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Cuba's economic crisis worsening
Radio Jamaica
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July 15, 2025
Cuba's economic crisis continues to worsen, with Economy Minister Joaquin Alonso reporting a 1.1 per cent contraction last year, adding to a 10 per cent decline since 2019. Alonso, speaking before the Cuban Parliament, warned there's little hope...
China rejects new US sanctions against Cuba
Diario Granma
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Lin Jian, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo: Taken from the MFA "The sanctions should be lifted immediately, not intensified," said Lin Jian, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Tuesday in...
My Summer Travel Is So Much Easier Thanks to Google Lens: How to Use It Like a Pro
CNET
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July 16, 2025
I'm no stranger to finding useful tech hacks to make life easier, but I never expected to become a regular user of Google's new AI-powered visual search tool. Google Lens uses your phone's camera to highlight objects in the real world and gives...
Chris Cillizza, Bulwark Writer Bullish About Mark Cuban Being the Dem Nominee
Twitchy
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July 15, 2025
Mark Cuban as the Democrats' 2028 presidential nominee? We don't see it, especially with all of the other wannabes like Gavin Newsom and J.B. Pritzker salivating over the prize. Former CNN political analyst Chris Cillizza says he thought Cuban's...
Travel agent slams five popular holiday destinations as 'overrated'
Devon Live
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July 13, 2025
Carlos Lavilla, a travel agent, has shared his thoughts on some of the most popular destinations in the world Choosing the ideal spot for a getaway can be quite the challenge. Nonetheless, a seasoned travel agent has now offered some advice to...
Cuban FM presides over swearing-in of new Cuban diplomats
Cuban News Agency
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July 14, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 11 (ACN) With the mission of establishing themselves as pillars of revolutionary diplomacy in the international arena, the swearing-in ceremony of 26 new Cuban consuls and heads of consular offices abroad was held today at the...
Cuba and China to Expand Cultural Relations
Cuban News Agency
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July 14, 2025
Havana, July 12 (ACN) Cuba’s Culture Minister Alpidio Alonso wound up a working visit to China after participating at a Conference on the Dialog of Civilizations, in the capital Beijing. Speaking to representatives of 140 nations, Alonso explained...
Cuban children travel again to Russian center
Cuban News Agency
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July 14, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, July 13 (ACN) After 30 years, a group of Cuban kids will travel to the Russian Children’s Center Orlyonok, in the region of Krasnodar, according to the camp's director, Alexander Dzheus. "Cooperation with the Republic of Cuba was...
The Cuban Regime Expresses Its Impotence in the Face of the Economic Collapse of the Country
14ymedio
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July 16, 2025
Official data confirm an 11% fall in GDP over the last five years. The current revenues of the State “do not suffice to acquire essential raw materials. / Cubadebate 14ymedio, Havana, 14 July 2025 — The Cuban economy is not in recovery. Economy...
US sanctions Cuban president, ‘regime-controlled’ luxury hotels
Al Jazeera
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The US State Department has imposed sanctions on senior Cuban officials, including President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced as he marked the fourth anniversary of a brutal crackdown on historic antigovernment protests....
Latin American solidarity brigade to attend Cuban celebrations for July 26th
Cuban News Agency
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July 15, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 15 (ACN) The 30th Latin American and Caribbean Brigade of Volunteer Work and Solidarity with Cuba, with 132 members from 11 nations, will participate in the July 26th celebrations as part of its visit to the country from July...
Ten Cuban cyclists to attend Tour of Panama
Cuban News Agency
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July 15, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 15 (ACN) Ten Cuban cyclists will participate in the 2025 Tour de Panama, scheduled for July 22-26, with the participation of 12 international and ten local teams. The Cuba-Rali team is led by the U23s Randol Izquierdo, Caribbean...
US sanctions Cuban president four years after historic protests
GEO TV
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WASHINGTON: The United States announced its first sanctions on Friday against Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel for his role "in the Cuban regime's brutality toward the Cuban people." It is the latest in a series of measures by US President Donald...
In Cuba, nothing is more important than a child
Diario Granma
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Cuba's Little League softball champions will continue to develop in the sport. Photo: National Softball Commission Sadistic, for its refined cruelty, which it executes with pleasure; sarcastic, because it mocks and offends with biting irony; and...
Mark Cuban says some of NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's key policies don't 'have a chance'
Business Insider
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Mark Cuban thinks New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump have something in common, radically different politics aside. On an episode of the podcast "Pod Save America" that aired on July 13, Cuban said that both...
In a first, US sanctions Cuba leader Miguel Díaz-Canel for human rights violations
Hanford Sentinel - California
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Coinciding with the anniversary of the islandwide July 11 uprising in 2021 on Friday, the United States sanctioned Cuba’s leader, Miguel Díaz-Canel, for his involvement in “gross violations of human rights, ” the Department of State said in a...
A minister has sparked an uproar by claiming 'there are no beggars' in Cuba
Barron News Shield - Wisconsin
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Barron, WI (54812) Today Thunderstorms likely. Storms may contain strong gusty winds. Low 61F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%.. Tonight Thunderstorms likely. Storms may contain strong gusty winds. Low 61F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph....
Whoopi Attacks Mark Cuban For Realizing That ‘Trump Sucks’ Isn’t Good Messaging
Daily Wire
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July 15, 2025
Whoopi Goldberg unleashed on businessman Mark Cuban on Tuesday, complaining that he was getting things wrong when he said that simply complaining that “Trump sucks” did not seem to be working effectively as a message for the Democrats going...
Book reviews: 'Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream' and 'Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television'
The Week Magazine
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July 15, 2025
'Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream' by Megan Greenwell Several years ago, the four ordinary Americans profiled in Megan Greenwell's new book "wanted only to raise their families and contribute to their communities,"...
‘There Are No Beggers in Cuba, These Are People in Disguise,’ Insists the Minister of Labor
14ymedio
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July 15, 2025
Economist Pedro Monreal calls Feitó’s words “insolently reactionary” for fighting the poor instead of fighting poverty. “They are illegal self-employed workers who are violating the tax authorities,” the minister told Parliament. / 14ymedio...