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Venezuela's Chavez To Miss His Inauguration
January 8, 2013 The announcement by the government confirms suspicions the president's illness will keep him in Cuba past Thursday when he was scheduled to be sworn in. Chavez underwent his fourth cancer-related surgery in Cuba last month.
The Salt
In Farmers Market, A Free Market Rises In Cuba
December 7, 2012 Farmers in the communist nation were once banned from freely selling their crops. As the country struggles to feed itself, the government has begun to accept a greater role for the profit motive. Now each night, in a muddy vacant lot on the edge of Havana, a market appears after sundown.
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Week After Latest Death Rumors, Cubans Get Letter From Fidel Castro
October 18, 2012 In government-run media, a letter he reportedly signed congratulates a medical school on its 50th anniversary and takes some shots at the U.S. Castro is now 86 years old.
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Cuba Eases Exit Visa Requirements For Most Of Its Citizens
October 16, 2012 The new law means most citizens will be allowed to leave without seeking permission from the government. Doctors and critics of the state seem to be exempt from the new law.
The Salt
The Spice Man Cometh To Cuba, A Hot Land Of Bland Food
August 22, 2012 In a land of mainly fried and mildly spiced foods, Cedric Fernando is hoping to perk up the Cuban palate by opening the island nation's first Indian restaurant. But he's still got a business back in London, just in case.
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Human Rights Group Says Cuba Arrests, Harasses Activists During Papal Visit
March 28, 2012 Amnesty International says more than 150 opposition activists have been arrested.
The Salt
Beyond Black Beans And Rice: Cuban Chefs Go Modern
January 27, 2012 Cuban food has evolved very little since Fidel Castro came into power — the U.S. embargo has made it hard to import ingredients from abroad and few citizens have been permitted to travel. But a handful of Cuban chefs, including one who recently visited Washington, D.C., is determined to modernize the cuisine.
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Cuba Approves Buying And Selling Of Residential Property
November 3, 2011 The move is a major act of reform instituted by President Raúl Castro. It nudges the island toward a more free-market system.
It's All Politics
Rubio Accuses Media Of Excess In Reporting Flaws In His Cuba Story
October 27, 2011 Sen. Marco Rubio blamed the news media Thursday for making too much of his differing versions of the story behind his parents' immigration from Cuba in the 1950s.
The Two-Way
Stings Halt Diana Nyad's Cuba-Florida Swim
September 25, 2011 The 62-year-old endurance swimmer gave up her attempt after more than 40 hours of swimming. The cause: Painful man o' war stings, which medics warned could be life-threatening.
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Though Fidel Castro Has Stepped Aside, Cuba's Old Guard Remains In Charge
April 19, 2011 Raul Castro's longtime confidante Jose Ramon Machado Ventura will be No. 2 in the leadership, and Vice President Ramiro Valdes is No. 3.
The Two-Way
U.S. Opens More Routes To Cuba
March 8, 2011 Travelers authorized to visit Cuba from the United States will now have more departure-city options. The U.S. government has added eight airports to the list cities allowed to handle direct flights between the two countries.
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American On Trial In Cuba Over Providing Internet
March 4, 2011 The trial of a U.S. aid contractor begins today in Cuba, where the man had been working to give Internet access to Jewish organizations. But Cuba says that the work that Alan Gross did for the U.S. Agency for International Development was subversive.
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Visits To Cuba From U.S. Skyrocketing
December 14, 2010 The lifting of travel restrictions for those with family members on the island has led to an explosion in travel. It's expected that the number of visitors from the U.S. this year will be five times that of the year before rules were eased.
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Morning Roundup: Tomas Nears Haiti, Merapi Erupts Again, Plane Down In Cuba
November 5, 2010 More than a million people are still living in tents and under tarps in Haiti as Hurricane Tomas nears. Merapi death toll tops 100 as searing gas hits a village thought to be in the safe zone. No survivors on Aero Carribean flight 883.
