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Cuba’s gains
This article from the Colombian newspaper El Espectador was written two years ago. With the Trump administration trying to undo the many positive moves carried out by the Obama…
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Cuba’s economy in 2017
Although the economy dealt with several shocks throughout the year, the response -- from the standpoint of economic policy -- was insufficient. We might even say that the economic…
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Cuban envoy to Moscow will end his mission New Year’s Day
Emilio Ratmir Lozada García will leave his post in Moscow as Cuba's ambassador to Russia and return to Cuba on Jan. 1, 2018, after a four-year assignment in the Russian capital. His…
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U.S. immigration agency moves office from Cuba to Mexico — “temporarily”
In an apparent move to further hinder travel between Cuba and the United States, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has suspended operations in Havana. The announcement, made…
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Experts: Trump’s snub of Cuba brings Russia into U.S. backyard
An article in the British daily The Independent has buoyed Russian politologists, businessmen and politicians for its outlook on Russo-Cuban relations. Jason Marczak, director of the…
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Mostly unaffected by new rules, cruise lines seek to expand into Cuba
Cruise lines are laying the groundwork for further expansion into Cuba now that the rules governing U.S. tourism to the island have been revised and clarified by the Trump…
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Russia and Cuba are working on ‘a major energy agreement’
President Raúl Castro and Igor Sechin, head of the Russian oil giant Rosneft, met in Havana on Saturday, the news agency Reuters reported, describing the meeting as "the latest sign the…
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Cuba, Serbia presidents vow to increase political, economic ties
Cuban president Raúl Castro received his Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vučić, on Friday agreed to increase economic and commercial ties between both countries and highlighted the…
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Russia offers to mediate in U.S.-North Korea rift; Cuba already has
Russia is ready to mediate in the negotiations between the U.S. and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the first deputy chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs,…
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Russian documentary about Cuba’s people opens in Havana
Russian musician and filmmaker Stas Namin presented his documentary "The Real Cuba" in Havana on Tuesday. The film was shown at the 23 and 12 Cinema as part of the International…
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