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Canada not assuming Cuba was behind acoustic incidents
Canada is not automatically assuming that Cuba was behind an alleged “acoustic attack” against U.S. and Canadian personnel in Havana and has no plans to expel Cuban diplomats, an…
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Cuban athlete reportedly sues Finland for reparations in sex case
One of six Cuban volleyball players arrested in Finland last year on charges of raping a woman in the city of Tampere has sued the Finnish government for 381,000 euros (about $448,000),…
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Trump’s intransigence leads Cuba, Russia to throw up their hands, not hold them out
Both Cuba and Russia have decided that, as long as U.S. President Donald Trump maintains a bellicose stance toward both countries, further attempts to improve relations with Washington…
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Cuba and EU seize opportunity from Trump and approve first-ever trade deal
In an apparent snub to U.S. President Donald Trump, the European Parliament has approved a pact with Cuba that would expand trade and dialogue channels with the island nation. The…
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Poland is world volleyball champion, beating Cuba, 3-0; Russia takes bronze against Brazil
The Polish Under-21 volleyball team defeated the Cuban team on Sunday, 3 sets to none, and took the gold medal in the world youth tournament, played in Brno, Czech Republic. The Poles…
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Finnish court lowers sentences of Cuban athletes in rape case
Four Cuban volleyball players sentenced last year in Finland on charges of raping a Finnish woman had their sentences reduced and a fifth one had his charges dismissed. The reductions…
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The fire this time…
London's Grenfell Tower is a perfect microcosm, an apt metaphor for a whole “philosophy” that in this country has been gaining predominance for decades, culminating with Donald Trump:…
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Russian politologist: Trump will surely squeeze Cuba
President Donald Trump's decision to reverse the political thaw initiated by his predecessor, Barack Obama, could ultimately lead to the imposition of new economic sanctions against…
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Greed versus Gaia
In Greek mythology, Gaia is the personification of the Earth. Today, Mother Earth Gaia is in big trouble. It has deadly enemies. Greed, first and foremost. That and the fake science…
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Curb your enthusiasm: Macron is beginning of new fight for France and Europe
Let’s not get carried away. It’s great that Marine Le Pen, whose National Front party with deep racist roots that go back to French collaborators during the Nazi occupation, was…
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