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Tuesday, April 09, 2013

The Two-Way

Treasury: Jay-Z And Beyonce Traveled To Cuba On U.S.-Approved Trip

U.S. singer Beyonce and her husband, rapper Jay-Z, right, tours Old Havana as a body guard, left, and tour guide, right, accompany them in Cuba on Thursday, April 4.

April 9, 2013 Two U.S. representatives had complained that the couple's trip was tourism, which is prohibited by U.S. law.

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Friday, February 15, 2013

The Two-Way

Venezuelan Government Releases Chávez Photos, Says He's On Breathing Tube

A handout picture made available Friday by the Venezuelan Ministry of Communications and Information shows Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his daughters  Rosa Virginia (right) and Maria Gabriela reading an edition of Cuban daily Granma, as he recovers from cancer surgery. It was reportedly taken on Thursday.

February 15, 2013 The pictures were the first of Chávez during his 68-day absence. The Venezuelan commander is in Cuba for cancer treatment.

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Tuesday, January 08, 2013

The Two-Way

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.

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Friday, December 07, 2012

The Salt

In Farmers Market, A Free Market Rises In Cuba

Cuba has relaxed some business rules, allowing street vendors to sell produce and a large wholesale produce market to open at night on the edge of Havana.

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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