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Cuba and U.S. make progress in migration talks, but more is needed, Cuba says

By Dave Sherwood

Reuters

In midst of historic wave of migration to US, deportation flights to Cuba will resume

MIAMI — Cuba has agreed to begin accepting deportations from the United States, two U.S. officials said, in what they described as the resumption of decadeslong migration agreements between the two countries amid a historic exodus from the island.

Miami Herald

Remembering Some Of The Most Notorious November Atlantic Hurricanes

In November, most people are bundled up in warm clothes, beginning to scrape ice off their cars and turning on their fireplaces.

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Cubans, Nicaraguans drive illegal border crossings higher

U.S. authorities stopped migrants more than 230,000 times on the Mexican border in October, the third-highest month of Joe Biden’s presidency

The Independent UK

Keys beach goers witness Cuban migrant arrival, among nearly 90 who landed over 3-day span

MIAMI — Sunbathers on a popular Florida Keys beach watched Monday morning as a wooden boat coasted to the sand and about 20 Cuban migrants jumped into the shallow water — running to what they hope is a new life in the United States.

Miami Herald

US, Cubans will meet again in Havana: State Department

U.S. and Cuban officials plan to meet in Havana on Tuesday to discuss migration policy

The Independent UK

Cuba and U.S. to hold second round of migration talks in Havana

Cuba and the United States will hold another round of migration talks on Tuesday in Havana, Cuba´s vice minister of foreign affairs said on Monday, as the two countries grapple with a growing crisis.

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Cuba slashes growth forecast as economic crisis grinds on

Cuba has cut by half its original forecast for growth in 2022, the head of its chamber of commerce said on Monday, as the Caribbean island nation struggles to jumpstart its ailing economy and all-important tourism industry.

Reuters

Cuba welcomes gay rights as progressive family code takes hold

Cuban Pedro Rafael Delgado, a 56-year-old accountant, saw his life change dramatically just days after Cuba approved a set of laws by referendum in September that allow gay marriage.

Reuters

Droughts, rising sea levels, Cuba's agriculture under threat

Like the rest of the Caribbean, Cuba is suffering from longer droughts, warmer waters, more intense storms, and higher sea levels because of climate change

The Independent UK

Cuba agrees to accept U.S. deportation flights as border crossings rise

Cuba has agreed for the first time since the pandemic to accept U.S. deportation flights carrying Cubans caught at the U.S.-Mexico border, three U.S. officials told Reuters, giving U.S. authorities a new but limited tool to deter record numbers of Cuban border crossers.

Reuters

Does Britain have a £50bn fiscal black hole? It depends who you ask

A month and 60 years ago, the world almost came to an end. The Soviet Union had deployed ballistic missiles in Cuba, the United States imposed a quarantine around the island and both sides contemplated the annihilation of the other before a peaceful resolution was found. We called it the…

Evening Standard

High-level U.S. delegation visits Havana amid migration crisis

By Dave Sherwood

Reuters

'Work was taking over my life - but a solo holiday changed everything'

Ellie Twigger decided to go on a WeRoad holiday to Cuba, having suffered from burnout by working hard and saving for a mortgage in her job as an account director

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The Independent UK

US expected to ease Esta ban for Cuba visitors

Exclusive: Customs & Border Protection expected to ease backdated sanctions

Miami Herald

Cuban migrants arrive in Miami Beach near Deauville hotel, and more in the Florida Keys

MIAMI — Twelve Cuban migrants arrived in a homemade boat on the sands of a former Miami Beach hotel Thursday night, according to the Border Patrol.

The Independent UK

Cuba to send Mexico rocks as well as docs

After raising controversy by hiring hundreds of Cuban doctors, Mexico's president is set to anger critics again, by announcing plans to buy crushed rock ballast from Cuba for a tourist train project

Al Jazeera

UN General Assembly rebukes US embargo on Cuba

Resolution condemning embargo on Cuba passes 185-2, marking 30th time the UN has rebuked the decades-old US policy.

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Cuba and U.S. spar over U.N. resolution calling to end embargo

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday voted against a U.N. General Assembly resolution calling for an end to the U.S. economic embargo on Cuba, leaving relations frosty between the two longtime rivals.

The Independent UK

UN votes overwhelmingly to condemn US embargo of Cuba

The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn the American economic embargo of Cuba for the 30th year, with the Biden administration continuing former President Donald Trump's opposition and refusing to return to the Obama administration’s 2016 abstention

France 24

Cuba embargo: Why does the US continue to reject UN moves to end it?

Now 60 years old, the trade embargo on Cuba has been perpetuated primarily at the behest of Washington. When it was imposed in 1962, John F. Kennedy was US president and Fidel Castro was the revolutionary leader of Cuba: a Communist too close for comfort for Washington at the height…

Reuters

U.S. says China resisting nuclear talks after Xi vow to boost deterrent

Despite the lesson of the Cuban missile crisis 60 years ago, China has shown no interest in discussing steps to reduce the risk posed by nuclear weapons, senior U.S. officials said on Tuesday, after Chinese leader Xi Jinping signaled last month that Beijing would strengthen its strategic deterrent.

Miami Herald

Survivors of collision at sea say their boat was rammed by Cuban coast guard vessel

Elizabeth Meizoso was a happy toddler who liked to pose with her mom’s sunglasses. She is seen dressed all in white with a bow headband in one picture. In another, she is driving a toy red car. Smiling relatives hold her while taking selfies posted on Facebook. She had just…

The Independent UK

Former Latin American leaders urge U.S. change on Cuba

Eighteen former Latin American and Caribbean leaders have signed a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden asking the United States to remove its six-decade embargo on Cuba in the wake of devastation inflicted on the island by Hurricane Ian

Miami Herald

More than 100 Cuban migrants in several groups have arrived in Florida Keys in recent days

MIAMI — Since Sunday, more than 100 Cuban migrants have arrived in the Florida Keys, with another landing happening Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.

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