Havana’s roads change as Cubans adopt electric bikes and vehicles
HAVANA — The capital city of Cuba is famed for the colorful vintage cars that can still be seen puttering around its streets and are a popular subject for visitors'…
A North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, a possible blow to leader Kim
HAVANA (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency said that a senior North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has fled to South Korea, the latest defection by members of the North’s…
Cuba’s first transgender athlete shows the progress and challenges faced by LGBTQ people
HAVANA (AP) — Ely Malik Reyes stepped onto the cordless platform and began delivering powerful punches and spectacular flying kicks against his combatant. He lost the fight, but won a…
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Russian sub deployment off Florida worries Pentagon that Moscow will stalk U.S. coasts
HAVANA — Russia’s deployment of a naval flotilla to Cuba on Wednesday was generally consistent with routine military posturing by Moscow — with one exceptional detail, Jake Sullivan, the U.S.…
Russian navy fleet, including frigate, nuclear-powered sub, arrives in Cuba
HAVANA — Russia’s Admiral Gorshkov frigate and the nuclear-powered submarine Kazan, accompanied by a tug boat and a fuel ship, have arrived in Cuba for a five-day visit seen as…
Russian warships to arrive in Havana next week but pose no threat, Cuba says
HAVANA — Cuba said this week that Russian warships would arrive in Havana next week, but that the four navy ships carried no nuclear weapons and did not present a…
US expecting Russian naval exercises in Caribbean this summer
WASHINGTON — Russia plans to send combat vessels into the Caribbean region this summer as part of naval exercises that will likely include port calls in Cuba and possibly stops…
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Russian warships headed to Caribbean for drills as tensions rise over Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has been tracking Russian warships and aircraft that are expected to arrive in the Caribbean for a military exercise in the coming weeks, in a…
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Cuba may import sugar, rum industry pressed amid disastrous harvest
HAVANA — The Cuban sugar harvest is winding down at the lowest tonnage since 1900, forcing the government to import and putting more pressure on its domestic rum, soft drink…
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US opens up banking to private Cuban businesses as it aims to boost private sector
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. lifted some financial restrictions against Cuba this week, in a move designed to boost private businesses on the island. The measures will allow independent entrepreneurs to open and access…