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Watch: OneShot, Guerrillero Heroico – Alberto Diaz Korda

Watch: OneShot, Guerrillero Heroico - Alberto Diaz Korda

On this day 90 years ago, one of the world’s most famous revolution figures was born. OneShot commemorates Ernesto “Che” Guevara’s birthday with a photo taken at the funeral for the victims of the La Coubre explosion, on March 4, 1960 — a picture that stresses the intensity of his gaze and poise and that is recognized worldwide. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/embed/Pm7ca1HxE3s expand=1] Guerrillero Heroico — (Alberto Diaz Korda/OneShot) OneShot is a new digital format to tell the story of a single photograph in an immersive one-minute video. Follow OneShot: [rebelmouse-image 27068863 original_size=”320×320″ expand=1][rebelmouse-image 27068864 original_size=”174×174″ expand=1][rebelmouse-image 27068865 original_size=”128×128″ expand=1][rebelmouse-image 27068866 original_size=”227×227″ […]

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Watch: OneShot — Men Working In A Backyard

Watch: OneShot — Men Working In A Backyard

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/embed/qxUNvx5QDpc expand=1] OneShot — Men working in a backyard, 2014 (©Andrea Bruce/NOOR) OneShot is a new digital format to tell the story of a single photograph in an immersive one-minute video. Follow OneShot:

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After Raúl: What A Post-Castro Cuba Could Look Like

Fidel and Raul Castro, 2001
Fidel and Raul Castro, 2001 Anonymous

With Castro’s retirement as Cuban President, Cuba is left to face ongoing issues of the communist party — primarily the shambling economy.

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Santería And The Spiritual Soul Of Socialist Cuba

A priest performs a Santeria ceremony
A priest performs a Santeria ceremony Andre Forget

An Afro-Caribbean religion dating back to the days of slavery, Santería has adapted to both Catholicism and Socialism and is a major contributor to Cuba’s particular cultural identity.

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Havana Restores Heritage Sites Ahead Of 500th Anniversary

Havana is charged with history
Havana is charged with history szeke

Cuba is restoring its colonial architecture in Havana and beyond, and promoting the national heritage among young Cubans, ahead of the 500th anniversary of Havana’s foundation.

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Castro, Chávez And The True Origins Of Autocracy

Chavez in 1999
Chavez in 1999 Karel Fuentes

Did adverse conditions force such Latin American strongmen Fidel Castro, Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro to clamp down, or did they hide their authoritarian designs from the start?

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When Irma Was Born, The Making Of A Mega-Storm

Preparing for the worst in Lake Worth, Florida.
Preparing for the worst in Lake Worth, Florida. Bruce R. Bennett/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA

The origins of this particularly powerful Caribbean storm can be traced back to an El Nino no-show.

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WiFi-Free In Old Havana, A Perfect Post-Modern Getaway

Some hotels in La Havana sell Wifi cards for tourists
Some hotels in La Havana sell Wifi cards for tourists Acasa_Amigo

It’s taken a few days to accept, but Cuba’s less-than-ideal WiFi situation may be a blessing in disguise for one Argentine visitor.

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Venezuela On The Brink, Lessons From Castro And ​Perón

Maduro at Fidel Castro's 90th birthday celebration
Maduro at Fidel Castro's 90th birthday celebration Ismael Francisco/[E]Cubadebate/Xinhua via ZUMA

Colombian novelist William Ospina had advice for Fidel Castro, and now for Nicolas Maduro. Given the discontent with modern capitalism, Latin America must offer a realistic and democratic alternative.

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Trump’s Cuba Policy Proves Obama Was Right

Havana, street scene
Havana, street scene Bryan Ledgard

The Obama administration sought a Cuba policy aimed at helping ordinary Cubans. Trump is keeping most of the policy in place, with one wrong-headed exception.

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A Saudi Hand Guides Quiet Rise Of Islam In Cuba

Women praying in Havana
Women praying in Havana Alia

Cuba’s small but growing Muslim community is getting a boost from Havana’s diplomatic opening. Riyadh, meanwhile, is trying to exert control.

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Castro, Lessons For Leftists Still Defending Their Dictators

Chavez and Castro in 2006
Chavez and Castro in 2006 Rick Eglinton/Toronto Star/ZUMA

Enough with the praise the Left has shamelessly heaped on Fidel Castro. He was simply a dictator who deprived Cubans of their basic human rights. Looks the same from the right.

