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On Dec. 23, 2013, Pope Francis accepted the credentials of Rodney Alejandro López Clemente, Cuba's new ambassador to the Holy See. He replaces Eduardo Delgado Bermúdez, who held the…
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Mexico's growth has been weak since the 'free trade' deal was signed, and it missed out on the region's poverty reduction. It is also easy to see that NAFTA was a bad deal for most…
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A former Mexican ambassador to Cuba is proposing that Mexico & Cuba set up "a strategic partnership on matters of energy" to firm up the countries' relations.
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Hundreds of mourners gathered Saturday morning (Jan. 4) at Columbus Cemetery in Havana to bid goodbye to Monsignor Carlos Manuel de Céspedes García-Menocal, Vicar General of Havana, who…
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Monsignor Carlos Manuel de Céspedes García-Menocal, an outstanding figure in Cuba's Roman Catholic Church, died suddenly today (Jan. 3) at the age of 77. He was an essayist, writer and…
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On December 28, 1.3 million American workers got a late Christmas present from the federal government. Their unemployment benefits were cut off. And their monthly expenses exceed their…
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If anything has been shown by 55 years of confrontation between Cuba and the U.S., it is the predisposition of U.S. foreign-policy officials to insult the Havana government.
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Since 1976, Florida has had 1,762 of its public officials convicted, according to a new study conducted by the non-profit Integrity Florida. Each year we typically have around 71…
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Progreso Weekly wishes all of our readers much happiness and prosperity in the coming year. May 2014 be an even better year than 2013. As we move forward towards better relations…
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President Vladimir Putin of Russia sent New Year messages to the presidents of three Latin American countries, as well as Barack Obama of the United States.
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