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Mr Chavez, 57, said the operation should be less complicated than what he underwent in Cuba last June, when doctors removed a tumour from his pelvic region. From July to September, Mr Chavez received four rounds of chemotherapy, both in Cuba and in...
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They said his cancer, which had been confined to his colon and prostate gland, had spread into other parts of his body, including his bones, Veja reported last month. They alleged Cuban surgeons botched an operation to remove prostate cancer, which may...
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Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. attends a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Academy Honorary Award received by Charles Chaplin held in Los Angeles February 21, 2012. View Photo »
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N.Hoolywood’s Fall 2012 collection, which debuted recently at New York’s Fashion Week, is constructed through the filter of the life of legendary author Ernest Hemingway. Deemed “THE KAPITAN” Collection, it draws influence from different periods of...
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Many Venezuelans have been impressed by Chavez's fortitude. "It's already established that Chavez is a superman because he was sick and he didn't delegate to anyone," said Luis Montilla, a 51-year-old lawyer, expecting Chavez to return to Cuba for...
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On the heels of that, Monday Venezuelan reporter Nelson Bocaranda said that Chavez had had to make an urgent trip to Cuba because of a worsening of his health. The 57-year-old socialist head of state’s rival is Henrique Capriles, chosen in a primary by...
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaks with workers of a tractor factory in Barinas February 21, 2012. Chavez will undergo another operation in the coming days after doctors in Cuba found a lesion in his pelvis where surgeons removed a large cancerous... View Photo »
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Havana in the 1800s. John Guillet, a dance teacher of French or Catalonian origin, arrived in Cuba in July 1800 to work in a theatre under construction in an area where today stands the National Capitol, the seat of government in Cuba until after the...
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"I'm not going to be able to continue with the same rhythm," he told state TV in a telephone call Tuesday night, adding he would need to "rethink my personal agenda and take care of myself, confront what must be confronted." Chavez, 57, did not say...
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 17: Presenters Terence Howard (L) and Cuba Gooding Jr. speak onstage at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on February 17, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 12: (UK TABLOID Cuba Gooding Jr attends The Orange British Academy Film Awards 2012 afterparty at The Grosvenor House Hotel on February 12, 2012 in London, England.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 12: (UK TABLOID Cuba Gooding Jr poses in the press room at The Orange British Academy Film Awards 2012 at The Royal Opera House on February 12, 2012 in London, England.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 11: Cuba Gooding JR attends pre-BAFTA dinner hosted by Charles Finch and CHANEL at Annabels on February 11, 2012 in London, England.
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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez attends a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, in this file picture taken October 11, 2011. Chavez will undergo another operation in the coming days after doctors in Cuba found a lesion in his pelvis where...
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Cuba and China's flags fly next to each other at an oil rig of the Great Wall Drilling Company, a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), on the outskirts of Havana February 20, 2012. Cuba, which is in the midst of reforming its Soviet-style economy, is hoping oil will ease...
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