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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Havana

Havana stories: 12 news summaries

(Newser) - Cuba is battling a toilet paper shortage, the Miami Herald reports. The country says the global financial crisis and recent hurricanes have forced it to shutter factories and cut down on electricity usage. The result: The cost of a four-pack of TP in Havana is the equivalent of 2... More »

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communism • Newsweek • toilet paper • Cuba • imports • resources • rationing • hurricane • Havana • Fareed Zakaria

(Newser) - Raúl Castro has warned the US not to expect any changes to Cuba's communist system, saying that while Barack Obama's administration was less "aggressive," he was not prepared to make peace. His comments came after Hillary Clinton made several remarks suggesting better relations if Cuba changed... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Cuba • Communist Party • Raul Castro • Havana • Cuban National Assembly

Fidel Spotted Strolling Around Havana

Residents see frail Comadante in public for first time in years

Mar 3, 09 6:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Residents of Havana say they’ve spotted the unmistakable figure of El Comadante shuffling around the city in recent weeks, the New York Times reports. Fidel Castro hasn’t been seen in public since undergoing emergency surgery in 2006, and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hailed the jaunts as "a... More »

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Fidel Castro • Cuba • Raul Castro • Hugo Chávez • Havana

ANALYSIS

A Year In, Raúl's Cuba In Midst of New Revolution

Fidel's younger brother raises country's global profile, begins reform

Feb 24, 09 6:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Today marks the first anniversary of Raúl Castro's rise to the top of Cuban politics, and as the Miami Herald reports, he has lots to celebrate. Latin America's continuing leftward shift has seen regional leaders cozy up to Fidel's brother, and Russia has used Cuba to expand its presence... More »

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Latin America • Fidel Castro • Cuba • Raul Castro • Cuban embargo • Havana

(Newser) - Russian warships arrived in Havana yesterday for the first time since the end of the Cold War, the London Times reports. The visit comes at the end of a 3-month South American tour that Russia expected would raise hackles in the US. “I guess they’re on R&... More »

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Russia • Venezuela • Cuba • Panama • Georgia • Havana • warship • Russian Navy • fleet

 Hurricanes Smoke 
 Cuban Cigar Biz 

Double blow from Gustav, Ike to cost billions

Sep 18, 08 2:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Back-to-back blows from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike have the Cuban tobacco industry reeling, reports the Miami Herald. Hurricane Ike alone destroyed half of this year's tobacco plants, more than 3,000 tobacco-drying barns and nearly 9,000 homes for workers. The destruction occurred just days after Gustav had already wreaked... More »

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Cuba • tobacco • Havana • Hurricane Gustav • Hurricane Ike • cigars • Ramon Serafin

 Cuban Prez OKs
 Sex Change
 Operations 

Daughter Mariela, who heads sex ed center, pushed for change

Jun 6, 08 6:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cubans can now have free sex change operations, Reuters reports. The latest legal change under President Raul Castro was pushed by his daughter, Mariela Castro, who heads a sex education center and says she has a 28-person waiting list. Cuba allowed a sex change 20 years ago, but sparked so... More »

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Cuba • Raul Castro • sex change • Havana

Robert Vesco, Rogue Financier, Dies in Cuba

Fugitive from justice, fraudster died in November in Havana

May 6, 08 6:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Robert Vesco, the American financier who fled the country amid accusations that he had swindled $200 million from unsuspecting investors, died in Havana last November, according to a relative. Vesco, who died at 71, had lived in Cuba since the 1980s and had served time in jail there for defrauding... More »

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crime • Cuba • Havana • defrauding investors • Robert Vesco

Don't Expect Another Cuban Revolution

Raul is no Fidel, but is expected to stay on brother's course

Feb 25, 08 2:45 PM CST
(Newser) - You won't see him wearing fatigues and making fiery speeches, but Raul Castro is expected to hew closely to brother Fidel's line. Cuba's new president is a pragmatic military man who lacks his brother's charisma and ego, the New York Times reports. Fidel is still party leader, and 31 Castro... More »

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Fidel Castro • Cuba • Communist Party • Raul Castro • Havana • Cuban National Assembly

Fidel Looking Forward
to 'Vacation'

Former leader mocks US in post-presidential newspaper column

Feb 22, 08 2:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Fidel can't wait to retire. The soon-to-be-former dictator published a new newspaper column today, telling Cuba he was relieved to be rid of his exhausting presidential duties. “The night before, I slept better than ever,” Castro wrote. But he couldn’t give up his newspaper gig because, “... More »

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Fidel Castro • Cuba • Raul Castro • Communists • Havana • Election 2008

Fidel Faithful Likely to
Keep Power

Cubans unsure if leader's resignation
will change anything

Feb 20, 08 7:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Life went on as normal in Havana after Fidel Castro announced his resignation yesterday, and Cuba experts aren't sure how much real impact his decision will have, the New York Times reports. Cuba's National Assembly is due to choose a new Council of State on Sunday and power is expected... More »

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Fidel Castro • Cuba • Communist Party • Raul Castro • Cuban Revolution • Havana

Cuba's Underground Housing Boom

Socialist system camouflages complicated black market

Jan 28, 08 2:58 PM CST
(Newser) - A  booming black market in real estate is operating in Cuba, even though the government owns most property. Prices are soaring as property changes hands in a complex, illegal system called permuta, reports the New York Times. Housing swaps are permitted in Cuba, with government approval; permuta involves trading up... More »

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real estate • Cuba • housing • Havana

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