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Israel’s quandary in the face of U.S.-Cuba harmony
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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Long and contentious history stands in the way of normalization
Until the divergent perspectives between the U.S. and Cuba are placed in their proper historical context, negotiations for the future of normalization will remain elusive, complicated…
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The wood of the future?
For the partners in La Esperanza, Cuba's only urban cooperative producing plastic elements, the idea of creating a material that looks like wood, a material seemingly out of a Jules…
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Artificial insemination: No rod, no way
If the insemination rod technique were used more often and more effectively, the cattle would be more productive -- though it would still be insufficient for 11 million Cubans.
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New relationship is a greater challenge to Obama than to Havana
Blanche Petrich of Mexico's La Jornada interviews diplomat Ramón Sánchez-Parodi who bluntly states, "They are the ones who must dismantle the state of affairs they have created."
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When the water doesn’t return to the earth
When there are shortages of anything, a Cuban will always pull out an ace from his or her sleeve. But nothing -- as far as we know -- can replace water.
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Obama administration plans to loosen Cuba travel for all
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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Cuba and the U.S. under the shadows of their flags
On Aug. 14, the Obama administration had what in journalistic terms is called "good press." The U.S. flag flew gracefully and elegantly over a territory considered hostile by…
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‘Cuba-U.S.: A historic thaw’
Editorial published Saturday (Aug. 15) in the Mexican newspaper La Jornada, as translated by Progreso Weekly.
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Sarah Stephens: ‘I’m an optimist’ (Video)
Progreso Semanal interviewed Sarah Stephens, of the Center for Democracy in the Americas and a frequent Progreso contributor, during her visit to Havana for the raising of the American…
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