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Tropical Depression 2 To Provide Glancing Blow To Florida As It Eyes Cuba

On June 1, the Atlantic Ocean basin's hurricane season officially began, and experts are monitoring a coordinated tropical system.

Zenger

Casabe, Cuba's little-known traditional bread, seeks world recognition

Cuba is leading a delegation of Caribbean nations, including Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Honduras and Haiti, to formally request UNESCO to add casabe, a little-known ancestral flatbread made of yuca, cassava, to the organization's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage

The Independent UK

More Evidence that Biden's Private Sponsorship Migrant Parole Policy Reduced Illegal Migration by Making the Legal Kind Easier

A new study by the conservative Manhattan Institute concludes that the expansion of private sponsorship parole to migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela has reduced illegal migration across the southern border by about 98,000 per month.

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Tourist stunned to find 'very poisonous' scorpion inside his suitcase after Cuba holiday

David Judd named the scorpion Brian after he managed to catch it with a pair of litter-picking-style tongs and put it in a plastic tub at his home in Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Daily Mirror

Man finds SCORPION inside his suitcase as he unpacks after Cuba holiday

'I have been stung twice by a bee in my life - and that was enough'

Manchester Evening News

EU to send human rights envoy to Cuba, but will not 'impose' demands

By Dave Sherwood

Reuters

Cuba says no quick fix as economic crisis drags on

There is no quick fix for Cuba's sputtering economy, its economy minister said on Thursday, as inflation, fuel shortages, plunging farm production and a cash crunch drag on output and continue to fan discontent in the communist-run island nation.

Reuters

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EU remains Cuba´s top trade partner, committed to 'mutual respect,' top diplomat says

The European Union´s top diplomat said in Havana on Thursday that the 27-member bloc remains Cuba´s top trade partner, and one committed to "mutual respect" despite U.S. sanctions and the communist-run island´s increasing overtures towards Russia.

Reuters

Charcoal cooking, week-long queues for gasoline: Fuel shortages slam Cuba’s countryside

Cuba’s most recent fuel shortage is crippling an already fragile economy suffering from food and medicine shortages

The Independent UK

Cuba is not cooperating in fight against terrorism, Biden administration says

The U.S. State Department has told Congress that Cuba is not fully cooperating with the United States in combating terrorism, signaling that the Biden administration will keep the island on the list of states sponsors of terrorism.

Miami Herald

US says Cuba still not cooperating fully against terrorism

By Matt Spetalnick and Dave Sherwood

Reuters

In unprecedented move, Cuba will let Russians lease land as the two countries get closer

In a clear signal of their strengthened alliance, Cuba will grant preferential treatment to investors from Russia, allowing them to lease land for 30 years, an unprecedented step in the history of the island’s communist government, a Russian official told Russian business representatives in Havana.

Miami Herald

Russia and Cuba ink deals to revitalize communist-run island's ailing economy

By Nelson Acosta and Dave Sherwood

Reuters

A boat from Cuba arrived in the Florida Keys, breaking a lull

MIAMI — Migrant landings, a daily occurrence in the Florida Keys only a few months ago, have dwindled recently because of an increase in federal and state law enforcement patrolling the waters surrounding the island chain.

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Reuters

Cuba rolls out red carpet for Russian business in push to deepen economic ties

Russian and Cuban officials and business leaders on Wednesday announced new perks to entice Russian investors into the Cuban market, the latest sign of fast-growing economic ties between the two long-time political allies.

Reuters

Cuba announces new migration policies as exodus continues

Cuba announced on Tuesday measures that ease restrictions on its citizens living abroad as the communist-run nation continues to grapple with an unprecedented exodus of migrants to the United States.

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China Expands Its Economic Reach Into the United States’ Backyard

Economically, China has been making inroads into South America and the Caribbean, a region where U.S. power once went unchallenged.

The Independent UK

Kehinde Wiley is taking his art everywhere, all at once

Kehinde Wiley wonders aloud if he’ll ever reach a career moment of such import and gravity as his famous 2018 portrait of Barack Obama, which has drawn crowds around the United States

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J.Lo takes charge in Netflix's "Mother"

"Whale Rider" director Niki Caro gives Lopez a showcase for over-the-top stunts, all in the name of maternal love

The Independent UK

General who captured "Che" Guevara buried without honors

The Bolivian general who captured Argentine-Cuban guerrilla leader Ernesto “Che” Guevara has been buried

Reuters

Isolated protest in eastern Cuba sparks dueling versions on social media

Cubans in Caimanera, a small port town near the U.S. military base at Guantanamo, took to the streets late on Saturday evening, according to social media and official reports, in the first known anti-government protests of the year in Cuba.

The Hindu

Praveen Chithravel walks the talk, breaks National record in Cuba

Asian indoor silver medallist triple jumper Praveen Chithravel broke Renjith Maheswary’s seven-year-old National record in Cuba on Saturday and qualified for this August’s World Championships in Budapest. His stunning performance also saw him climb to the second spot in triple jump’s World list this season

Reuters

Cubans, waylaid by weather and fuel shortage, march for May Day five days late

Cubans rallied on Havana's Malecon waterfront boulevard to celebrate International Worker's Day on Friday, five days after the planned May 1 event was called off due to foul weather and a fuel crisis that has crippled public transport on the island.

Reuters

US parole program to continue post-Title 42, Mexico to accept returnees

The United States will continue to accept migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela under a humanitarian program after May 11, when the COVID-19 health policy known as Title 42 is set to end, the U.S. and Mexican governments said on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Colombian government, rebels resume talks in Cuba

Colombia’s government and its largest remaining rebel group are meeting this week in Cuba to resume peace talks aimed at reaching a cease-fire and resolving a conflict dating back to the 1960s

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