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The US, Cuba, and the house band for restored relations
By Matt Shirley When Keith Richards plugged in his Telecaster on Friday, March 25, 2016, the final act of Cuba’s long-overdue cultural legitimacy by the West was complete, and it sounded marvelous. The Rolling Stones are the most-successful rock ’n’ roll band in history by a great many margins, including relevancy, longevity, tour sales, and […]
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The Rolling Stones rock Cuba in historic concert
The Rolling Stones entertained a massive crowd in Havana Friday night. They are the first international rock ‘n’ roll band to perform in the country to a live audience.
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Cubans react to Obama’s visit
From the warmth of the initial handshake to sharing the excitement of a baseball game, U.S. President Barack Obama’s historic trop to Cuba was full of symbolism for the start of a new era.
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Reinventing Cuba: A documentary from CGTN America
Everyone’s talking about Cuba and the U.S. mending fences, but what will Cuba be exporting in greatest numbers? It’s a little-explored question that will lead us to understand who Cubans really are.
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The Heat: US-Latin America relations
It’s a week of firsts for U.S. President Barack Obama. When he set foot on Cuban soil, he became the first sitting United States President to do so in 88 years.
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Rural farmer in Cuba adds popular organic restaurant to repertoire
Cuba is well-known for its organic farming. Now an enterprising private farmer in one of Cuba’s top rural tourist centers, Vinales, has converted his farmhouse into a popular organic restaurant. It’s proving a huge success.
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Young Cubans react to President Obama’s visit
Although major differences remain between the U.S. and Cuba, the two nations are united in their love of baseball. Thousands watched the exhibition match between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cuban national team on television.
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Obama speech to Cubans aims at burying Cold War tensions
U.S. President Barack Obama left his most important speech for his final day in Havana, a televised address shown live in Cuba outlining his vision of the future. With Cuba’s President Raul Castro and his cabinet looking on, Obama stressed that the United States would not impose change on Cuba, that was up to the […]
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Obama: Time to bury ‘last remnants’ of Cold War in Americas
President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Cubans to look to the future with hope, casting his historic visit to the communist nation as a moment to “bury the last remnants of the Cold War in the Americas.”
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President Obama and President Castro meet in Havana
The U.S. and Cuban presidents are meeting in Havana for the first time in 88 years.
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The Heat: President Obama in Cuba
President Obama is in Cuba: the first visit by a sitting U.S. president in almost 90 years.
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With Obama in Cuba, historic Castro summit marks key test for detente
Brushing past profound differences, U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro will sit down Monday at Havana’s Palace of the Revolution for a historic meeting, offering critical clues about whether Obama’s sharp U-turn in policy will be fully reciprocated.
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Cuba-US ties: Business restrictions relaxed to boost trade & investment
It is a historic moment in Cuba. The U.S. and Cuban presidents are meeting in Havana for the first time in 88 years.
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Venezuela keeps close eye on new Cuba-US ties
One of Cuba’s close allies is keeping an eye on developing ties between the U.S. and Cuba. Venezuela remains a strong critic of the U.S.
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Obama’s Cuba trip gets mixed reaction in Miami
Against the backdrop of U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Cuba which many see as a hopeful opening, some who left the island to escape communism decades ago do not agree with this new era of diplomatic relations.
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Rural Cubans benefit from warming of relations
As Havana experiences change, much of rural Cuba remains the same. But there’s hope to be found in warming ties with the U.S. and potential reforms.
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American-owned factory to produce tractors in Cuba
A large group of U.S. business leaders traveled to Cuba with President Obama. They’re hoping to rebuild commercial ties.
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Steps Obama has taken to ease US restrictions on Cuba
President Barack Obama aims to use his historic visit in Cuba to further his bid to restore ties after a half-century of acrimony.