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At a time when a human rights organization is charging that Raul Castro is just as ruthless as his brother Fidel, when Cuban political prisoners are on the rise, when dissidents are being assaulted by government goons on the...
HAVANA, (Nov. 17, 2009) IPS/GIN - Women in Cuba cite a variety of reasons to explain their decision to have only one child, ranging from the housing shortage to the rising cost of living and the many work responsibilities they...
HAVANA, (Oct. 29, 2009) IPS/GIN - Three new international cooperation agreements channeled through the United Nations system in Cuba are aimed at strengthening food security, especially in the poorest parts of the country.
HAVANA, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez and his visiting Australian counterpart Stephen Smith on Monday signed in Havana a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on strengthening bilateral ties. The...
Mr Smith says his visit is the first step to enhance relationships between Australia and Cuba. (ATPN) Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith says Australia and Cuba have decided to strengthen their 20-year relationship. Mr...
HAVANA, Cuba - Fidel Castro was 32 and building his new government on the fly. He nationalized Cuba's U.S.-run telephone company, tapped Che Guevara as head of the National Bank and claimed he was ...
Patrick Doherty directs the New America Foundation / U.S.-Cuba 21st Century Policy Initiative . Yesterday, three significant statements were made regarding the United States' policy towards Cuba. President Barack Obama ,...
"It's such a joy to be here in New York City," says Ricardo Oropesa-Fernandez, manager for the Cuban folkloric band Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Piñeiro. "I feel that we are walking the same steps that the original Septeto...
HAVANA (AFP) - Nearly 50 years after a botched US-directed invasion of Cuba, the communist nation said Saturday it is holding a military exercise next week to boost preparedness against any future US attack.
A bust of Protestant reformer John Calvin has recently been unveiled in a park in Havana, Cuba, as a way to cap a year-long celebration of his 500th birthday. Calvinism plays a role in the religious life of Cuba in part because...
