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Cuba's deputy foreign minister says U.S. memorandum is an intimidating political platform
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 3, 2025
Fernández de Cossío affirms that Cuba has the capacity, organization, wisdom, and experience to overcome this new U.S. aggression Photo taken from Archive/Cubadebate Havana, July 3 (RHC)-- The Presidential Memorandum on National Security, issued...
No one intimidates Cuba: Statement by the International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 5, 2025
With the immorality, aggressiveness and intimidating threat to the entire world that characterizes the United States government, the Trump regime announced on June 30th the implementation of a Presidential Memorandum prohibiting the American...
Solidarity with Cuba from Spain / With Hand on the Heart
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 4, 2025
Madrid, July 4 (RHC / Prensa Latina)-- A campaign organized in Spain to contribute to Cuba's health care system is called "With Hand on the Heart," supported by associations of the MESC (State Movement of Solidarity with Cuba). This was explained...
How thousands of Cubans have answered adverts for £1,900-a-month building jobs in Russia - only to be hurled into Putin's frontline meat-grinder
Daily Mail
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July 4, 2025
From the moment he stepped off the plane, Francisco Garcia knew he’d made the worst mistake of his life. Hoping to escape poverty in his native Cuba, the 37-year-old was one of hundreds on the flight from Havana to Moscow. All of them were lured...
Dominican and Cuban Embassies host Cigar and Rum Night in Brussels
Dominican Today
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Illustrative image by Pexels Belgium.- The Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Belgium, in partnership with the Embassy of Cuba, hosted a successful Cigar and Rum Night in Brussels, celebrating the cultural and economic importance of these...
Billionaire Mark Cuban predicts 'who will be the world’s first trillionaire?' And it is not Elon Musk
The Economic Times
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July 4, 2025
Billionaire entrepreneur and former “Shark Tank” star Mark Cuban has made a bold prediction: the world’s first trillionaire will not come from rockets or electric cars, but from artificial intelligence. Speaking on the “High Performance” podcast,...
Today and tomorrow, 10th Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba
Diario Granma
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Cuba has a mission: that its people live in a prosperous and equitable society, with a committed government that listens and acts to transform challenges into opportunities, together with its people. In this task, the Communist Party of Cuba, as...
The Cuban Communist Party’s Central Committee Holds Its 10th Plenary Session
teleSUR
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July 4, 2025 Hour: 7:39 am On Friday and Saturday, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) will hold its 10th plenary session in Havana. RELATED: Mexico and Cuba Sign 2025-2028 Tourism Cooperation Program During the meeting,...
United States fines company for sending food to Cuba
Diario Granma
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Photo: AP The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), of the U.S. Treasury Department, imposed a fine of 608,825 dollars to the company Key Holding, LLC, owner of Key Logistics Colombia S.A.S., for making 36 shipments to Cuba between 2022 and...
The 10th Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba takes place in Havana
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 4, 2025
Havana, July 4 (RHC)-- Cuba has a mission: for its people to live in a prosperous and equitable society, with a committed government that listens and acts to transform challenges into opportunities, alongside its people. In this endeavor, the...
Cuba Congratulates China’s CCP on its 104 Anniversary
Cuban News Agency
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July 2, 2025
Havana, July 1 (ACN) The first secretary of Cuba’s Communist Party Central Committee and Cuban President, Miguel Diaz-Canel congratulated his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the 104th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party...
Cuban province seeks to increase rice production
Cuban News Agency
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July 2, 2025
SANTA CLARA, Cuba, July 1 (ACN) Increasing rice planting and production in the central province of Villa Clara is the main objective of the Emilio Cordoba Agroindustrial Grain Company in the municipality of Encrucijada. Yanelis Saborido Perez,...
Cuba’s Power Grid Nears Total Failure
IEEE Spectrum
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July 1, 2025
For many Cubans, the sudden stop of a fan is more than just an annoyance on a tropical island; it’s a daily reminder of a critical, nationwide problem. On an average day, the Cuban government can meet only 50 to 70 percent of its country’s...
Cuban Faces Deportation after 20 years in Jail for Hijacking
Havana Times
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July 2, 2025
Adermis Wilson Gonzalez at home in Houston, before his detention. Photo: Cafefuerte / 14ymedio. Adermis Wilson Gonzales may seek asylum in Mexico, in order to avoid reprisals in his country of origin. HAVANA TIMES – For the second time in 22...
$150M Boost for Wisconsin Agricultural Roads Approved
Wisconsin Ag Connection
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July 4, 2025
Friday, July 4, 2025 By Blake Jackson The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) has commended the efforts of the Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee, Governor Tony Evers, Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester), Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu...
Cuba: Where Is Rock Bottom?
Havana Times
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July 1, 2025
Havana in the dark. Photo: Juan Suarez By Angry GenXer HAVANA TIMES – They say that when someone loses footing in a pool, lake, or along the seashore, they can let themselves sink to the bottom, push off, and return to the surface—then catch their...
Cuba's deputy prime minister calls for elimination of coercive measures
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 1, 2025
Photo: Inés María Chapman's Facebook page Sevilla, July 1 (RHC)-- Cuba today called for an end to unilateral coercive measures that hinder the development of the countries affected, such as "the unjust and illegal United States blockade." In her...
Tattoos in Cuba: From Stigma to Artwork
Havana Times
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July 4, 2025
By Fabiana del Valle HAVANA TIMES – It used to be that having a mark on your skin was almost a guilty verdict. In my childhood, we had a neighbor who gave me the shivers. My mother told me that he had been in jail. There was really no need for...
Trump reinstates hard-line Cuba embargo as Havana condemns US measure as “criminal”
OnCuba News
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July 3, 2025
Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum this Monday that toughens U.S. policy toward Cuba and reverses what was put in place by former President Joe Biden. The directive will enforce a legal ban on U.S. tourism to Cuba and strengthens the...
What's with the diagonal streets in Beauregard Town in Baton Rouge? Curious Louisiana answers.
The Advocate - Louisiana
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Ira Wray frequently drives downtown and can’t help but notice four diagonal streets that approach a two-block area of Government Street. “It looks like there would’ve had to be something important or interesting at the center many years ago, but...