Kerry: Era of Monroe Doctrine in Latin America is over - UPI.com

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Kerry: Era of Monroe Doctrine in Latin America is over UPI.com WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- A principle guiding the U.S. view of Latin America for 190 years is dead, replaced by a desire to secure common interests, Secretary of State John Kerry said. "The era of the Monroe Doctrine is over," Kerry told the ... Kerry declares the end of the Monroe Doctrine era Kerry Makes It Official: 'Era of Monroe Doctrine Is Over' Kerry says two century US LatAm policy over

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GIS software firm opens new Latin America HQ in Coral Gables - South Florida Business Journal (blog)

GIS software firm opens new Latin America HQ in Coral Gables South Florida Business Journal (blog) One of the world's biggest software companies for geographic information systems, Esri, has opened a new Latin America headquarters in Coral Gables. Redlands, Calif.-based Esri has already brought in or hired six people and will add at least six more ...

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Susan Miller, World Famous Astrologer, Soon to Take Over Latin America - Miami New Times (blog)

Susan Miller, World Famous Astrologer, Soon to Take Over Latin America Miami New Times (blog) Susan Miller, astrologer to the stars, waltzed into the Fontainebleau on Friday night with some very bad news. Most of the 40 or so people in attendance for her annual Year Ahead lecture were Libras, and 2014 would mark the most trying period of their ...

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Raynold Mendizabal wants to be Silver Spring's urban butcher - Washington Business Journal (blog)

Raynold Mendizabal wants to be Silver Spring's urban butcher Washington Business Journal (blog) The chef, a native of Cuba, was previously the executive chef at Lima and also owned the burger joint Rogue States. The latter project didn't turn out to be so ... really want to come and hang out." Rebecca Cooper covers retail, restaurants, tourism ...

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Kerry harps on Cuban democracy, climate change in OAS speech - MiamiHerald.com

Kerry harps on Cuban democracy, climate change in OAS speech MiamiHerald.com U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday said the 2010 program that has allowed millions of people to visit Cuba in what are known as “people-to-people exchanges” is a vital part of U.S. foreign policy. “We are committed to this human interchange ...

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Kerry harps on Cuban democracy, climate change in OAS speech - Toledo Blade

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Kerry harps on Cuban democracy, climate change in OAS speech Toledo Blade U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry today said the 2010 program that has allowed millions of people to visit Cuba in what are known as “people-to-people exchanges” is a vital part of U.S. foreign policy. “We are committed to this human interchange, and ... Kerry: Cuba must embrace broader reform agenda

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Asia Briefing: China on journey to becoming major player in rail technology - Irish Times

Asia Briefing: China on journey to becoming major player in rail technology Irish Times China is also stepping up efforts to sell high-speed rail overseas. In October, Chinese premier Li Keqiang was pushing Chinese rail technology in Thailand. China has worked on high-speed rail networks in Turkey and Venezuela, and has been in ...

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Uruguay's likely cannabis law could set tone for war on drugs in Latin America - The Guardian

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Uruguay's likely cannabis law could set tone for war on drugs in Latin America The Guardian Following moves to legalise same-sex marriage and abortion, this measure is likely to reinforce Uruguay's growing reputation as a bastion of tolerance and progressiveness in Latin America. But President José Mujica dismisses talk of liberality. A ... Uruguay's Likely Cannabis Law Could Set Tone For War On Drugs In Latin ...

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New climate of pragmatism prevails in US, Cuba relations - South African Broadcasting Corporation

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New climate of pragmatism prevails in US, Cuba relations South African Broadcasting Corporation US relations with Cuba have undergone a surprise warming in recent months, raising expectations of possible agreements to bring the two countries closer after more than 50 years of hostility. US and Cuban officials overcame a series of potentially ...

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VIDEO: Haiti protesters clash with police

Protesters in Haiti have clashed with police as thousands rallied to demand the resignation of President Michel Martelly.



