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Cuban Books of August: Dying with Padura, the “Yuca Fool,” and the Recovered Childhood of Luis Felipe Rojas
‘Poisoned Utopia’ describes the mechanisms of ideological export and political control that have characterized Havana in recent decades. Image from the presentation of Padura’s new novel in Madrid. / 14ymedio 14ymedio, Xavier Carbonell, Salamanca,...
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Doctor to Politician: Terrance Drew Journey as Prime Minister
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Prime Minister Terrance Drew was born on 22nd November 1976, in Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla. He is leading the island of St Kitts and Nevis as the fourth elected Prime Minister after Timothy Harris under the banner of St Kitts and Nevis...
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‘Diplomatic abuse’: Brazil minister on US revoking his 10-year-old daughter’s visa
When Alexandre Padilha’s father most needed help, the United States took him in. It was 1971, the height of Brazil’s brutal two-decade dictatorship, and Anivaldo Padilha, a young Methodist activist, had been forced to flee his homeland after...
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Millions of Dollars in Debt to Sugar Cane Producers Augurs for Another Disastrous Harvest in Cuba
Farmers complain about repeated non-payments, another factor for the shipwreck of the industry that was once a symbol of Cuba Planting of cane in Artemisa, where they try to arrive on time despite non-payments / Trajabadores 14ymedio, Madrid,...
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Seizures of Cuban Cigars: 4,500 in Havana, 133 in Spain
For the second time in a week, Customs at José Martí Airport has detected “fake goods,” but the Spanish courts ruled in favor of a passenger who was fined for bringing Cuban cigars for a birthday party. Cigars seized by Cuban Customs. / Wiliam...
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The Victim of a Vicious Assault in Cuba Discovers that His Attackers Now Live in the United States
José Enrique Morales links the Herrera Pardo family to State Security Morales (shown in photo) finds it astonishing that his assailants would be living in the United States. / Cortesía 14ymedio, Elena Nazco / Luz Escobar, Madrid, 19 July 2025 —...
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Cuban national accused of killing Dallas motel manager had criminal arrest history across 3states
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Before allegedly beheading a Dallas motel manager last week, Yordanis Cobos-Martinez had already built a criminal arrest record across Florida, California and Texas, according to court and law enforcement records. Cobos-Martinez, 37, is charged...
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Historic Shuttered Navy Base Back In Action For Caribbean Counter-Drug Mission
The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. The F-35B stealth fighters that landed in Puerto Rico on Saturday joined a growing U.S. military presence at the...
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Cuba Plans the Sowing of 517,000 Hectare…
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The 2025-2026 cold season, which began in early September in most Cuban agricultural companies, aims to plant a total of 517,000 hectares of various crops, key to guaranteeing the country's food supply, the Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG) reported...
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Another National Power Outage in Cuba Was Barely News
The Guiteras thermoelectric plant did it again Cubans walk on a street during a blackout in Havana on September 10, 2025. Photo: Yamil Lage, AFP By Francisco Acevedo HAVANA TIMES – It sounds like the script of a low-budget science fiction movie: a...
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Rifle raffle fundraiser for Long Island high school volleyball team ruled 'unlawful'
17:42 ET, 15 Sep 2025Updated 17:43 ET, 15 Sep 2025 A gun shop owner has spoken of his despair at having to shut down a rifle raffle to raise money for his daughter's high school volleyball team after district officials demanded it be canceled....
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Rural Tourism Conference will Evoke Fide…
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Fidel Castro's strategic thinking on agritourism stands out as a key topic at the 10th Ibero-American Meeting on Rural Tourism and Agritourism, to be held from September 29 to October 5 in various locations across Western Cuba. Havana, Cuba.-...
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President Trump Talks Fate Of Murderer Who Chopped Off Texas Man’s Head
Donald Trump recently had some harsh words on social media following reports that a Texas man was beheaded in front of his family by an immigrant who was not supposed to be in the United States. So, what happened with this horrific situation, and...
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Cuba condemns provocative U.S. actions in the Caribbean
4 Miguel Díaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President of the Republic, condemned the recent assault on a Venezuelan fishing boat by US troops, deployed since last August in the southern...
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New British Ambassador David Cairns presents credentials to Foreign Minister
David Cairns, the United Kingdom’s new ambassador to Argentina, presented his diplomatic credentials to Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein on Monday, meaning he has formally started his role. The ceremony took place two days after he arrived in the...
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Cuban to be honored with medal for Angolan Independence
3 The first head of the Cuban military mission in Angola, Commander Raúl Díaz-Argüelles (1937-1975), will be one of those honored (posthumously) with the commemorative medals for the 50th anniversary of national independence. Díaz-Argüelles...
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Cuban prisoners forced to work making cigars and charcoal for export to Europe, report claims
Prisoners in Cuba are forced to work producing the country’s world-famous cigars and marabu charcoal sold to European consumers, according to a new report. The Madrid-based NGO Prisoners Defenders estimates that at least 60,000 people are being...
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HBA condemns court ruling allowing Trump’s revocation of lawful status for Haitian, Cuban parole beneficiaries
Haitian Bridge Alliance executive director Guerline Jozef. HBA/Guerline Jozef The San Diego-based Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) has condemned a United States Appeals Court ruling that greenlights President Trump’s mass revocation of lawful status...
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Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restores Law and Order in Memphis
MAKING MEMPHIS SAFE AGAIN: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum to address rampant crime in Memphis, Tennessee. The Memorandum establishes a Memphis Safe Task Force tasked with ending street and violent crime in...
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ICE To Deport Cuban Suspect In Dallas Beheading Case
Photo: Dallas County Jail Records India-West News Desk DALLAS, TX – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has initiated the deportation process for Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, an undocumented immigrant from Cuba accused of the brutal...
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