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Charting a new course on Cuba (+Video)
Fact sheet issued by The White House after the new measures in U.S. relations with Cuba announced by President Barack Obama.
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U.S. and Cuba, in breakthough, resume diplomatic relations
The United States will restore full diplomatic relations with Cuba and open an embassy in Havana for the first time in more than a half-century after the release of an American…
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Cuba releases American Alan Gross in prisoner swap
U.S. contractor Alan Gross, held by theCuban government since 2009, was freed Wednesday as part of alandmark deal with Cuba that paves the way for a major overhaul in U.S. policy toward…
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Mesa Redonda is 15 — and still on the air
Mesa Redonda (Round Table), Cuban television's evening program of news, commentary and advocacy, on Tuesday (Dec. 16) marked its 15th anniversary with the participation of the young man…
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‘US embargo delayed’ Cuban Ebola team’s pay
WHO official in Cuba blames sanctions for problems in transferring money to doctors fighting the disease in Africa.
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Cuba’s economy at a crossroads
Washington could empower the reformist camp by making it easier for Cuban entrepreneurs to get external financing and business training.
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The history of absurd American plots in Cuba
After the 1960s, U.S. policy against Cuba gradually shifted from covert action to rely on the commercial, economic and financial embargo imposed on the country. However, a number of…
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Cuba will reopen consulate in Russia’s second city
Confirmation that Cuba will reopen a consulate and travel office in St. Petersburg, Russia's second city, was issued last week in that city by its mayor, Georgiy Poltavchenko, and Cuban…
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From Russian frost to Cuban sands
The Russian oil giant Rosneft has budgeted 157 million rubles this year to send 1,800 of its employees on an all-paid winter vacation to Cuba.
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Senator: USAID’s Cuba hip-hop project ‘reckless’
A U.S. agency's secret infiltration of Cuba's underground hip-hop scene to spark a youth movement against the government was "reckless" and "stupid," Sen. Patrick Leahy said Thursday…
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