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US and Canada decry harsh sentencing of Cuban protesters after sedition convictions

In an unusual gesture, Canada, which usually avoids antagonizing the government of Cuba, has joined the United States in condemning the harsh sentencing of Cubans who protested against the government last July, after judges handed down the first sedition sentences of up to 20 years in prison to 20 protesters…

Miami Herald

Shortages, inflation frustrate Cubans struggling to get by

Grocery shopping has become an increasingly costly and arduous struggle for many people in Cuba

The Independent UK

Germany and Portugal to cut restrictions – as it happened

Germany and Portugal preparing to axe most curbs as cases stabilise; Israel’s PM says ‘green pass’ system to be suspended as cases decline

The Guardian - UK

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Cuban activist stranded in Miami after she was denied boarding flight to Havana

MIAMI — At the request of the Cuban government, American Airlines did not allow Cuban activist Anamely Ramos to board a flight at Miami International Airport bound for Havana on Wednesday.

Miami Herald

Expect Cuban flair as thrilling dance show comes to The Lowry

Book your tickets now for stunning performances of Acosta Danza's 100% Cuban

Manchester Evening News

Cuban protesters sentenced to up to 20 years in prison, more await verdicts

Cuban courts have handed out sentences of up to 20 years in prison to a group of people accused of taking part in protests that swept across the island in July, relatives and activists said Tuesday.

France 24

Cuba begins public consultation on marriage equality law

Cuba’s leaders have launched an unusual series of neighborhood meetings across the island to debate a measure that would legalize same-sex marriage and adoption, a measure that pits the daughter of former President Raul Castro against a growing evangelical movement

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Despite ban, US cruise lines hired Cuban agencies to provide ‘tourism services’ to passengers

At the height of the enthusiasm sparked by President Barack Obama’s historic restoration of relations with Cuba, several cruise lines rushed to secure a piece of the island’s untapped market under newly eased regulations promoting “people-to-people” engagement.

Miami Herald

Carmen Herrera obituary

Cuban-American painter and sculptor who concentrated on geometric abstraction and whose big break came at the age of 89

The Guardian - UK

Havana syndrome's mystery may lie in how we treat conditions of the mind

Brains are powerful, complex, and only partially understood. The evidence points to Havana syndrome being a poorly named, well-documented stress response. Here's why.

Inverse

Dragon slams Morrison's Ukulele rendition

New Zealand band Dragon says Scott Morrison's ukulele rendition of its hit song "April Sun in Cuba" was a cynical move ahead of the election.

AAP

Scott Morrison’s ukulele rendition of April Sun in Cuba labelled ‘cynical’ by band behind 1977 hit

The New Zealand band Dragon said ‘Maybe if his trip to Hawaii had not been cut short, he could have learn[ed] the lyrics to the rest of the chorus’

The Guardian - AU

Carmen Herrera, Cuban-born abstract artist, dies at 106

Cuban-born artist Carmen Herrera, whose radiant color and geometric paintings were overlooked for decades before the art world took notice, has died

The Independent UK

Bez looks back: ‘I was a nightmare, even as a baby’

The Happy Mondays dancer/percussionist recreates a photo taken in Cuba after his band were booted out of the US and talks about his wild youth

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Reuters

Colombia presidential candidate says talks with ELN rebels possible but not in Cuba

Colombian right-wing presidential candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga said renewed peace talks with leftist National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels could be possible in his administration, but they cannot take place in erstwhile host Cuba.

Newsroom.co.nz

Time to close the book on ‘Havana Syndrome’

Dr Robert Bartholomew takes apart the theory US and Canadian diplomats were the target of a mysterious new weapon in Cuba and lays out a much more likely explanation.

The Guardian - UK

Acosta Danza: 100% Cuban review – Carlos’s mesmerising movers

The company mix worldwide influences into Cuban dance and though not all these cocktails hit the mark, they make for an intoxicating evening

Evening Standard

Acosta Danza: 100% Cuban at Sadler’s Wells review: A mixed bag of a mixed bill

The dancers are superb but are sometimes let down by the variable quality of the work

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Miami Herald

10 migrants arrive in a Florida Keys neighborhood on a boat that looks like a bed

Ten Cuban migrants landed in a canal-front neighborhood in the Florida Keys Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.

The Independent UK

Cuban migrants rescued from sinking vessel off coast of Florida

‘If the air crew hadn’t found them on the patrol, these people would not have survived the night’

The Independent UK

6 Cuban migrants rescued from sinking vessel off Florida

A half dozen Cuban migrants in a sinking vessel were rescued off the Florida coast

Miami Herald

Consular services in Havana to increase in 'the not too distant future,' US diplomat says

A year after announcing a review of U.S. policy toward Cuba, a top State Department official hinted the Biden administration was readying to move to increase visa processing in Havana.

The Guardian - US

Cuba has been under US embargo for 60 years. It’s time for that to end

The US embargo impacts every aspect of life on the island – and that is the precisely the point

Miami Herald

Cubans who arrived through ‘Operation Peter Pan’ oppose DeSantis’ immigration orders

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A group of Florida business leaders and immigration advocates, including some who came to the U.S. from Cuba as unaccompanied children under “Operation Pedro Pan,” are asking Gov. Ron DeSantis to reverse a new rule that targets shelters licensed to house unaccompanied migrant children.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Give Putin what he wants to prevent war — bar Ukraine from NATO

I just got back from my third scuba diving “live-aboard” with 22 people from Russia. The Russians call these “safaris,” and I much prefer that term for traveling on a boat for a week or two in remote places to scuba dive. We’ve gone diving together in the Sea of…

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