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‘The Cuban Quintet’ (+1) is warmly greeted in Moscow
The five Cuban intelligence officers who spent many years in U.S. prisons after their arrest in South Florida in 1998 were in Moscow this week to attend the annual Victory Day…
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Models in Cuba: Behind the runway
Contrary to the "princess myth," most of the Cuban models study or hold other jobs. "They have to do something else, because they really can't make a living from this," says Giselda de…
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Kuwaiti prince visits Cuba to discuss Olympics in Brazil
ANOC President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah concluded a two-day visit to Cuba where he met with Cuban National Olympic Committee president José Ramón Fernández Alvarez as well as…
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Cuba, Germany seek stronger trade and cultural ties
Germany's Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, congratulated the Cuban people on "overcoming the Cold War" and expressed "great interest" in establishing closer relations with the…
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No longer archbishop, Ortega remains a servant of the Cuban people
In his final homily as Archbishop of Havana on Saturday, Cardinal Jaime Ortega y Alamino told his audience at the city's cathedral that he will continue to serve the people of Cuba. He…
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The tourists and the caricature of who we are
While the infrastructures and even legislation are moving at a snail's pace, the social adaptation to the phenomenon of massive tourism is a topic that's hardly discussed, even though…
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Havana slams as divisive a U.S. bid for coffee from independent growers
The Cuban government, through its National Association of Small Farmers, has slapped down an effort by the U.S. State Department to allow the importation to the United States of coffee…
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Adonia docks in Havana
At about 10 o’clock on Monday morning, Carnival Corp.’s Fathom Adonia docked at the Havana cruise terminal reestablishing the U.S. cruise travel business to Cuba.
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A state-regulated private sector: Why not?
What happens at present is that attempts at homogenization have failed and the modern world-system is going through a generalized crisis of governance where almost no model -- be it…
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Not enough beer to go around
Beer drinkers in Cuba have been in a mild funk since the media reported on the inability of the national breweries to satisfy the growing demand of the daily trade, restaurants, dollar…
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