Cuba

Rihanna's Vintage Photo Shoot in Cuba Causes Fan Frenzy

Rihanna is back to work, striking a pose and causing a fan frenzy during a photo shoot in the beautiful, antiquated Caribbean island of Cuba.

Cuba-US Relations News: Island Nation Officially Removed From the US State Sponsors of Terrorism List

The Obama administration has taken another huge step in its effort to normalize relations with Cuba by removing the nation from the U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list.

United States and Cuba to Unveil Plans to Re-Open Embassies

As relations between the U.S. and Cuba continue to improve and normalize, the two countries are preparing to reopen their embassies after decades. The two nations plan to announce the reopening of embassies next week, following a series of talks in the last couple of months.

US & Cuba Relations: Travel to Cuba Up 36 Percent Amid Restoration of Diplomatic Relations with US

Tourism is picking up fast in Cuba as the communist island and the United States reestablish diplomatic relations. Though the process has nowhere near finalized, Americans have wasted no time in traveling to Cuba.

White House Says President Barack Obama Hopes to Visit Cuba

In addition to taking historic steps to normalize U.S. and Cuban relations, President Barack Obama may become the first sitting U.S. president to visit Havana in decades.

TBS Show Host Conan O'Brien Discusses Historic Cuba Visit with Anderson Cooper

Conan O'Brien recently met with CNN's Anderson Cooper at the Paley Center for Media in New York to discuss his recent visit to Cuba in March. O'Brien's show was the first in the last five decades to visit the country.

Cuba News: As Relations Improve American Flags Worn Proudly in Island

As everything seems to be cooling down between the U.S. and Cuba, inhabitants of the communist island appear to be showing their support for the easing of tension between the two nations by wearing a lot of American Flag inspired clothing

Cuban Immigration to the US: 23 Cubans Rescued Off Mexican Coast

On Sunday Mexico's navy rescued two rafts crammed with Cuban migrants off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula about 12 nautical miles north of Puerto Progreso.

Health News: United States Will Soon Get Cuba's Lung Cancer Vaccine

In April, when New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited Havana, the Roswell Park Cancer Institute finalized an agreement with Cuba’s Center for Molecular Immunology to develop a lung cancer vaccine and initiate clinical trials in the U.S.

US-Cuba Relations: Cuba to Name Ambassador to US by End of Month, Raúl Castro Says

Cuba is ready to name an ambassador to the United States by the end of the month, the Communist country's leader, Raúl Castro, said on Tuesday. President Obama "may" have chosen the U.S. ambassador to the island.

Cuba News: Communist Island Has Become Airbnb’s Fastest Growing Market

Since Obama’s decision to reopen ties with Cuba, Airbnb Inc -- a website designed to help travelers share their rooms -- has become the communist country’s fastest-growing market.

Cuban Artist Carlos Quintana's National Arts Club Exhibition 'Crosses Boundaries' [EXCLUSIVE]

Have you ever envisioned a place that never existed?One of Cuba's most prominent artists and the National Arts Club artist-in-residence, Carlos Quintana has -- and he's captured this bold and imaginative place on canvas through his first solo exhibition in New York called "Images of a Place that Never Existed." The exhibition will be on view to the public at the prestigious and historic gem, the The National Arts Club until May 30.

Cuba News: Communist Leader Raul Castro May Join Catholic Church After Meeting Pope Francis

Raul Castro, the President of Cuba, just said that the teachings of Pope Francis had persuaded him not only to take a softer line on religion in his communist country, but that perhaps he might even be persuaded to return to the Catholic Church.

Cuban Tech News: Silicon Valley Hopes for Tech Revolution in Communist Island

Entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley are hoping to quickly take advantage of the rapprochement between the United States and Cuba and take their technology to "the island's Internet-hungry populace."

Cuba News: French President Hollande Makes Historic Trip to Island Nation

During his historic trip to Cuba, the President of France Francois Hollande has called for an end to the U.S. embargo on the communist country.

LGBT News: Raul Castro's Daughter Leads Gay Rights March, Unofficial Marriages in Havana

More than 1,000 people marched in Havana this weekend in what the Associated Press called a "colorful gay rights march" led by Mariela Castro, the daughter of Cuban leader Raúl Castro.

Gay Marriage News: Cuba Will Hold Symbolic Mass Gay Wedding for Gay Pride Event

This coming weekend Cuban gay activists, along with Mariela Castro, will hold a symbolic mass wedding this weekend as part of Cuba's annual gay pride parade.

US-Cuba Relations: Treasury OKs Ferry Service Between Florida & Cuba

Ferry service between the United States and Cuba will likely resume shorty given that the Obama administration approved the connection on Tuesday.

Cuba News: Fidel Castro’s Former Bodyguard Claims the Cuban Leader Leads a 'Corrupt Secret Life'

After spending almost 17 years by his side, 66-year-old Juan Reinaldo Sanchez revealed Fidel Castro's alleged "double life" he discovered while serving as the Cuban leader's bodyguard.

Cuban Immigration Policies: Poll Reveals Floridians Want to End Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966

Public opinion is shifting on U.S. immigration policies that favor Cuban immigrants, worrying Cubans wanting to migrate to the U.S.

Cuban-American Lawyer Says She Received Bomb Threats & Hate Mail After Kissing Fidel Castro [Watch]

Twenty-one years ago a Cuban-American lawyer named Magda Montiel Davis, upon meeting Fidel Castro in Cuba, and gave the communist leader a kiss on the cheek, and subsequently suffered a bomb threat and a lot sexually graphic hate mail.
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