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Cuba’s vaccine success story sails past mark set by rich world’s Covid efforts
More than 90% of the population has been vaccinated with at least one dose of Cuba’s homegrown vaccines, while 83% have been fully inoculated.
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Trade turnover with Cuba totaled $97.9 million, said Russian trade rep
Reforms underway in Cuba open opportunities to develop trade with Russia, Russian trade representative in Cuba Alexander Bogatyr said.
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Cuba’s monetary overhaul enters second year amid pandemic recovery, sanctions
Cuba has rolled out multiple moves over the past 2021, including expanding private sector employment, promoting the digital economy and expediting the production process.
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Cuba to fast-track boosters as Omicron looms
Cuba will give booster shots to its entire population in January in a bid to keep the highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus at bay.
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Cuba sees slow economic recovery at 4% in 2022
Prime Minister Manuel Marrero’s annual report said the economy began a slow recovery of around 2% this year after declining 10.9% in 2020.
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Cuba’s COVID vaccines: the limited data available suggests they’re highly effective
Cuba’s vaccine efforts have maintained a relatively low profile in the west to date. Two of its COVID vaccines – Abdala and Soberana 02 – appear to have performed very well in trials.
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Contempt for the value of a Cuban’s labor
State-run companies and groups of intermediaries of the underground economy are the ones benefitting from the Cuban crisis, while the worker and his family do not surpass their poverty.…
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Cartoons predicted today’s reality
A metaphorical anticipation of Cuba's reality: Catching a slice of pork for Christmas dinner will be more difficult than for the blind samurai Zatoichi to stab a fly with his katana.
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Cuba tightens restrictions on eight African countries over Omicron concerns
Travelers from certain African countries will be required to comply with multiple precautionary measures.
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Turkey’s floating power plants help Cuba amid electricity shortage
Floating power plants from Turkey are helping provide electricity amid severe shortages, covering 10% of the nation’s total electricity demand.
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