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Fabius’ visit, seen from París
Translation of an article in the influential French newspaper Le Monde on Sunday 13, which published a brief summary of the visit to Cuba by the French foreign minister, Laurent Fabius,…
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Cuban emigrant adapts to life in Siberia
A Russian couple spent tens of thousands of rubles to take home a stray dog they found while vacationing in Cuba. The émigré has made a successful transition from the tropical heat to…
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Padrόn’s sin
Eduardo Padrόn committed a cardinal sin last week. The Miami-Dade College (MDC) president spoke truth to power. He named names and denounced the actions of legislators that are supposed…
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Díaz-Canel: ‘The choice is socialism or barbarity’
Last week in Havana, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez addressed the Eighth Congress of the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC). Because his words reflected the thinking of…
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Mujica to Obama: Democracy is not exported by force
President José Mujica of Uruguay said that next month, when he meets with President Barack Obama in the White House, he will stress the "big mistakes" that wealthy countries make with…
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Obama and Cuban Twitter
The intent of economic sanctions against Cuba is to deprive the Cuban regime of revenue. Yet Zununeo's success relied upon Cuban mobile services provided by Cuba's telephone company, a…
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U.S. trade chamber plans ‘educational trip’ to Havana
The powerful U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC) is planning a trip to Havana this spring, the website CubaStandard reported Tuesday (April 8).
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France’s top diplomat meets with Raúl Castro (+Video)
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius arrived in Havana from Mexico City Saturday, April 12, for a one-day visit, during which he met with Cuban President Raúl Castro, Foreign Minister…
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USAID hard-liners scuttled plan to free Gross, says ex-Kerry aide
Negotiations between the U.S. and Cuba aimed at gaining Alan Gross' release were scuttled by "die-hard USAID officials" four years ago, a former Senate aide to John Kerry told Newsweek…
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Two compatriots, one adventure
Two Cubans, one of whom lives in the United States and the other in Cuba, wanted to pool their moderate capital to set up a small or medium business on the island. They cannot do it:…
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