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The U.S. State Department has asked two officials of the Cuban Embassy in Washington to leave the country, according to Heather Nauert, a spokeswoman for the U.S. diplomatic corps. The…
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The acute drought afflicting the island and its population is not news. But perhaps the real dimension of the problem has not been explained publicly to make people aware of the…
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To maintain better control over the work of "cuentapropistas" (self-employed entrepreneurs), the Cuban government has established new guidelines. According to official statistics, as of…
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Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, a diplomat who for 11 years headed "the U.S. desk" at the Cuban Foreign Ministry and was instrumental in the negotiations that led to improved relations between…
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President Raúl Castro addressed the National Assembly this week stressing that the announcements made by President Donald Trump last June 16 in Miami signify a step back in bilateral…
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U.S. Chargé d'Affairs Jeffrey de Laurentis has left Cuba and been replaced by another career diplomat, Scott Hamilton, a spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Havana confirmed this past…
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To debate aspects of the Cuban reality is extremely important these days, but it would be healthier if this encounter of different postures were broader and if these opinions were…
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Progreso Weekly offers a diverse group of published articles and opinions critical of, or discussing, President Trump’s rejection of the Obama measures that offered an improvement in…
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In an apparent snub to U.S. President Donald Trump, the European Parliament has approved a pact with Cuba that would expand trade and dialogue channels with the island nation. The…
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The Polish Under-21 volleyball team defeated the Cuban team on Sunday, 3 sets to none, and took the gold medal in the world youth tournament, played in Brno, Czech Republic. The Poles…
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