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Appraising Raul Castro’s Trip to the US

Rather than become the target of criticisms over the situation of human rights in Cuba, as was quite often the Castro government over the past few decades internationally, the younger of the Castro brothers was one of the stars of the UN General Assembly’s first days.

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Pinar del Rio’s New Exotic Dish

Till recently, it was yet another of the many endemic species of the Sierra de los Organos, in the countryside of Pinar del Rio, but soon Zachrysia guanensis could become one of the most exclusive dishes of Cuban cuisine.

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Cuba–US Relations: Which Court is the Ball In?

Only the most general aspects of the conversation Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro had on the afternoon of September 18 are known, but one needn’t have a crystal ball to be certain that the measures Washington had just announced to relax the embargo were the main topic of discussion.

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“Welcome to Habana!”

The plane lands in Havana at terminal 2, which is only for flights from the U.S. and Caribbean islands. It was empty, the complete opposite of JFK; no planes parked, no planes taking off, very few rundown warehouses. There was very little action for a major city.

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