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Confluences: Trips that took years
Not all but some of those who arrived two weeks ago are no longer the same. Cuba is not the same anymore. And neither are we, say two DePaul University students who recently visited the…
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President Castro’s letter to President Obama
Text of letter from President Castro to President Obama, as published in Granma and translated by Progreso Weekly.
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Official statement lists Cuba’s conditions for normalization
Text of Statement by the Revolutionary Government, published in the daily Granma and translated by Progreso Weekly.
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Cuba first to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV, an important victory in fight against AIDS
Cuba on Tuesday earned the distinction of becoming the first country to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of the HIV virus, an achievement that global public health officials said…
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Havana, Washington set embassy openings for July 20
Presidents Obama and Raúl Castro on Wednesday announced that embassies in Washington and Havana will reopen on July 20.
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In Kazakhstan, Cuban diplomat promotes greater trade
Cuba's Deputy Foreign Minister Rogelio Sierra Díaz traveled all the way to Kazakhstan this week to promote increased trade and cooperation with that Central Asian republic. The two…
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Spanish shipping line awaits Washington’s OK to ply U.S.-Cuba routes
The Spanish shipping line Balearia has obtained "the first license needed to operate between the United States and Cuba," according to a statement from the company based in Spain.
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Cuba’s warming relations with the US may undermine its agroecological city farms
Cuba is a global exemplar of organic, agroecological farming, taking place on broad swathes of land in and around its cities, write Julia Wright & Emily Morris. These farms cover…
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Cuba’s status gives Global Links hope for new medical exchanges
Throughout the last two decades of the embargo, Global Links has established a conduit of supplies reclaimed from hospitals in Pittsburgh, Maryland and Virginia.
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How the battle over Elián González helped change U.S. Cuba policy
Polls after Elián showed growing Cuban-American support for changes in Washington's Cuba policy. And that's played a large role – maybe the largest role – in bringing us where we are…
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