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Cuba awards Medal of Solidarity to Saul Landau
The Cuban Institute of Friendship With Peoples awarded its Medal of Solidarity to Saul Landau, U.S. filmmaker, writer and academician.
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Industriales arrive in Miami
In its continuing coverage of the unprecedented Industriales visit to Miami, Progreso Weekly columnist Yadira Escobar visited Miami International Airport Sunday (August 11) night to…
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Industriales in Miami: Just baseball
There will be two games: one between former Industralistas living outside Cuba and the Havana visitors; the other, between all "the blues" and a selection of players from other…
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Cuban baseball: A threat to our national security
The writer speculates that MLB was told by U.S. authorities to nix the Cuban participation in the Caribbean Confederation tournament.
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Baseball and the Cuban heart
Leonardo Padura and Guillermo Rodríguez Rivera at bat. Progreso Weekly publishes reflections of two great Cubans, both fans of baseball and Cuba. They express views about the game that…
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Industriales will play in Miami, “even if it’s in a canebrake”
Alejandro Cantón, president of Somos Cuba , the Florida agency that promotes the match, told Progreso Weekly in an exclusive interview that the games will take place "even if it's in a…
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Cuba behind the curtain
Spending time in Cuba in the context of a ‘people to people’ educational tour provided an invaluable opportunity to peel back a few layers of this mystery, however, and to shed some of…
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U.S. spends $24 million on ‘Propaganda Plane’ nobody can see or hear
"It's hard to believe we are still wasting millions of taxpayer dollars on beaming a jammed TV signal – that fewer than 1 percent of Cubans can see..." says Sen. Jeff Flake.
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Validity of U.S. tourist visas for Cuban nationals extended to 5 years
Effective August 1, the Department of State is changing the validity of tourist visas from six months, single entry to five-years, multiple entries for qualified Cuban nationals.
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Cuba reports highest outflow of citizens since 1994
The number of Cubans leaving their country has increased steadily in recent years, the government reported on Wednesday, reaching levels not seen since 1994.
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