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Cuba is ready to welcome Pope Francis with open arms
“Francis will address Congress and it will be a great opportunity for him to advocate for the embargo to be lifted,” Ruiz said.
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Musical envoy heads for Cuba
Afro-Cuban music and American Jazz continue to be closely related. They have influenced each other through the Miami-Havana route, despite the 50-year embargo.
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Cuba’s lung cancer vaccine is heading to the U.S. for clinical trials
While the vaccine is a long way from hitting the American market, doctors at Roswell Park hope to get Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to begin clinical trials within eight…
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Destination Cuba: Ferry operators eye Florida-to-Havana service
Move comes as Washington eases travel restrictions that have kept Cuba beyond the reach of most Americans.
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Rob Manfred hopes for MLB exhibition games in Cuba next spring
Following President Barack Obama's announcement in December that he would restore diplomatic relations with Cuba, the new baseball commissioner hopes his sport can assist in improving…
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“The Cuban table”: A savory trip through Cuba, Miami and NY
For Ana Sofía Peláez, author of The Cuban Table: A Celebration of Food, Flavors, and History (St. Martin's Press), writing a cookbook was the ultimate collaborative project.
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Ros-Lehtinen’s new reality
Here’s a story about Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's sudden about-face on President Obama's decision to drop Cuba from the state sponsors of terror list.
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Analyst: French president needs to be tactful in Cuba
Caroline Roux, a longtime political reporter in France, active on radio and TV, gives some insight on President François Hollande's upcoming trip to Cuba.
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Cuba moves closer to exit U.S. terror list
“They had been planning to present a piece of legislation in the allotted 45 days to overturn the removal of Cuba from the list, but couldn’t get a majority. Rather than risk looking…
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Cuba’s civil society
The assimilation of the concept of "civil society" in one way or another is not therefore a naive option but defines diametrically opposed ideologies and political objectives with a…
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