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Mexico is Guest Country of Honor at Berlin Tourism Fair - Prensa Latina

Mexico is Guest Country of Honor at Berlin Tourism Fair Prensa Latina 18 de noviembre de 2013, 19:05 Imagen activa Mexico City, Nov 18 (Prensa Latina) Mexico will be the guest country of honor at the 2014 Berlin International Tourism Fair, the most important event of its kind worldwide, officials said today. At the fair ...

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World's 12 best shopping cities

From a shopper's perspective, frequent traveling can be crippling.



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Error may have allowed Cuba to see information on pro-democracy groups - UPI.com

Error may have allowed Cuba to see information on pro-democracy groups UPI.com The documents included applications from various non-governmental organizations in Cuba for a USAID program to train up-and-coming leaders of the groups. The applications were sent from Washington, D.C., to U.S. diplomats in Cuba for their review. Cuba believed to have intercepted details of US aid to dissidents

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Elián González: My time in the US “changed me for life” - MiamiHerald.com

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Elián González: My time in the US “changed me for life” MiamiHerald.com On the 14th anniversary of his rescue from a raft in waters off Fort Lauderdale, Elián González said he blames the Cuban Adjustment Act for his mother's death and the international custody battle it sparked on his behalf. In an interview with the Cuban ... Elian Gonzalez Criticizes US Immigration Policy vs. Cuba

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Comienza hoy cuenta regresiva electoral en Honduras

Los ocho candidatos que se discutirán la Presidencia de Honduras el próximo 24 de noviembre comienzan desde hoy su cuenta regresiva, cuando esta medianoche inicien el silencio electoral. Los 27 mil aspirantes que se disputarán el domingo venidero unos tres mil cargos de elección popular celebraron este fin de semana masivas concentraciones de cierre de campaña antes de dar paso al cumplimiento de la Ley Electoral.



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Chile: La hora de la verdad para Bachelet

Un importante paso dio Michelle Bachelet hacia un eventual segundo mandato, al imponerse a su contrincante de la derecha pinochetista, Evelyn Matthei, en las elecciones generales celebradas el pasado domingo en Chile, en las cuales no logró los suficientes votos para triunfar en primera vuelta. A juicio de analistas, el fantasma del abstencionismo en la consulta popular, alrededor de un 50 por ciento, fue el mayor adversario de la exmandataria socialista chilena.



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Angela Merkel critica espionaje de Estados Unidos

La canciller alemana Angela Merkel afirmó que las relaciones entre Alemania y Estados Unidos han sido "puestos a prueba" por las versiones de un espionaje masivo de la Agencia Nacional de Seguridad estadounidense. "Las versiones son graves. Deben ser investigadas y, lo más importante, para el futuro se debe restañar la confianza", dijo Merkel al Parlamento al comienzo de un debate sobre el espionaje estadounidense en Alemania.



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Armstrong llama cómplice de dopaje a expresidente de la UCI

El exciclista estadounidense, Lance Armstrong, sancionado de por vida y sin sus siete títulos del Tour de Francia, acusó al presidente de la Unión Ciclista Internacional entre 1991 y 2005, Hein Verbruggen, de haber encubierto su dopaje. Armstrong, que podría ver reducida su sanción de por vida a ocho años, sacó a la luz que el anterior presidente de la UCI conocía en todo momento que se estaba dopando y, literalmente, le animó a ocultar su dopaje.



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Chilean Expats Opt for Bachelet in “Virtual” Election

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Argentine president returns to work

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner returns to work following brain surgery to remove a blood clot and thanks well-wishers for their support.



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A Vivid Look at Gay Life in Castro's Cuba - History News Network

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A Vivid Look at Gay Life in Castro's Cuba History News Network What a time for the premier of a play about gay life in Communist Cuba! New Jersey, right across the Hudson River from the theater that houses the play, just legalized same sex marriage and Russian President Vladimir Putin recently warned athletes ...

