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Cuba’s Yulieski Gourriel off to conquer Japan
Cuba’s Yulieski Gourriel, of Cuba’s Industriales baseball team, will soon join the Japanese Baseball League (NPB). He is the second active Cuban league baseball player to sign with a…
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Donohue: ‘We applaud and support your reforms’
"It is time to begin a new chapter in U.S.-Cuba relations," said Thomas J. Donohue, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, addressing students, academicians and other guests at the…
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Cuban Customs: Don’t carry parcels for others
The Cuban General Customs Agency issued the following announcement in Spanish on Thursday (May 28). Because it affects many Cuban-Americans traveling to their homeland, Progreso Semanal…
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Official will invite South Korean investment to Cuba
Cuba's deputy trade minister will arrive in Seoul on Monday (May 26), becoming the highest ranking official from the island to visit South Korea since the countries' diplomatic ties…
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Russian oil giant will train Cubans; Putin hails plan
The Russian oil giant Rosneft and the Cuban oil company CUPET signed a memorandum of cooperation that will enable Cuban oil technicians to study in Russia. The signing took place in St.…
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Cuba hopes to reopen consulate in Russia’s second city
Cuba would like to reopen its consulate general in St. Petersburg, Russia, Cuban Ambassador Emilio Lozada García said during a meeting Thursday (May 22) with the mayor of that city,…
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One-year visa benefits foreigners who buy real estate
At a time when Cuba is favoring projects that will boost tourism, the government on Wednesday (May 21) established a "temporary residence" visa for foreigners who buy or lease real…
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When 2 plus 2 is no longer 4
In arithmetic, and until someone demonstrates the opposite, 2 plus 2 equals 4. Not so in politics. If we go over the history of confrontation between the U.S. and Cuba, we can see how…
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Cooperatives ‘without papers’
Proposals to create cooperative enterprises in sectors such as construction, fishing, advertising and computer services have been approved by the provincial governments but are awaiting…
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China’s top military officer visits Cuba after U.S. tour
Col. Gen. Fang Fenghui, Chief of the General Staff of the Chinese Army, arrived in Havana at the head of a delegation "as proof of the ties of solidarity between China and Cuba," Havana…
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