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Films
2nd Iberoamerican Film Festival in Cyprus
For the second year, an Iberoamerican Film Festival will be celebrated in Cyprus. The Embassies of Brazil, Cuba, Peru,...
World
On This Day: Cuban leader Fidel Castro retired after 49 years in power in 2008
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on February 19:
1951 - Andre Gide, French novelist, died....
World
Cuban perfumist makes home-grown fragrance with surprise ingredient
A Cuban entrepreneur believes she has hit upon a formula for a unique homegrown perfume she hopes someday to...
World
Cuba charges 30 over massive chicken heist
Cuba has charged 30 people for stealing 133 tonnes of chicken and selling them on the street in a...
Economy
Cubans brace for impact as gasoline prices set to soar
Shortly after Cuban taxi driver Javier Ernesto heard fuel prices were set to soar fivefold on Feb. 1, he...
World
Cuba’s Santeria priests foretell crime and disease in new year
Priests from Cuba's Afro-Cuban Santeria religion on Tuesday warned that rising homicides and a spike in illness could worsen...
Economy
Cuban family business produces flour from coconut and yucca as shortages fester
On a small farm outside Havana, a Cuban family-run business produces gluten-free flour from banana, coconut and yucca, preferring...
World
In Cuba, migration is for the dogs, too
When Bingo first stepped foot in the airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, after months of arrangements ahead of his...
World
Cuban clock maker keeps on ticking despite economic woes
Cuban watchmaker Ernesto Barrios saw an opportunity to make up for lost time two years ago after authorities lifted...