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An Iranian parliamentary delegation left Teheran for Havana Monday morning (March 3), according to a brief news item from IRNA the Iranian News Agency. The group is headed by Alaeddin…
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Raúl Castro has asked his ministers for a critical and constructive analysis of the measures being taken to update Cuba's economic model, the daily Granma reported Monday (March 3).
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Six luxury humidors fetched more than $1.1 million on Saturday at the gala closing the 16th annual Cigar Festival in Havana.

 The humidors were packed with Montecristo and other…
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Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa is reassessing his previous decision not to run for reelection in 2017. Correa first came to power in 2007. He was reelected in 2013. The nation's…
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Cuba's ambassador to Russia, Emilio Lozada García, this week criticized the role of the Western media in the recent disturbances in Kiev, Caracas and even Moscow , saying that "they…
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The Ecuadorean government has emphatically rejected an annual report on human rights issued by the U.S. State Department that charges Ecuador with curbing the freedoms of expression,…
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The National Council of Cuba's Cultural Patrimony confirmed Friday (Feb. 28) in Havana that "an important shortage of art works" had been discovered in a storage building at the…
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Fernando González, member of the Cuban Five released yesterday (Feb. 27) after serving 15 years, five months and 15 days in a U.S. prison in Arizona, arrived in Havana, Cuba, today…
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was interviewed Wednesday (Feb. 26) on MSNBC. Progreso Weekly presents a portion of the interview that dealt with Venezuela's bid for an exchange of…
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Maximilian Sánchez Arveláez was appointed Monday as Venezuela's ambassador to the United States, as part of President Nicolás Maduro's expressed desire to enhance the Venezuelan…
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