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End of an era as revolutionary Fidel Castro dies

Fidel Castro's death has unleashed a wide variety of drastically different reactions.

US restores regular flights to Cuba

On Tuesday, the Treasury Department was to invite U.S. airlines to submit applications to be allocated the new flights. American Airlines, Delta, United Airlines and JetBlue have previously expressed an interest in running regular flights to Cuba.

Five freed in US-Cuba rapprochement back in custody: rights group

Five dissidents freed as Havana launched a high-profile diplomatic rapprochement with the United States are back in custody in Cuba, a human rights group said Monday.

A flow of Cubans – going home

While still dwarfed by the number of Cubans leaving the island, a growing number are opting to move back as trailblazing entrepreneurs.

Hotel Nacional de Cuba: A history of mobsters, missiles and movie stars

History comes alive at Havana's Hotel Nacional de Cuba, a national monument that has hosted Mafiosi, movie stars and world leaders.

Children of Cuban revolution recall exodus to US

At the start of the Cuban revolution, Javier Llorens was one of thousands of children who left the island unaccompanied for the United States, thinking it would be temporary. He is now 64 -- and is still in the United States.

US, Cuba agree to let airlines begin flights

Cuba and the United States reached an agreement Wednesday night that will allow U.S. commercial airlines to begin operating flights to the island for the first time in decades, according to U.S. officials with knowledge of the discussion.

Costa Rica ‘victim’ of US-Cuban immigration laws, says President Solís

Costa Rica President Luis Guillermo Solís’ frustration with the Cuban migrant crisis was clear in his remarks during a news conference Tuesday in Cuba.

How Cuba is and isn’t changing, one year after thaw with U.S.

In the 12-months since Cuba and the U.S. announced they would begin normalizing long-broken relations, here's what has changed and what hasn't.

Cuba and US renew direct postal service after 52 years

HAVANA, Cuba – The United States and Cuba have agreed to restore direct postal service 52 years after severing it at the height of the Cold War, the Cuban Foreign Ministry said Friday.

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