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Number of Mexicans crossing US border lowest in decades - RT

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Number of Mexicans crossing US border lowest in decades RT The money is one of the key factors contributing to economic growth in Mexico's economy, even more so than the tourism industry and direct investment from foreign entities. At the same time, unemployment among Mexicans in the US is falling, with ...

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Haiti protesters clash with police

Thousands of protesters in Haiti clash with police during rallies to demand the resignation of President Michel Martelly over the cost of living and corruption.



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Guest post: Obama's Cuban two-step - Financial Times (registration) (blog)

Guest post: Obama's Cuban two-step Financial Times (registration) (blog) At a fundraiser in Miami, the President reinforced his commitment to updating US policy toward Cuba, attributing some of the positive changes in the growth of entrepreneurship to the administration's loosening of restrictions on travel and remittances ... Analysis - New climate of pragmatism prevails in US-Cuba relations New climate of pragmatism prevails in US, Cuba relations

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Listen John Kerry, neither you nor Barack Obama run Cuba!

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Increased RevPAR and revenues improve Ebitda of Meliá Hotels International ... - Hospitality Net (press release)

Increased RevPAR and revenues improve Ebitda of Meliá Hotels International ... Hospitality Net (press release) In the positive context of international tourism, the hotel company closed the third quarter with an Ebita of €201.3 million (+ 9.3% compared to the same period of 2012) and a net profit of €25.4 million (-33.6%). ... (impacted by the accounting of the ...

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Remittances To Latin American Nations, Except Mexico, Recovering To Pre ... - International Business Times

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Remittances To Latin American Nations, Except Mexico, Recovering To Pre ... International Business Times Is this light at the end of the tunnel? Remittances sent to Spanish-speaking nations in Latin America by immigrants primarily living in the United States has recovered to pre-recession levels, with the notable exception of Mexico. Remittances Sent To Latin America Recover From Recession With the exception of Mexico, more US dollars from friends, relatives being ...

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Headlines I Wish I Hadn’t Seen

Study: even though people are more likely to be killed by a bee sting than to be eaten by a shark, most people would prefer to go via the bee sting. Are right wingers conducting cyber-attacks on Healthcare.gov? Venezuelan health care shambles. ObamaCare needs two young people for every three older sign-ups.



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Understanding DACA’s Education Requirement

When the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was first announced, it was clear that individuals would have to meet some sort of education requirement in order to obtain the program’s many benefits, including a two-year renewable reprieve from deportation, work authorization, a social security number, and—in nearly every state—the chance to apply for […]



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Se forma en el Atlántico la tormenta subtropical Melissa

La tormenta subtropical Melissa se formó en horas de la mañana de hoy, en aguas del Atlántico central. A las 11.00, hora local, el centro del sistema se localizó en 29,3 grados de latitud Norte y 53,6 grados de longitud Oeste, a unos mil 120 kilómetros al estesudeste de las Bermudas. Tiene vientos máximos sostenidos de 85 kilómetros por hora, con rachas superiores, y su presión mínima es de 987 hectoPascal.



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Estados Unidos descubre por error programa subversivo contra Cuba

La Agencia para el Desarrollo Internacional de Estados Unidos mostró un programa subversivo de seis millones de dólares contra Cuba al usar por error una línea desprotegida para enviar documentos a diplomáticos norteamericanos en La Habana. Los materiales detallan que dicha entidad lanzó el 10 de julio una iniciativa y al menos 20 organizaciones no gubernamentales solicitaron fondos para entrenar a presuntos disidentes en los próximos tres años.



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Strike 3: Un trabajo para Auguste Dupin

Algo extraño sucede en esta Serie. No me refiero a esos detalles misteriosos que gravitan en su órbita (el mutismo de las gradas, por ejemplo), sino a lo estrictamente deportivo. Cosas que escaparían a la pericia deductiva de Dupin, y a la credulidad ilimitada de un infante. Y no lo digo por la tabla de posiciones, no. A fin de cuentas ahora mismo responde esencialmente a los pronósticos de este comentarista.



