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Cuban cigar firm eyes 30 percent of US market

Organisers of a week-long Cigar festival in Cuba are hoping for a large increase in buyers from the US, thanks to a softening of trade sanctions

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Cuba frees Canadian businessman Cy Tokmakjian from jail

Canadian businessman Cy Tokmakjian has been freed from more than three years of detention in Cuba, resolving a case that had strained relations

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Turkey's Erdogan proposes building mosque in Cuba

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presents plans to possibly build a mosque in mainly Roman Catholic Cuba.

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Why does Turkey want to build a mosque in Catholic Cuba?

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Cuban media publish new photos of Fidel Castro

Photographs of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro appeared in the state media on Monday for the first time since August, showing him interacting with a

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US says return of Guantanamo to Cuba 'not part of discussions'

The US has downplayed calls by Cuba's president for the return of the US Guantanamo naval base

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Castro warns against US interference despite relations thaw

President Raul Castro has warned critics in the US he will not accept any interference in Cuba’s internal affairs despite attempts at a rapprochement

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Fidel Castro breaks silence on Cuba-US talks to resume relations

Ex-Cuban leader Fidel Castro appears to have lent his support to the diplomatic thaw between his country and its longtime foe, the United States.

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US says mistrust must be overcome to restore Cuba ties

The United States and Cuba have ended their historic first round of high-level talks aimed at restoring diplomatic relations. Over two days, a range

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US and Cuba differ on migration policy on first day of talks

Migration has proved a divisive issue on the first day of historic talks in Havana between senior Cuban and US officials – the first since both

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Landmark talks between US and Cuba underway in Havana

Half a century of hostilities have been put aside as US and Cuban officials sat down for talks.

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Historic talks begin on the future of Cuban-US relations

The first official talks in more than half a century between the USA and Cuba begin today in Havana, and a delegation headed by Senator Patrick Leahy

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US eases sanctions on Cuba for trade, travel and banking

The US is rolling back decades of sanctions on Cuba starting on Friday opening up the Communist-ruled island to expanded travel, trade and financial

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Cuba frees eight more political prisoners

Cuba has freed eight more detainees, as part of a deal aimed at ending decades of hostility with the US. Washington considers more than 50 people to

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Cuban artists rally round Bruguera and call for her release

Some 700 artists have written to Cuban President Raul Castro calling for the freeing of performance artist Tania Bruguera, detained when campaigning

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Peru shamans give predictions for the 2015 on US and Cuba relations

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Frozen spy sperm helps thaw US Cuban relations

As secret negotiations between Cuba and the US aimed at reestablishing diplomatic ties took a marathon 18 months. The wife of a convicted Cuban spy

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Forbidden fruit: What renewed US-Cuba ties could mean for the cigar industry

The cigar is one of Cuba’s most iconic products, and remains forbidden fruit in the USA. Milagros Diaz has been rolling habanos for 48 years and is

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Castro's communism pledge as Cuban-Americans protest in Miami

Hundreds of Cuban-Americans took to the streets of Miami on Saturday to protest against US President Barack Obama’s plans to restore relations with

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Cuba demands US respects its communist rule

Cuba’s President Raul Castro has demanded the US respects his country’s communist system. As the two countries work to restore diplomatic ties