Cuba loses body of Canadian man who died on tropical vacation
LAVAL, Quebec (AP) — A family in Quebec is searching for answers after discovering that their father’s remains didn’t make it to Canada from Cuba, where he died while on…
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State Department removes Cuba from short list of countries deemed uncooperative on counterterrorism
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken removed Cuba Wednesday from the State Department’s short list of countries that it deems less than fully cooperative against violent groups. In a statement,…
Afro-Cuban drums, Muslim prayers, Buddhist mantras: Religious diversity blooms in once-atheist Cuba
HAVANA (AP) — The 1959 Castro-led revolution installed an atheist, Communist government that sought to replace the Catholic Church as the guiding force in the lives of Cubans. But 65…
Desperate Cubans lured to Russian army by high pay and passports
KYIV — Russia has been recruiting Cuban nationals to fight in its army in Ukraine, research by the BBC has shown. In September and October 2023, passport details belonging to…
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Long lines form and frustration grows as Cuba runs short of cash
HAVANA (AP) — Alejandro Fonseca stood in line for several hours outside a bank in Havana hoping to withdraw Cuban pesos from an ATM, but when it was almost his…
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Writer Leonardo Padura chronicles life in Cuba as his detective ‘alter ego’ solves gripping crimes
HAVANA (AP) — His novels recount gruesome murders, thefts, scams, bribes and humiliating secrets. But those are not even the most important themes in the stories told by award-winning Cuban writer…
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Russia’s prosecutor general arrives in Cuba for bilateral talks
HAVANA — Russia's Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov arrived in Havana for bilateral talks with his Cuban counterpart and other officials, the prosecutor's office said today. Russia's full-scale invasion in Ukraine…
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Former US ambassador sentenced to 15 years in prison for serving as secret agent for Cuba
MIAMI (AP) — A former career U.S. diplomat was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison after admitting he worked for decades as a secret agent for communist Cuba,…
LGBTQ-inclusive church in Cuba welcomes all in a country that once sent gay people to labor camps
MATANZAS (AP) — Proudly wearing a rainbow-colored clergy stole and a rainbow flag in her clerical collar, the Rev. Elaine Saralegui welcomed all to her LGBTQ+ inclusive church in the…
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Morocco hosts one of Africa’s first exhibitions of Cuban art, a milestone for Afro-Cuban painters
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — When Morocco ‘s King Mohamed VI visited Havana in 2017, Cuban-American gallery owner Alberto Magnan impressed him with a “full immersion” in the Caribbean island’s art and culture,…