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El Boeing siniestrado en Kazán tuvo fallos en Moscú (+ video)

Pasajeros que viajaban en el penúltimo vuelo del Boeing 737-500, siniestrado la noche del domingo en la ciudad rusa de Kazán en un accidente que se cobró la vida de 50 personas, cuentan escalofriantes detalles de la experiencia vivida.



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What typhoon-prone PH can learn from Cuba, India - ABS CBN News

What typhoon-prone PH can learn from Cuba, India ABS CBN News MANILA – The Philippines can learn a lot from Cuba and India, two countries that are also constantly battered by typhoons but suffer only few fatalities. Super typhoon “Yolanda” (international name Haiyan) has killed nearly 4,000 people when it slammed ...

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Headlines I Wish I Hadn’t Seen

California has mistakenly sent letters to 246,000 low-income residents, warning they may need to find new doctors next year under the state’s newly expanded Medicaid program. Survey: Pediatricians don’t like walk-in clinics. HT: Aaron Carroll. Healthcare.gov goal is for 80% of users to be able to enroll for insurance.



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Anti-Cuba NGO's in the U.S. live as parasites of taxpayer money

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Is the Obesity Epidemic a Real Epidemic?

Your digestive system is actually a complex ecosystem, playing host to hundreds of species of bacteria that do things as diverse as fermenting undigested carbohydrates and providing vitamins. They also regulate how much fat your body stores. Not everyone, however, has the same gut bacteria. And, interestingly, the composition of this bacteria correlates with obesity… [...]



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To beat inflation 'pick China over South America' - Telegraph.co.uk

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To beat inflation 'pick China over South America' Telegraph.co.uk Inflation in Venezuela, where most expats work in oil, tourism and farming, is expected to hit 38 per cent in 2014 – more than wiping out any salary increase. Once steep price rises are factored in, a worker will actually be 12 per cent worse off ...

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Analysis: Latin America grows increasingly hooked on US fuel imports - Reuters UK

Analysis: Latin America grows increasingly hooked on US fuel imports Reuters UK HOUSTON (Reuters) - Despite its own vast oil reserves, Latin America has doubled its reliance on the United States for fuels like diesel and gasoline over the last five years to keep its economies humming - and the dependence is growing. The culprit is ... FACTBOX-Latin American refining projects face delays Collection of Articles about Latin America Released in Iran

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Oops. A Mistake on the Guidelines?

Last week, the nation’s leading heart organizations released a sweeping new set of guidelines for lowering cholesterol, along with an online calculator meant to help doctors assess risks and treatment options. But, in a major embarrassment to the health groups, the calculator appears to greatly overestimate risk, so much so that it could mistakenly suggest [...]



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Cuatro ex dirigentes estudiantiles entran al parlamento chileno

Cuatros ex líderes estudiantiles entraron al Parlamento de Chile tras las elecciones generales celebradas este domingo. El ex presidente de la Feuc, Giorgio Jackson, comenzó a celebrar, a las 22.00 de anoche, su triunfo en Santiago Centro. Escenas similares se repitieron en los comandos de los ex dirigentes estudiantiles Camila Vallejo, Karol Cariola y Gabriel Boric, quienes obtuvieron las primeras mayorías en sus distritos, para llegar a la Cámara de Diputados.



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Cubanos residentes en Colombia piden fin del bloqueo norteamericano

El III Encuentro Nacional de cubanos residentes en Colombia concluyó en Bogotá, con una declaración final que pide al gobierno de EE.UU. poner fin al bloqueo económico impuesto hace más de 50 años a la Isla. Denunciamos la arrogancia del Gobierno norteamericano y exigimos el fin del bloqueo, una flagrante violación del derecho internacional, contrario a los propósitos y principios de la Carta de Naciones Unidas, sostiene el comunicado.



