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As relations thaw rapidly between the United States and Cuba the two countries are to celebrate their new cordiality with a game of baseball.
US hotelier Starwood taps into Cuba tourism boom
US-based Starwood has signed a deal with Cuba's government to run two nationalised hotels in Havana becoming the first US company to invest heavily in Cuba since the 1959 Communist revolution.
Obama and Castro meet ahead of high-profile talks in Havana
The economy and human rights will be high on the agenda of talks between the US and Cuban presidents as they meet in the Cuban capital
President Barack Obama breaks 88 year gap with visit to Cuba
From the sepia tainted era of President Calvin Coolidge’s arrival in Cuba by warship to the jet powered landing by President Barack Obama – it is a
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President Barack Obama and his family visit Cuba
US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, along with their daughters Malia and Sasha, toured iconic places in Old Havana on Sunday
Obama visits Old Havana at the start of a historic tour to Cuba
President Barack Obama and his family visit Havana’s old quarter as a three-day-trip gets under way to the country which hasn’t seen a US president
Obama arrives in Cuba for historic three-day trip
Air Force One the US presidential jet landed at Havana’s main airport on Sunday at the start of a historic visit by an American leader. President
Cuban dissidents arrested ahead of Obama's visit
More than 50 dissidents have been arrested just hours before US President Barack Obama touched down in Cuba. Members of the group, the Ladies in
Cuba ready for historic Obama visit
Havana is preparing for the first visit by a US leader to the communist island since the Castro revolution later on Sunday
Mick Jagger makes way for Obama in Cuba
The stage is set but the Rolling Stones’ groundbreaking concert in Cuba has been delayed because another big name is arriving there on Sunday –
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Little Havana residents weigh in on Obama's Cuba visit
As US President Barack Obama prepares for his trip to the Cuban capital on March 20, residents of Florida's Little Havana in Miami are divided on his Cuban policy.
Obama sends letter on first direct US mail flight to Cuba
They are unlikely pen-pals. But Barack Obama and a Cuban pensioner have exchanged letters, with the US leader responding to the 76-year-old’s
Cuba reports first Zika case contracted in the country
A 21-year-old woman living in Havana has become the first Cuban to contract the Zika virus having never been overseas. Cuba’s four previous cases all
US expands Cuba telecoms and travel links ahead of Obama visit
Days before President Obama visits Cuba, the US further loosens travel restrictions and Verizon signs a deal with Cuba's state telecoms agency for direct calls and roaming.
Fencing: Errigo claims gold in Havana
Six-time World Champion Arianna Errigo from Italy proved too hot to handle for the rest of the field as she claimed victory at the ladies’ foil
EU and Cuba normalise relations ahead of historic Obama visit
Just days before President Obama visits Cuba, the European Union has normalised relations with the Communist-run island. Hosted by President Raul
EU and Cuba agree to normalise relations
The European Union and Cuba have signed an agreement in Havana to normalise relations. The deal paves the way for the bloc to establish full economic
Ash competition at Cuban cigar festival
Hundreds of aficionados gathered at Cuba’s 18th annual cigar festival in Havana for an unusual competition: who could create the longest chain of
Cuba's Ramon Castro dies, aged 91
The older brother of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and current President Raul has died. Ramon Castro, 91, preferred tending crops and livestock to