Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

Cuba is betting its economic future on the special economic zone near Havana hoping it will act as 'welcome mat' for investment to drive Cuba's economic liberalization.
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The arrest of a Russian neo-Nazi leader in Havana and his possible extradition to Moscow were hot topics in the Russian press this weekend.
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Havana police on Friday (Jan. 17) arrested a Russian neofascist who was sought by Interpol, the Russian Interior Ministry announced Saturday (Jan. 18).
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The European Union (EU), which limited its cooperation with Cuba in 2003, is currently studying the possibility of revising the community’s common position on the island.
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It took years of political evolution for King to understand nonviolence not merely as a moral force, but as an effective strategy for leveraging political change. Yet his embrace of…
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The ongoing economic reforms in Cuba are intended to "develop and fortify" socialism, said deputy chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National Assembly, Chen Changzhi.
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Governor Scott has pulled Miami’s Lopez-Cantera out of his bag of tricks. The state’s number two political job had been vacant for more than a year.
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AFP is reporting that the European Union is preparing to normalize ties with Cuba following a decade-long dispute over human rights.
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Former British Treasury minister Philip Oppenheim has signed a deal with Cuba, which will allow his start-up business, The Cuba Mountain Coffee Company, to purchase high-quality coffee…
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The 14-piece Brown University Jazz Band has been spending this week in Havana on a cultural exchange that brings them in personal contact with musicians of the island.
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