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Mandela sigue bastante enfermo

Winnie Madikizela, exmujer del expresidente de Sudáfrica Nelson Mandela, ha asegurado que el exmandatario sigue "bastante enfermo" y que no puede hablar, por lo que utiliza expresiones faciales para comunicarse. La exesposa de Mandela ha indicado que Madiba (su nombre de clan, con el que se le conoce popularmente en el país) no puede hablar "a causa de todos los tubos que tiene en la boca para limpiar los fluidos de sus pulmones".



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Con el viento en la cara (+ Fotos)

Estas curiosas imágenes son obra del fotógrafo lituano Tadao Cern y pertenecen a una serie de 105 caras en total. La premisa del trabajo de Tadao es arruinar la estética facial de la con ráfagas fuertes de viento y fotografiarlas en el peor momento. El resultado: caras totalmente transformadas. A continuación Cubadebate deja a sus lectores con una muestra de dicha serie.



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Cuba desarrolla medicamento para tratar hemorroides

Expertos cubanos desarrollaron un nuevo medicamento para combatir las crisis de hemorroides. El fármaco ya ha sido registrado en Cuba y en los venideros dos o tres años se convertirá en la terapia más eficaz para el control de episodios de trombosis hemorroidal. Tras terminar la fase de investigación clínica, este medicamento en forma de supositorio con estreptoquinasa ya ha sido registrado, explicaron los científicos del Centro de Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología.



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Médicos de Cuba salvan a más de 286 mil guatemaltecos

Más de 286 mil guatemaltecos fueron salvados por médicos de Cuba de 1998 a octubre último, según datos oficiales. Acorde con estadísticas de la Brigada Médica cubana en Guatemala, en ese mismo lapso los galenos de la isla caribeña atendieron a 35 millones 431 mil 805 pacientes. Gracias a la Operación Milagro, señala el informe, se operaron 122 mil 658 casos por diferentes patologías oftalmológicas.



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Universidades de EE.UU. niegan matrícula a inventor de un detector de cáncer

Las mejores universidades de Estados Unidos rechazaron la solicitud de estudios de Jack Andraka, un joven de 16 años nacido en Maryland, que inventó un sensor para detectar el cáncer. Andraka envió 200 solicitudes a diferentes laboratorios, pero todos se negaron, excepto uno. Por eso hoy se dedica a desarrollar sus investigaciones sobre el cáncer en la Universidad Johns Hopkins de Baltimore.



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Could ObamaCare Be a Boon for Health Savings Accounts?

Based on data available for about 85 percent of exchange plans, about 77 percent have deductibles of more than $1,250 and qualify under Internal Revenue Service rules for a health savings account. For a 27-year-old purchasing coverage, the median HSA-eligible plan costs about $238 a month and typically comes with a deductible of about $3,600. [...]



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Daily Headlines: November 18, 2013

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Why is David Cutler Shilling for the Administration?

This was in a Cutler editorial in the Washington Post last Friday: In 2007, Obama asserted that his health-care reform plan would save $2,500 per family relative to the trends at the time. The criticism was harsh; I know because I helped the then-senator make this forecast. Yet events have shown him to be right. [...]



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Schizophrenia about High Deductibles

You may remember that when Health Savings Accounts were introduced there was almost universal outrage among liberals about the horrendous burden cost-sharing places on all but “the healthy and wealthy.” A press release issued by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) within a week of the Ways and Means committee approving an HSA [...]



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Latin America at Forefront of Oil Shale Shake-up - Institutional Investor (subscription)

Latin America at Forefront of Oil Shale Shake-up Institutional Investor (subscription) Latin America could add plenty of fresh fuel to that scenario. The region has 1,817 trillion cubic feet of recoverable shale gas and more than 40 billion barrels of oil, according to estimates by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The ...

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Grenada: The 30th Anniversary of the US Invasion - Pravda

Grenada: The 30th Anniversary of the US Invasion Pravda The subsequent military actions, involving over 7,000 US troops, led to hundreds of casualties including Grenadians, resident Cubans, US soldiers, and Regional Security System soldiers (RSS) from neighboring islands. Once on the front page of every ...

