National

December 29, 2025

Cuba

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