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Surfers Chase Freedom in Cuba

Havana Libre tells the story of Cuba’s underground surfers struggling to practice their sport.

Reason

América Latina y el Caribe divididos en voto para expulsar a Rusia del Consejo de Derechos Humanos

Apr. 8—Cuba y Nicaragua votaron este jueves en contra de expulsar a Rusia del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de Naciones Unidas por las atrocidades cometidas por sus fuerzas durante la guerra en Ucrania, pasando de sus más cautos votos de abstención a señalar su abierto apoyo a Rusia.

Tribune News Service

Meet the trader who will be selling her homemade Cuban food at the St Nicholas Night Market

You can enjoy her delicious tamales along with other traditional Cuban food

Bristol Post

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Cuba elimina restricciones sobre el COVID para los viajeros para promover el turismo

Apr. 7—Los viajeros que vayan a Cuba ahora podrán ingresar al país sin mostrar prueba de vacunación contra el COVID-19 o una prueba de PCR negativa, un levantamiento repentino, anunciado por el gobierno cubano el miércoles, de las restricciones que apunta a impulsar el turismo.

Tribune News Service

Russia is sparking new nuclear threats – understanding nonproliferation history helps place this in context

During the 1960s, the Soviet Union and the United States came close to war over the Soviet’s attempt to install nuclear weapons in Cuba, 90 miles off the Florida coast.

The Conversation

Fabiola Santiago: Want to end new Cuban mass migration? Clamor for Cuba’s freedom like you do for Ukraine’s

A new generation of Cubans is dying in the Florida Straits in a bid to flee a brutally repressive regime — and poverty, too. They’re bedfellows.

Miami Herald

Cuba drops all COVID restrictions for foreign travelers in a bid to boost tourism

Travelers going to Cuba will be able to enter the country without showing proof of COVID-19 vaccinations or a negative PCR test, a sudden lifting of restrictions the government announced Wednesday that aims to boost tourism to the island.

Miami Herald

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US appeals court rules WHO unit can be sued by Cuban doctors claiming forced labor

A federal appeals court has ruled that the World Health Organization branch for the Americas is not immune from being sued for its alleged role in a scheme to traffic Cuban doctors for the benefit of the island’s communist government, the first decision of its kind upholding a suit against…

Miami Herald

47,000 Cubans have arrived at the US border in recent months

MIAMI — A Cuban diving instructor was recently rescued near Islamorada, in the Florida Keys, after sailing from Cuba on a windsurfing board. If the attempt seems desperate, it is not exceptional:

Miami Herald

Cuba's new private companies show off products at trade fair

A trade fair in Cuba's capital is a commercial milestone for the country

The Independent UK

Your life is under threat. You might have to run any second. What do you take?

From those at risk of wildfires to activists facing death threats – thousands of people around the world keep a bag ready to flee. What do they pack?

The Guardian - UK

1 Cuban migrant dead and several others missing off Florida Keys

MIAMI — One person is dead and several others are missing among a group of people attempting to migrate to South Florida from Cuba on Thursday night, according to federal and local officials.

Miami Herald

Buy Cuban Minerals To Mess With Russia

The U.S. government's continued insistence on criminalizing trade with Cuba is self-destructive.

Reason

Russia war sanctions mean a struggle for Cuban car owners

Lots of Cubans are starting to have a car problem

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Reuters

Cuba authorizes import of outboard motors, gives fishermen a boost

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Miami Herald

Coast Guard makes a different kind of rescue — and 2 turtles are now at a Keys hospital

MIAMI -- The U.S. Coast Guard has been busy on the waters this year as the agency deals with a surge in migration to Florida from Cuba and Haiti.

Miami Herald

Husband and wife among group of Cuban migrants arriving in Florida Keys

MIAMI — A group of Cuban migrants landed in the Florida Keys Wednesday morning, according to Monroe County Sheriff’s Office dispatch records.

Miami Herald

‘Awesome to find them.’ 2 men who left Cuba on a motorized surfboard feared dead, now safe

Two men who left Cuba more than a week ago on a homemade boat made from a surfboard and pontoons have been found safe near the Bahamas, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

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Annual Crab Migration Led To Sensational Scene In Coastal Tourist Spot

The migration of colorful land crabs from the forests to the Cuban coastline has been growing since the pandemic reduced visitors.

Reuters

Cubans split over more liberal family code as referendum nears

Cuba's communist government is seeking to rally support for a new family code that would open the door to gay marriage and boost women's rights, but experts and a recent survey suggest an upcoming referendum vote may not provide a rubber stamp.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: How an economic embargo put in place by JFK is making Cubans go hungry

For as long as most Cubans have been alive, they have both hoarded and hated a flimsy little booklet of cheap paper that reminds them daily how much they owe their government.

France 24

As Russian oil exports decline, fears of global supply crunch grow

Russian crude exports have declined substantially since the war began, fuelling global oil supply concerns. We also take a look at how sanctions against Russia are affecting tourism in Cuba, as well as a critical week ahead for Amazon, which faces two separate union elections in the US.

The Independent UK

Elian López: US Coast Guard rescues Cuban migrant who windsurfed to Florida for cancer treatment

The windsurfer was equipped with a life jacket, GPS system, and multiple cell phones

Daily Mirror

Swarm of zombie crabs storm beach in their millions after huge breeding boom

The population boom has seen a beach totally overruled by the crustaceans, with breeding season arriving earlier this year, according to locals around the Bay of Pigs, Cuba

The Independent UK

Countries brace for hit to tourism from Russia-Ukraine war

Countries from Turkey to Thailand, Egypt and Cuba are bracing for the loss of Russian and Ukrainian tourists just as their travel sectors were looking to bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic

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