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Chanel will introduce its Cruise Collection in Havana next May
Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld announced this week that his 2016-2017 Chanel Cruise Collection will be presented in Havana next May.
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Interior Minister steps down for health reasons; top deputy replaces him
Cuba has a new Minister of the Interior. Corps Gen. Abelardo Colomé Ibarra has resigned, for reasons of health, and has been replaced by his top deputy, Division Gen. Carlos Fernández…
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Two hundred seats for Cuba’s legislators
The National Capitol has undergone major repairs to become once again the legislative chamber, that is, the National Assembly of the People's Power, the institution that…
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Russian Duma will ask U.N. to convince U.S. to end blockade (Update)
Russia's State Duma, the equivalent of the U.S. House of Representatives, will appeal to the United Nations General Assembly to urge the United States to end the economic, commercial…
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In Moscow, Cabrisas restates Cuba’s conditions for normal ties with U.S.
Full normalization of relations between Cuba and the United States will not happen "until critical issues are resolved," said Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz in a conversation in Moscow with…
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Russian Army expresses interest in Cuban medical research
The Russian Army's utilization of Cuban medical research in the field of military medicine was the subject of talks in Moscow between Russian Defense Minister Sergei K. Shoigu and…
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Cuba’s demands for reparations and closing of Guantánamo are reasonable
Putting an end to the embargo and compensation for the damage it has caused, along with the closure of GITMO and the return of Guantánamo, are a must for normalization of relations…
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Our academic world: Intellectual onanism?
Cuba is not a developed country in economic terms, but has a sufficiently qualified academic and professional class to assume a prominent role in the formulation of projects that can be…
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Who will righten this inverted pyramid?
It shouldn't be necessary to wait for the end of the blockade or for a medical mission abroad for a pediatrician to earn enough money to buy himself a car. There's also the case of a…
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Cuba-U.S.: A normalization is plausible and desirable
Acknowledging that the embargo is based on a complex legislative scaffolding whose modification is up to the U.S. Congress, we need to recognize that events like Secretary Pritzker's…
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