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On the issue of the interests of the Cuban people
It is possible that the administrations in the U.S. and Cuba made a strategic mistake during the two-year window after the announcement of December 2014. Both parties assumed, with…
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Russia asks Cuba for guaranteed payment of oil deliveries
Apparently short of oil, now that oil supplier Venezuela is distracted by a political crisis, Cuba has turned to Russia for additional supplies, the Russian media reported this week.…
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University of Havana launches Russian language studies chair
To promote cultural exchange between Cuba and Russia, a Russian Language Chair of the Pushkin Institute was inaugurated Wednesday at the Faculty of Foreign Languages of the University…
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Hemingway Yacht Club: The sea as a bridge
A strip of sea could become a barrier or a tomb. Cuba and Florida know this well. However, that same strait could become a bridge between two peoples whose development has been marked…
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Havana scolds Trump for ignorance of Cuban history
President Donald Trump on Saturday released a statement congratulating Cubans on the 115th anniversary of their independence from the Spanish empire, a statement that was immediately…
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Cuba joins regional multilateral bank for development
In April, media outlets reported Cuba's entry into the Central-American Bank for Economic Integration. Incorporation into the BCIE has enormous importance for Cuba, both in symbolic and…
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Russia OKs funds for restoration of Cuban Capitol dome
Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized a call for tenders worth 20 million rubles (355,000 dollars) for the gilding of the dome of the Capitol Building in Havana. The funds…
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Hoarding and other scenes from reality
Noontime, any day last week. A neighbor tells me that a small market near my home is selling toilet paper. Without thinking twice, I stop what I'm doing and embark on its search,…
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We need to move ahead
When we look at today's Cuba, so different from what we once wanted, we often experience an unwanted perception that the determinative reasons to slow down or stop the pace of the…
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Viglacera to form joint venture with Cuba
The Việt Nam Glass and Ceramics for Construction Corporation (Viglacera)’s annual shareholder meeting this past week was highlighted by revelation of the company’s business plan to…
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