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Cubans to vote on same-sex marriage, surrogacy

Havana (AFP) - Cubans will vote on Sunday in a referendum on whether to allow same-sex marriage and surrogate pregnancies, which experts say could turn into an opportunity to voice opposition against the government.

AFP

Mexican actor killed Cuban man. Cultural, class divide raise concerns in a Miami trial

MIAMI — On the surface, the story could be ripped from a telenovela: A wealthy, handsome son of privilege faces justice after killing a poor working man on the street.

Miami Herald

US embassy in Cuba to resume 'full visa processing' in 2023

Havana (AFP) - The US embassy in Cuba said Wednesday it would resume "full immigrant visa processing" next year for the first time since 2017, when the mission was closed over alleged sonic attacks on diplomatic staff.

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US Embassy in Cuba to process full immigrant visas in 2023

The Biden administration says the U.S. Embassy in Cuba will begin processing full immigrant visas in early 2023

The Independent UK

Editorial: Infamy taints Guantanamo’s 20-year history. It’s past time to shut it down

Just two days after taking office in 2009, President Barack Obama ordered the shutdown of Guantanamo. The detention compound at the U.S. naval base on the southern coast of Cuba was built to hold militants captured in the course of the post-9/11 war on terror. But by the time of…

Chicago Tribune

Better than Bulgaria but not as nice as Cuba: how did the US become such an awful place to live?

The land of the free is heading for ‘developing country’ status, based on a UN index that ranks quality of life. The UK’s not doing much better, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk Makes a Major Promise to Iranians and Cubans

Elon Musk, the world's most influential CEO, has legions of fans who believe in his ability to shake up the world order.

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US officials: Border crossings soar among Venezuelans

U.S. authorities say the number of Venezuelans taken into custody at the U.S. border with Mexico soared in August

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s special envoy for Latin America wants to counter Russian disinformation

The government of Ukraine recently appointed a top diplomat whose primary goal is to counter Russian disinformation about the war reaching audiences in Latin America, Ambassador Ruslan Spirin told The Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald in an exclusive interview.

Miami Herald

Co Fermanagh woman set for Cuba cycling challenge

Abigail Parkinson from Kesh, who competed as a finalist in Miss Northern Ireland, is to take on the 350km challenge in November

Belfast Live

Exclusive-Biden urges Mexico to take migrants under COVID expulsion order he promised to end

As border crossings have soared to record highs, U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is quietly pressing Mexico to accept more migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela under a COVID-19 expulsion order that the White House has publicly sought to end, seven U.S. and three Mexican officials said.

Reuters

Cuba factory that rolled Castro's cigars still strives for 'the perfect puff'

Havana (AFP) - Seated before a machine that checks cigar quality, Orquidea Gonzalez says she is proud to carry on the craft's tradition and contribute to an export industry that has grown during the pandemic.

AFP

Cubans juggle exchange rates, soaring prices as peso plunges to 30-year low

By Dave Sherwood

Reuters

After arriving in the United States, thousands of Cuban migrants face new legal hurdles

MIAMI — Thousands of Cubans are arriving in the United States every month in one of the largest migrations from the island in decades, but a sometimes overlooked policy change during the Obama era is making it harder and more expensive for many of them to obtain legal immigration status.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Ana de Armas: The Cuban Taking on Marilyn Monroe

Ana de Armas's journey from Cuban migrant to starring as Marilyn Monroe in "Blonde", which gets its world premiere in Venice on Thursday, is the stuff of American Dream cliches. Born in Cuba in 1988, Armas came to the United States in her twenties with barely a word of English,…

The Independent UK

Cuba says US is acting immorally by keeping it on blacklist

Cuba’s deputy foreign minister is accusing the Biden administration of acting immorally and unfairly by keeping Cuba on the list of state sponsors of terrorism

AFP

Cuban peso at weakest in decades as economic crisis persists

Havana (AFP) - The Cuban peso is at its weakest against the US dollar since the 1990s, a currency tracker said Sunday, as the communist island struggles through its worst economic crisis since the fall of the Soviet bloc.

Miami Herald

Fabiola Santiago: More than ever, Cuba — and by proxy, Miami — need a change-agent like Mikhail Gorbachev

RIP, Mikhail Gorbachev, a leader who spoke, as he described it, “the language of practical politics” and ended the Cold War — albeit, not in Cuba or Miami.

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Cuba slams US funding to “promote democracy” as illegal

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The Conversation

Ukraine war: international tourism hit as Russian travellers disappear

Tourism destinations globally are seeing a significant hit to their economies as Russians stay at home due to war-related sanctions, with possible long-term effects on international tourism.

Miami Herald

More Cuban kids are showing up at the border without parents. Some are in South Florida

Hundreds of unaccompanied Cuban children have shown up at the U.S.-Mexico border this past year, as more parents appear to be sending their kids away amid deteriorating conditions in Cuba that have already brought a record number of people from the island to the United States.

Miami Herald

Cuba quietly releases from prison a Cuban American teacher convicted of espionage

The Cuban government has quietly commuted the sentence of Alina López Miyares, a Cuban American teacher in Miami who was sent to prison after she was accused of espionage in 2017, in an unusual gesture that might signal Havana’s willingness to remove a diplomatic roadblock to further engagement with the…

Reuters

Montenegro blames criminal gang for cyber attacks on government

Montenegro on Wednesday blamed a criminal group called Cuba ransomware for cyber attacks that have hit its government digital infrastructure since last week, described by officials as unprecedented.

Miami Herald

Florida Keys migrant landings continue. Up to 150 Cubans arrived since Wednesday

MIAMI — Border Patrol agents assigned to the Florida Keys have taken into custody up to 150 people from Cuba since last Wednesday as the migrant exodus from the island nation to the archipelago is on track to reach a seven-year high.

The Independent UK

Camilo Guevara, son of Cuba's rebel hero Che Guevara, dies

A son of revolutionary leader Ernesto “Che” Guevara and director of a center dedicated to studying him has died, Camilo Guevara March was 60

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