The governments of Cuba and the United States negotiate new cooperation agreements in areas of mutual interest, ranging from health to confronting illegal acts, announced Josefina Vidal, director general of the United States Department of the island's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The 5th Convention Tropico 2016 begins today at the Conference Center in Havana with the participation of 400 delegates from 17 countries under the slogan "For a Culture of the Land and Life."

A new group of 22 Cuban doctors arrived in South Africa on Sunday to give continuity to a cooperation agreement signed by the two countries'' leaders Fidel Castro and Nelson Mandela two decades ago.

The historical and heritage values might turn this city into the metropolis of national tourism if they are promoted appropriately, said here the director of the Office of the Conserver of the City of Santiago (OCC), Omar López.

Air Berlin, the second largest German airline, will shortly begin operations to Havana with two new weekly flights between Dusseldorf city and this capital, the Cuban Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) said. The new service will start as of May 28.