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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 months of 2019.

Havana's Chinatown dreaming of a new lease on life

09 May 2019

These are some of the last remaining Cuban residents who are 100 percent Chinese. Their descendants have embraced the local culture, and are more Cuban than Chinese.

Cuban centenarians, cheered on by family, aim for 120

30 Jun 2019

Barrios is one of more than 2,000 people in impoverished Cuba who are 100 years or old -- a reality that has piqued the interest of experts, and led some to aim for even longer lives.

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.

The women boxers of Cuba are packing a hefty punch for equality

10 Jun 2019

Cuba’s legendary boxing tradition still disallows women from competing, and boxer Idamelys Moreno and her peers are fighting for their place in the boxing ring.

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 installation of multicolored hoses.

Young orchestra musicians bridge US-Cuba divide

25 May 2019

On Havana's National Theatre stage, where the Cuban American Youth Orchestra has been rehearsing all week, it's difficult to distinguish the different nationalities of the violinists, clarinetists and cellists as they play in perfect unison.

Prince Charles becomes first British royal to visit Cuba

25 Mar 2019

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 ally the United States seeks to isolate the island nation.

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 to rid Latin America of leftists. Defying European warnings on the long-festering property issue,

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 of socialist ally Venezuela.

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