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Descubren volcán activo en la Antártida

Científicos han descubierto un nuevo volcán humeante a un kilómetro bajo el hielo de la Antártida occidental, y alertan de la posibilidad de que su calor aumente la tasa de pérdida de hielo de una de las principales corrientes del continente. El hallazgo, publicado en la revista Nature Geosciene, se produjo cuando un equipo de expertos investigaba la región de Marie Byrd Land, en la Antártida occidental.



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Irán suspenderá el diálogo si Estados Unidos endurece sanciones

Mohamed Hasán Asafarí, diputado del Parlamento de Irán, advirtió que Teherán abandonaría las conversaciones con el Sexteto si el Congreso estadounidense endurece las sanciones. "El Congreso de EE.UU. últimamente ha intentado ampliar las sanciones sobre Irán. Hemos tomado la decisión de suspender las conversaciones con el Sexteto si el Congreso aprueba la ley sobre sanciones", dijo el miembro del Comité de Seguridad Nacional.



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Matanzas evita la escoba y Villa Clara barre en la pelota cubana

Ya se superó el primer cuarto del calendario regular en la LIII Serie Nacional y en zona de clasificación aparecen las selecciones de Industriales, Holguín, Matanzas, el vigente campeón Villa Clara, que logró la única barrida del fin de semana; el sorprendente Mayabeque, Santiago de Cuba, Pinar del Río y Ciego de Ávila. Detrás se ordenan Artemisa, Guantánamo, Granma, Isla de la Juventud, Las Tunas, Sancti Spíritus, Camagüey y Cienfuegos.



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Write Your Deputy: A Call on Cuba's Left - Havana Times

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Write Your Deputy: A Call on Cuba's Left Havana Times HAVANA TIMES — In a previous post, I mentioned that, according to the Cuban press, the country's “Draft Labor Bill” is now to be discussed by regional parliamentary commissions as part of the yet-unfinished debate process surrounding this new legislation.

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Grenada: The 30th Anniversary of the US Invasion - Pravda

Grenada: The 30th Anniversary of the US Invasion Pravda Once on the front page of every newspaper, Grenada, the island of spice, has been driven back to anonymity by the passage of time and the economic woes visited upon most small Caribbean islands that depend on tourism for survival. However insignificant ...

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Cuba readies nationwide military exercise - Business Standard

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Cuba readies nationwide military exercise Business Standard The strategy has been in place since 1980, when it was launched by ex-president Fidel Castro, now 87, under his brother Raul Castro. Longtime defense chief Raul Castro, 82, has replaced his brother at Cuba's helm. The Castros regularly rally the people ... Analysis - New climate of pragmatism prevails in US-Cuba relations

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René González en Página 12: “No nos dieron la garantía del debido proceso”

El diario argentino Página 12 entrevista a René González, el único liberado de los Cinco cubanos encarcelados en EEUU después de un proceso preñado de irregularidades. Desde el Grupo de Trabajo sobre Detenciones Arbitrarias de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de la ONU hasta Anmistía Internacional, dictaminaron que fue y es arbitraria la privación de la libertad de los cubanos antiterroristas. Este hombre alto, delgado, de inquietos ojos verdes y hablar tranquilo, asegura que mientras sus compañeros no estén en libertad “seguiremos siendo cinco encarcelados”.



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Legados de Chávez

Venezuela y quizá América Latina y el Caribe no son los mismos después de Chávez. Nuestra región es la más desigual del mundo. Por ello es campo de cultivo de los movimientos sociales, que se articulan al margen de los partidos políticos y del Estado para lograr reivindicaciones que ni uno ni otros conceden. Chávez potenció la participación política y social mediante el impulso de la Democracia Participativa, y articuló movimientos sociales con Estado y partidos a través de las Misiones.



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