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US House Democrats urge Biden to revert to Obama-era Cuba detente

In a letter to Biden seen by Reuters they urged the Democratic president to sign an executive order “without delay” to end restrictions on travel and remittances, noting that well over half of...

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Top 10 countries that censor the internet

Animal rights activist Elizabeth Meade shows a stray cat at her home in Havana, Cuba, February 25, 2021. Picture taken February 25, 2021. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
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Cuba approves animal welfare law after civil society pressure

FILE PHOTO: A view of the seafront Malecon during an overnight curfew amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Havana, Cuba, September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/Pool
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Cuba opens door to most small business initiatives

The Cuban flag flies in Havana April 14, 2015. Reuters/Enrique de la Osa
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Cuba slams ‘political opportunism’ of new US sanctions

FILE PHOTO: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a business leaders reception at the Museu de Moeda in Luanda, Angola February 17, 2020. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS
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Trump returns Cuba to US list of state sponsors of terrorism

Cuba to collaborate with Iran on coronavirus vaccine
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Cuba to collaborate with Iran on coronavirus vaccine

US imposes Cuba, Nicaragua-related sanctions on people, companies
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US imposes Cuba, Nicaragua-related sanctions on people, companies

A vintage car passes by the US Embassy in Havana, Cuba, October 30, 2020. Picture taken October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
Politics

Cuba has big stake in US election after Trump's trashing of detente

People walk on the street near an image of former Cuban President Raul Castro in Havana, Cuba, September 9, 2020. Picture taken September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
Global Economy

Cuba plans first official peso devaluation since 1959 revolution, sources say

Cubans, who asked not to be identified, wait outside the Jose Marti Airport after arriving on an international flight amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Havana, Cuba, March 23, 2020/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Cubans celebrate no local transmission of Covid-19 for first time in four months

Cuban doctors hold an image of late Cuban President Fidel Castro during a farewell ceremony before departing to Italy to assist, amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Havana, Cuba, March 21, 2020/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Cuba goes a week without a single coronavirus death

Siblings Leticia Silva and Alejandro Silva, both dancers, perform for a TV camera (not pictured) in their apartment amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Havana, Cuba, April 29, 2020/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Cuba's artists make music and dance on rooftops during lockdown