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Young orchestra musicians bridge US-Cuba divide

25 May 2019

Baton in hand, conductor James Ross mixes English and Spanish to set the rhythm for his orchestra of young Cuban and American musicians playing in a convivial atmosphere that...

Havana's Chinatown dreaming of a new lease on life

09 May 2019

Nestling alongside Havana's old town, surrounded by colonial buildings and swept by the exhaust trails of passing 1950s American convertibles, stands a large arch with an ornate roof. It's...

US visits to Cuba almost double despite Trump sanctions

08 May 2019

Cuba's relationship with Donald Trump's administration may be worsening, but that didn't stop the island nation from welcoming more than a quarter million US visitors in the first four...

US military action in Venezuela possible: Pompeo

01 May 2019

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the administration of President Donald Trump was prepared to take military action to stem the crisis in Venezuela. “The president has...

Cubans protest against US sanctions

01 May 2019

Millions of Cubans took to the streets on Wednesday in protest over new sanctions imposed on the Caribbean island by the Trump administration and US efforts to topple the government...

Trump ramps up pressure on Cuba in LatAm offensive

18 Apr 2019

President Donald Trump on Wednesday ramped up pressure on Cuba with new restrictions on US travel and remittances and a green light to lawsuits over seized property as he vowed...

Art frenzy takes over Havana as biennial kicks off

15 Apr 2019

Cones of white paper sprout from the seasalt-eroded pillars of one colonial building along Havana's seafront, elaborately painted curtains cascade from another while out front children play with an...

Cuba's worker bees boost thriving honey business

10 Apr 2019

In the floral valleys of Cuba's Matanzas province, old fashioned farming means bees can swarm without the threat of pesticides that have decimated populations across the world. Life is...

Prince Charles becomes first British royal to visit Cuba

25 Mar 2019

HAVANA: Prince Charles and his wife Camilla landed in Havana on Sunday for the first official trip by the British royal family to Communist-run Cuba even as Britain’s top...

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