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Cuba and US to restore postal service after 52 years
Cuba and the United States have agreed to restore a direct postal service, suspended 52 years ago at the height of the Cold War. A pilot postal service will be launched shortly, but it is not clear when a full service will be implemented. The move is part of the rapprochement process that was announced by Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro on 17 December last year. The two countries have since restored diplomatic ties and reopened embassies.
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Superman of Havana
The mayor’s son drew on his cigarette, thought back sixty years, paused, and made a chopping motion on his lower thigh—fifteen inches, give or take, from his groin to just above his knee. “The women said, ‘He has a machete.’” The mayor’s son is in his seventies now, but he was a teenager back then, during the years of Havana’s original sin... By Mitch Moxley.
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Featured Documentary - Havana: Cuba's Food Revolution
We visit Havana to find out how politics affects food and how recent changes are being reflected in Cuban cuisine.
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Obama 'will close Guantanamo Bay before he leaves office,' with or without Congress
The clock is ticking for President Barack Obama to make good on one of his biggest promises — closing Guantanamo Bay. White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough backed the president on Sunday in what would be an enormous moral victory for the Obama Administration. “He feels an obligation to the next president. He will fix this so that they don't have to be confronted with the same set of challenges,” Mr McDonough said on Fox News Sunday.
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US and Cuba to formalise deal allowing 20 flights a day between countries
Officials will sign deal on Tuesday allowing flights from US to Havana as part of a gradual loosening of restrictions set to transform Cuban tourism
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U.S. to restore commercial air travel to Cuba
The U.S. government will announce Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with Cuba to restore commercial air travel between the two countries, according to a notice sent to Capitol Hill offices. “This arrangement establishes scheduled air service of up to 30 daily direct flights between the U.S. and Cuba, will facilitate authorized travel, enhanced traveler choices, and strengthen people-to-people links between the two countries,” according to the...
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Meet the Smallest Bird Species in the World
The bee hummingbird is so named because it is literally about the size of a bumblebee.
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President Obama Will Visit Cuba in Historic Trip Next Month
President Obama is planning a trip to Cuba some time next month, marking the first time in more than 80 years a sitting U.S. president will visit the country, according to sources with knowledge of the plan. A National Security Council official plans to make the announcement tomorrow at the White house.
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People & Power - Cuba For Sale
People & Power investigates the recent economic changes and the effect of property ownership on Cuba's communist legacy.
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Obama to Attend Major League Baseball Game in Cuba
U.S. President Barack Obama will attend a baseball game during a landmark visit to Cuba later this month.
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U.S. eases Cuba trade and travel rules ahead of Obama visit
The United States unveiled new measures on Tuesday to make it far easier for Americans to visit Cuba and eased limits on the use of U.S dollars in trade there as President Barack Obama prepared to make a historic trip to Havana next week. Rolling out some of the most significant changes since Obama announced his opening to Cuba in December 2014, U.S. officials expressed hope that the further relaxation of travel and financial rules would spur the island's...
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Havana,Cuba
A quiet day in Havana,before President Obama comes for a visit next week.
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Havana Prepares for Historic US President Visit
Cuba is preparing for one of the most historic visits of Barack Obama's presidency.
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Storymap: Obama's Trip to Cuba
President Obama goes to Cuba this Sunday afternoon.
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In Cuba, An Underground Network Armed With USB Drives Does The Work Of Google And YouTube
In a country nearly devoid of Internet access, the weekly distributors of El Paquete create a window to online content.
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The Last Time a President Visited Cuba was 1928. It was a Very Big Deal Back Then, too.
A look at The Washington Post archives from the last time a sitting U.S. president visited Cuba.
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Carnival gets approval to start cruising from Miami to Cuba in May
In a week of historic firsts between the United States and Cuba, Carnival Corporation gained approval Monday to sail from Miami into the port of Havana in May. After months of uncertainty, Cuban authorities from Havanatur Celimar and other agencies approved the cruise company’s bid for its inaugural Cuba voyage, departing May 1, marking the first time in more than 50 years that a cruise ship can travel from the United States to Cuba.
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Rays Top Cuban National Team 4-1 as Obama, Raul Castro Watch
The Tampa Bay Rays took America’s pastime 90 miles south Tuesday, playing exhibition baseball against the Cuban national team.
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Last Chance, Amigo? You Can Never Be Too Late in Havana
The pope has been there, Obama is there this week and the Rolling Stones are arriving soon. Everyone wants a chance to see Socialism one last time before it dies. But what is it like to visit Cuba for a former citizen of East Germany? By Jochen-Martin Gutsch.
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Rolling Stones Perform at Free Concert in Cuba
The Rolling Stones took to the stage at a Havana sports complex on Friday night, performing for fans in a country where rock 'n' roll music was once prohibited on TV and radio.
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