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Havana Weather for August 10-16

During this 7-day forecast periods the days will be hot, with partly cloudy skies and afternoon rains. The humidity will remain high, which will slightly intensify the sensation of heat.

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Seventeen Countries Condemn Democratic Rupture in Venezuela

Seventeen American countries have condemned the “democratic rupture of Venezuela’s democratic order” and said that they will not recognize measures that the recently-elected Constitutional Assembly adopts in this country, because of “its illegitimate nature”. At the same time, the ALBA alliance gave its full support to President Maduro.

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Cuba Says New Business Licenses Will Be Issued

The Cuban government said Tuesday that the suspension of new licenses for the private sector will not be maintained for “a very long period of time,” local media reported. What “not very long” means in Cuban terms is left to the interpretation of each person.

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Cuba Gov. Shuts Down Accounting Cooperative

Cuban authorities have ordered the Scenius cooperative, which is dedicated to providing accounting services and is the most important in the country in its field, to close down. It has been accused of unspecified “serious and repeated violations.”

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Venezuela: The Axe Falls on the Attorney General

The National Constituent Assembly of Venezuela, a plenipotentiary body controlled by the ruling party, today in its first action dismissed Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz, a leading voice in recent months of those opposed to the policies of President Maduro, including the violent repression of protesters.

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