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The detention, beating and subsequent release of bloggers Yoaní Sánchez, Claudia Cadelo and Orlando Luis Pardo by Cuban state security on November 6, is receiving widespread coverage in both the mainstream media and the...
Tropical Storm Warnings Issued for Parts of Cuba, Mexico as Ida's Winds Approach Hurricane Level; Could Brush Gulf Coast Satellite imagery of Tropical Storm Ida in the Gulf of Mexico Saturday (CBS) (AP) Officials readied storm...
Published: Nov. 7, 2009 at 1:40 PM HAVANA, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A noted Cuban blogger says she was worked over in a "professional" manner this week while on her way to a Havana protest rally. "No blood, but black and blues, punches,...
By Marc Frank | Reuters Cuba has chosen to pay a steeper price than it has to for Venezuelan oil so it can discourage itself from becoming too dependent on one source for energy, a senior Cuban official said on Friday. Deputy...
By PAUL HAVEN | Associated Press Cuba has cut two staple foods from the monthly ration books that most islanders depend on, edging closer to a risky full elimination of the decades-old subsidies. Potatoes and peas were dropped...
By LESLEY CLARK | McClatchy Newspapers Opponents of opening Cuba to American tourists are touting a letter signed by 53 Democrats in the House of Representatives, saying it shows that they have the votes to derail an effort to...
By SHEILA RILEY | FOR INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY Cuba, land of beaches, salsa clubs, aging U.S. cars and .. . high-tech? The communist island nation can become a tech success story, says Mark Entwistle , Canada’s former...
and has 225 affiliated organizations in 148 countries. Affiliates are unions, union confederations or peak level associations. Association maintains close links with different UN bodies and has consultative status in some of...
– Cuban authorities should cease all attacks on human rights defenders, journalists, bloggers and civic activists, Human Rights Watch said today. The international community should condemn attacks on those who peacefully...
By DAVE COLLINS , Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. - An effort to honor a Sept. 11 victim in Connecticut has been halted by the unexpected conflict arising from the victim's father insisting that his son's memorial say he was...
