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Cubans’ Obsession with Potatoes Takes Over in Havana

Potatoes have just arrived at the rationed markets in Havana and Cubans do not need a town crier to alert the population.

Surrounded by the same secrecy that accompanied their arrival, in recent weeks, the Turkish floating power plants have begun to leave Cuba.

The dictatorship has registered some of the confiscated properties as belonging to public institutions, to try and “legitimize” the seizures.

Part of the old fleet of the state-owned Cubana de Aviacion airlines, the ‘plane’ was equipped to serve 24 diners.

The film should be shown in schools, so the youth can reflect about what’s at stake when a government is exercising terror.

Total costs and financing mechanisms for the solar parks have not been issued, except that they involve agreements with the Chinese government

Machismo and the gender inequalities inherent in Cuba’s patriarchal society put women in rural communities at greater vulnerability.

Over the past five years, progress remains slow, uneven, and increasingly under threat from a growing backlash against women’s rights.

Several schools have reduced their hours and only offer classes in the mornings or from Monday to Thursday.

The 97th edition of the Oscars stood out for the near-absolute silence regarding the turbulent times the US faces.