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Cuban Catholics pray for Cardinal Ortega battling terminal cancer

HAVANA, June 26th The archbishop of Havana said his predecessor, Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino, is in stable condition, but his health has weakened and taken a downturn in recent days.

26/06/2019/by Havana Live

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ADVENTURES OF A CUBAN BODEGUERO "EXPOSED" IN ART BASEL

HAVANA, June 26 (EFE) .- Raúl Postillo is 77 years old and left Cuba for the first time a month ago to participate in the prestigious Art Basel of Switzerland ... but not as an artist, but as an art: he was part of an installation that invited…

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Cuba's first 'sex shop' tackles taboos, fuels legalization calls

HAVANA, June 25th (Reuters) - An exhibit-cum-pop-up store of handcrafted dildos in Havana is throwing new light on sexual taboos in Cuba stemming from its macho culture... and decades of isolation, and has re-ignited calls for the country…

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Havana renovates Cuba’s oldest Jewish cemetery

HAVANA , June 25th (AP) Some marble grave covers are broken and tombstones lie on the ground, covered in moss. At some graves, vegetation pokes through the cement cracks. But slowly, the oldest Jewish cemetery in Cuba is beginning to be…

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Russian warships arrive in Cuba amid tensions with the EU

HAVANA, June 24th (AP) One of the Russian navy’s most advanced warships entered Havana’s harbor Monday and docked at the port used until this month by U.S. cruise lines... Here are some questions and answers about the Admiral Gorshkov’s…

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Russian warships head to Cuba for official visit

HAVANA, June 23 (Xinhua) A flotilla comprising Russia's most modern warship and its escorts will on Monday arrive at the Havana port for an official visit, said Cuban Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces on Sunday. One of Russia's…

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Canada-Cuba relations take a sad turn with new visa requirement

HAVANA, june 23th There has been some commotion about the Canadian government’s decision to suspend visa processing for Cubans in Canada’s Havana embassy that will require them to travel to a third country to obtain the document. The…

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Travel to Cuba with Classic Journeys

HAVANA, June 21th On June 4, 2019, the Trump Administration announced further restrictions on travel to Cuba, immediately halting cruise ship arrivals and some other forms of travel. Edward Piegza, founder of Classic Journeys, explains the latest…

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Havana Can Have 5G Internet Before Miami

HAVANA, June 20th Compared to Miami, Havana is an Internet desert, but Havana may have 5G wireless connectivity before Miami. 5G architecture, US politics and policy, and the 5G timetable favor Havana. Small cells (source)5G will require…

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Family of Cuban emigrants in the US sue Trivago under Helms-Burton law

HAVANA, June 20 The German company Trivago, of online hotel searches, was sued by a law firm in the city of Miami on behalf of a family ... of Cuban emigrants residing in the United States, under Title III of the Helms-Burton Act that allows…

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Cuban artist creates drawings underwater

HAVANA, June 19th (Reuters) Sandor Gonzalez, 42, says there is no better place to sketch and paint than several metres below the surface of the sea, surrounded by iridescent Caribbean fish and fantastic coral forms. Some artists like to go on…

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UK entrepreneurs reaffirm willingness to enhance business cooperation with Cuba

HAVANA, June 18th Cuban and British entrepreneurs on Monday reaffirmed their mutual interest in economic cooperation, despite the United States' ongoing sanctions against the Caribbean island. During the opening speech of a two-day business…

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PRESIDENT OF CUBA ANNOUNCES THE END OF THE "CENTRALIZED ECONOMY"

HAVANA, June 15th The president of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, made an unexpected announcement today confirming that from next year the economic plans of state-owned companies will no longer "come from above", as the workers and managers of…

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Lack of US cruises leaves Havana empty

HAVANA, June 14th (AFP) The United States government recently ordered a halt to American cruise ship stopovers in Cuba, affecting the island's tourism industry and its economy.

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CUBAN ASSURES TO HAVE AN ORIGINAL RENOIR PICTURE DISAPPEARED DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR

HAVANA, June 13 Damaso Fong, a Cuban direct descendant of Chinese emigrant, announced today that he has an original painting by renowned artist Pierre Auguste Renoir, one of the greatest exponents of French Impressionism in the late nineteenth…

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Expedia fined over $300,000 for breaching U.S. sanctions with Cuba tours

HAVANA, June 13th Travel booking company Expedia was fined over $300,000 for breaching U.S. sanctions by selling Cuba travel tours and packages, according to a U.S. Department of the Treasury report released Thursday. Per the report, Expedia…

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The descendants of a Cuban family asks Meliá for compensation of at least 10 million euros

HAVANA, June 12th The descendants of entrepreneur Rafael Lucas Sánchez Hill ask the hotel chain Meliá Hotels International compensation of at least 10 million euros for exploiting two hotels, Paradisus Río de Oro and Sol Río and Luna…

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Cuban Catholics pray for Cardinal Ortega battling terminal cancer

ADVENTURES OF A CUBAN BODEGUERO "EXPOSED" IN ART BASEL

Cuba's first 'sex shop' tackles taboos, fuels legalization calls

Havana renovates Cuba’s oldest Jewish cemetery

Russian warships arrive in Cuba amid tensions with the EU

Russian warships head to Cuba for official visit

Canada-Cuba relations take a sad turn with new visa requirement

Travel to Cuba with Classic Journeys

Havana Can Have 5G Internet Before Miami

Family of Cuban emigrants in the US sue Trivago under Helms-Burton law

Cuban artist creates drawings underwater

UK entrepreneurs reaffirm willingness to enhance business cooperation with Cuba

PRESIDENT OF CUBA ANNOUNCES THE END OF THE "CENTRALIZED ECONOMY"

Lack of US cruises leaves Havana empty

CUBAN ASSURES TO HAVE AN ORIGINAL RENOIR PICTURE DISAPPEARED DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR

Expedia fined over $300,000 for breaching U.S. sanctions with Cuba tours

The descendants of a Cuban family asks Meliá for compensation of at least 10 million euros

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