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U.S. senators visit Cuba; optimistic Gross will be freed
Sen. Jeff Flake, a Republican from Arizona, and Sen. Tom Udall, a Democrat from New Mexico, believe that the Cuban government will free Alan Gross. Still, they will fly back Wednesday…
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In Cuba, misadventures in regime change
Washington should recognize that the most it can hope to accomplish is to positively influence Cuba’s evolution toward a more open society. That is more likely to come about through…
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Cuba unveils foreign-investment portfolio
The Portfolio contains 246 proposals, whose total value is estimated at $8.7 billion. Already, more than 20 other business deals are being negotiated, according to unofficial sources.
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Cuba’s Baldoquin says he has deal with Angels
The Angels have made a big splash on the international market, agreeing to an $8 million signing bonus with Cuban middle infielder Roberto Baldoquin, the player told MLB.com.
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Cuba’s Ebola diplomacy
Countries from around the work are following Cuba's lead in the fight against Ebola. On September 12th, President Raúl Castro’s health minister announced that Cuba would send nearly…
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Old Etonian Tory minister in 1st govt. visit to Cuba in 10 years, to plead for doctors vs. Ebola
Hugo Swire is holding meetings with the country’s revolutionary government to secure more support to tackle the Ebola crisis in West Africa.
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Timetable for a mosque in Cuba
"There is an architectural project for the mosque, already designed. I have seen it and the site is marked off by a sign," says Lazo Torres, referring to a large esplanade adjacent to…
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Cepeda, the return of an idol
It was a quiet return for the most stable Cuban player of the last decade, a man who left in search of the promised land and returned loaded with lessons.
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On Cuba embargo, it’s the U.S. and Israel against the world – again.
It’s ironic that a policy designed to isolate Cuba has wound up isolating the United States in profound ways. If anything it boosts Cuban diplomatic standing.
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‘Balseros’: Tracking a wild horse
Two decades after the filming, the filmmaker returned to Cuba to begin a "re-encounter" with what possibly was his best story. Listening to him talk, one suspects that in reality he…
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