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Cuban artist switches Havana's neon lights back on

The city, one of the architectural jewels of Latin America, has been enjoying a tourism boom.

28 Feb 2018 9:02 AM GMT

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Cuba to study whether climate change is hurting sugar harvests

Cuba has seen its industry decline for decades.

29 July 2018 5:45 AM GMT

Telecom Commission on Tuesday approved a proposal for allowing mobile phone calls and internet services in domestic and international flights in India.

Communist-run Cuba starts rolling out internet on mobile phones

Journalists at state-run news outlets were among the first this year to get mobile internet.

17 July 2018 2:48 AM GMT

Turning down myriad offers to leave the island throughout her career, she created the Academia de Ballet, which was closed in 1956 by the government of Fulgencio Batista. (Photo: AFP)

Alicia Alonso: Ballad legend dies at 98

Her dramatic leaps and sensual style impressed the audience.

18 Oct 2019 5:04 AM GMT

The RIA Novosti news agency quoted Roskomnadzor as saying it has established a constructive dialogue with Google.

Google, Cuba agree to work toward improving island's connectivity

Internet laggard Cuba has sought to increase web access in recent years, introducing cybercafes, Wi-Fi hotspots and...

29 March 2019 10:02 AM GMT

The Cuban learnt to then soak the canvasses for at least an hour and rinse them to get rid of the salt and any organic matter, before hanging them out to dry. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Meet Sandor Gonzalez: Artist who sketches under the sea

Cuban artist sketches under the sea among fish and coral reefs.

19 Jun 2019 4:41 AM GMT

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Cuban artists stage alternative festival after government delay

The artists had been indignant at the delay of the state-run arts extravaganza.

7 May 2018 10:15 AM GMT

Telecom Commission on Tuesday approved a proposal for allowing mobile phone calls and internet services in domestic and international flights in India.

Cubans cheer as internet goes nationwide for a day

Cuba's government said it provided free internet to the Communist-run island's more than 5 million cellphone users on...

15 Aug 2018 3:11 PM GMT

Mobile users in Havana said they were happy about the day of free internet. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cubans celebrate as internet goes nationwide for a day

ETECSA announced the trial, with Tuesday marking the first time internet services were available nationwide.

15 Aug 2018 6:29 AM GMT

Marita Lorenz with Fidel Castro. (Photo: AP)

Charismatic Fidel Castro was like a ton of bricks'

Rumours of Castro's sexual prowess abounded in Cuba even before his days as a black-bearded guerrilla leader hiding out...

29 Nov 2016 10:04 PM GMT

A child holds a portrait of Fidel Castro as mourners arrive to visit the memorial site for the late leader at the Revolution Plaza in Havana, Cuba. (Photo: AP)

Fidel was no Stalin, more like Ho

Cubans seemed to have silently rebutted the lopsided American view by sticking to Castro the Cuban leader rather than...

29 Nov 2016 9:27 PM GMT

A woman cries while embracing a friend during a gathering to mourn the death of Cubas leader Fidel Castro, outside the Cuban embassy in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016. (Photo: AP)

Cuba bids farewell to Castro, ruler and icon for half a century

Since his death on Friday night, state-run newspapers, television and radio have been running wall-to-wall tributes to...

28 Nov 2016 5:57 AM GMT