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Path cleared for Cuban exiles to sue

The Trump administration is opening the door for lawsuits against foreign firms operating on properties Cuba seized from Americans after the 1959 revolution. (April 17)

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US allows lawsuits over properties seized by Cuba

In a blow to Cuba’s efforts to attract foreign investment, the Trump administration is opening the door for lawsuits against foreign firms operating on properties that Cuba seized from Americans after the 1959 revolution. (April 17)

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Cuba’s worker bees boost thriving honey business

In the floral valleys of Cuba’s Matanzas province, bees are flourishing through old-fashioned farming, without the threat of pesticides that have decimated populations across the world, and their organic honey, which has found a ready-market in Europe, has joined rum and cigars as one of Cuba’s quality exports.

Cubans call for animal rights law

Some 300 activists march in Havana to demand an animal protection law, in the first independent demonstration to take place in Cuba in years.

ShowBiz Minute: R. Kelly, Royals, Box Office

Dubai government denies there were plans for R. Kelly concert; Prince Charles and his wife Camilla began the first official trip to Cuba by the British royal family; Jordan Peele’s “Us” storms its way to top of U.S. box office with over $70.3 million in ticket sales. (March 25)

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Internet on cell phones paves way for new civil society in Cuba

Sending a tweet to a minister, exchanging political ideas or helping each other through social media: the arrival of the Internet on mobile phones in Cuba is creating a new civil society.

Pompeo accuses Cuba, Russia of propping up Maduro

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is lashing out at Cuba and Russia for continuing to support Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, saying they are contributing to his country’s economic crisis. (March 11)

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Cuba taps into high-end luxury tourist market

Havana’s first ever five-star hotel, the Gran Manzana, seduces wealthy Asian and European tourists, who, from the rooftop swimming pool, get a view over the picturesque capital.

Chinese demand boosts Cuban cigar sales

Sales of cigars, Cuba’s star export, reach a record $537 million in 2018, with demand driven by China, which counteracted the effects of stronger tax and anti-tobacco regulations abroad.