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At the Vatican on Sunday (Sept. 13), about 50 inmates from Rome's Rebibbia Prison attended the noontime prayers at the Sistine Chapel at the invitation of Pope Francis. They were…
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Cuba's minister of Transportation, César Ignacio Arocha Macid, has been replaced by Adel Yzquierdo Rodríguez, the current First Vice Minister of the Economy and Planning.
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While in Beijing last week, Cuban Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel gave an interview to the Spanish edition of The People's Daily. Progreso Weekly has translated some excerpts.
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Kim Jong Un, North Korea's supreme leader, met in Pyongyang with Cuban Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel, reported the website Cubadebate.
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Cuban doctors and other health workers who defected while abroad on state-sponsored missions can return to the homeland and resume their careers without fear of retribution, the Cuban…
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Self-employed entrepreneurs can apply to the People's Savings Bank of Cuba for loans of as much as 10,000 Cuban pesos (377 dollars at the current rate of exchange), the AIN news agency…
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Israel, a nation that has repeatedly sided with the United States against Cuba whenever the United Nations asks for a lifting of the trade embargo imposed by Washington, will likely…
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A Cuban military unit numbering 75 men will take part in a massive parade on Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Sept. 3, marking the 70th anniversary of China's victory over Japan.
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State Department spokesman John Kirby tried to dampen the initial enthusiasm over commercial air travel between the U.S. and Cuba by cautioning that "normalizing relations is going to…
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The Obama administration has no intention of slowing down its Cuba initiatives. News services are reporting that the administration plans to soon “unilaterally lift travel restrictions…
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