Cuba

The Cuban Council of State has decided to release from the post of minister of Culture Rafael Bernal Alemany and in his place promote Julián González Toledo.
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Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla denounced what he called a plot by the Venezuelan right wing and the U.S. to overthrow the government of President Maduro adding that…
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After more than 50 years of trying to bring Cuba’s revolutionary government to heel, the U.S. finds itself isolated internationally by a policy of hostility toward Havana that is…
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An Iranian parliamentary delegation left Teheran for Havana Monday morning (March 3), according to a brief news item from IRNA the Iranian News Agency. The group is headed by Alaeddin…
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Raúl Castro has asked his ministers for a critical and constructive analysis of the measures being taken to update Cuba's economic model, the daily Granma reported Monday (March 3).
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Six luxury humidors fetched more than $1.1 million on Saturday at the gala closing the 16th annual Cigar Festival in Havana.

 The humidors were packed with Montecristo and other…
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The National Council of Cuba's Cultural Patrimony confirmed Friday (Feb. 28) in Havana that "an important shortage of art works" had been discovered in a storage building at the…
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Fernando González, member of the Cuban Five released yesterday (Feb. 27) after serving 15 years, five months and 15 days in a U.S. prison in Arizona, arrived in Havana, Cuba, today…
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Many imagine a distribution of the "booty" among Cuban inspectors after each incoming flight, but that's not what happens to the confiscated products. Unofficial sources say that the…
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Russia is planning to expand its permanent military presence outside its borders by placing military bases in a number of foreign countries, said Defense Minister Sergei K. Shoigu.
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