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Three voices of Cuban cinema: betting on dialogue and not on violence
More than a week after the concentration of Cuban artists and intellectuals, mostly young, on November 27 (27-N) in front of the Ministry of Culture (MINCULT), and the meeting ―until the early hours of the 28th―of a group of their representatives with Deputy Minister Fernando Rojas, the replicas and ramifications of that event keep the …
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Coronavirus, Brexit, Havana Syndrome: Your Monday Briefing
The loss, guilt and anger after an outbreak.
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Cuba adds 68 new cases of COVID-19 and 54 medical discharges
Cuba added 68 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, 40 of them with a source of contagion abroad, a trend that has been maintained on the island for weeks. In addition, no deaths were reported on the day and there were 54 medical discharges. Of the 10,009 diagnostic tests applied yesterday, there were 27 autochthonous infections, …
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Havana and Havanans, beyond San Isidro*
Havana woke up this Tuesday gray, wintry. In its oldest part, including the San Isidro neighborhood―center of gazes and comments on the events of the last days―and also beyond. The cloudy sky and the north winds left no room for doubt. The first cold front of the season entered the city just as December began …
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Havana syndrome: ‘directed’ radio frequency likely cause of illness – report
First official explanation of illness that affected US diplomats in Cuba says ‘pulsed’ energy may have led to unexplained symptoms The mysterious symptoms that have afflicted American diplomats stationed in Cuba, puzzling scientists and intelligence agencies alike, are most likely to have been caused by “directed, pulsed radio frequency energy”, according to a report commissioned …
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Havana’s artists find their voice in a call to defend creative freedom
Fears over state curbs on live shows lead to hunger strike, arrests and street standoff with government A portly young man leant out of his building’s doorway, flanked by police cars on both sides. Stray cats walked past, looking for scraps in the Havana night. “I’ve been under surveillance by the police and state security …
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¿Cómo usar recursos legales disponibles contra la violencia machista en Cuba?
Varias alternativas fueron señaladas por una jurista durante un encuentro organizado como parte de la Jornada Nacional por la No Violencia hacia Mujeres y Niñas de 2020. La entrada ¿Cómo usar recursos legales disponibles contra la violencia machista en Cuba? se publicó primero en IPS Cuba.
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Cuba reports 104 new COVID-19 positive cases, 41 in Havana
Cuba registered 104 new COVID-19 positive cases, 41 of them from the Cuban capital, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported this Saturday. The source details that at the close of yesterday 3,901 patients were hospitalized for clinical-epidemiological surveillance, 795 of them suspected of having the contagious disease and 667 active cases. Se confirmaron 104 …
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Cuba and European Union review cooperation programs
Cuba and the European Union (EU) reviewed the main cooperation and mutual aid programs they are carrying out during the third Cooperation Subcommittee, which concluded this Thursday after two days of virtual meetings. The Cuban delegation was headed by First Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment (MINVEC) Ana Teresita González. The European bloc’s was …
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Cuba culpa a Trump de atizar tensiones para un estallido social
La actual administración republicana ha adoptado más de un centenar de medidas para cortar las principales fuentes de financiamiento y entrada de combustibles a la nación insular, con negativas repercusiones en la economía, las familias y el sector privado. La entrada Cuba culpa a Trump de atizar tensiones para un estallido social se publicó primero …