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Fidel’s Unfinished Dream — Massive Art School Is Metaphor For Cuba

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Fidel Castro, Last Of Latin America’s Absolute Monarchs

Fidel Castro in Havana in 2005
Fidel Castro in Havana in 2005 Volker Hüttig Volker Huettig/GFDL

Not unlike a zealous Christian, Castro learned from Catholicism a dogmatism and opposition to pluralism that he imposed on his island nation for decades.

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Fidel Castro Dead At 90, Cuban Leader Defied U.S. For A Half-Century

Maduro at Fidel Castro's 90th birthday celebration
Maduro at Fidel Castro's 90th birthday celebration Ismael Francisco/[E]Cubadebate/Xinhua via ZUMA

HAVANA — Fidel Castro, leader of Cuba’s Communist revolution who ruled over the island nation in defiance of the United States for a half-century, died late Friday at the age of 90. Havana announced that the remains of the retired Líder Máximo would be cremated Saturday. This was a tweet from the Cuban embassy in […]

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Cuba Embraces Free Market, China-Style

Flag-raising ceremony at the U.S. embassy in Havana
Flag-raising ceremony at the U.S. embassy in Havana Liu Bin/Xinhua/ZUMA

Whatever the hopes for Cuba, the country’s regime seems keen to follow the profit model for the economy to shore up its political grip. Just like China and Russia.

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Cuba, Where May Day Spirit Holds On

Granma, May 2, 2016 While violent clashes marred May Day celebrations across several countries, the official Cuban Communist Pary Granma instead praised “the strength of a people” on the front page of its Monday edition. The Havana-based daily described the International Workers’ Day marches, pictured on the front page, as the “unwavering support of our […]

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Clinton And Trump Pull Away, Kabul Toll Doubles, Who Owns Spanish?

Clinton And Trump Pull Away, Kabul Toll Doubles, Who Owns Spanish?

CLINTON AND TRUMP WIN CRUCIAL NEW YORK VOTE Frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have moved significantly closer to winning their parties’ nomination after the two candidates clinched resounding victories in the New York primary. With final ballots tallied early Wednesday, Clinton got close to 58% of the vote in the Democratic race, while Trump […]

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Cuba: Are The Castro Brothers Returning To Catholic Fold?

Pope Francis and Raul Castro in May 2015
Pope Francis and Raul Castro in May 2015 Gregorio Borgia/Pool/Prensa Internacional/ZUMA

The renewed relations with the U.S. may have been prompted by the Cuban revolutionaries’ connection with Pope Francis.

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Obama’s Historic Cuba Visit: The View From Latin America

U.S. President Barack Obama in Havana on March 20
U.S. President Barack Obama in Havana on March 20 Servicio Universal Noticias/Newscom/ZUMA

HAVANA — President Barack Obama’s historic three-day visit to Cuba heralds the long-awaited end of the Cold War in Latin America, 25 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union and 15 months since the two erstwhile foes announced their surprise rapprochement. Newspapers in the region, and beyond, covered Obama’s visit — the first by […]

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The Ripples Of U.S.-Cuba Peace, In Latin America And Beyond

Maduro and Castro last May in Havana
Maduro and Castro last May in Havana Liu Bin/Xinhua/ZUMA

-Analysis- MIAMI — The gradual renewal of ties between the United States and Cuba no longer qualifies as news. Both sides have put aside their prerequisites for sitting and talking — an end to the embargo for Cuba, and Cuba pledging to change its political system. Each country has followed a basic script guiding both […]

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Second Turkey Attack, Obama To Cuba, Moka Maker

Second Turkey Attack, Obama To Cuba, Moka Maker

TURKISH TROOPS HIT AGAIN IN DEADLY ATTACK Photo: Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua/ZUMA A Turkish military convoy in southern Turkey was targeted by a roadside bomb this morning, an attack that killed at least six soldiers and wounded another, Hürriyet reports. It came just hours after a car bomb in Ankara also targeted military personnel yesterday, killing 28 […]

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Mexico Says Bienvenido! To Pope Francis

La Prensa, Feb. 12, 2016 “Welcome!” reads Friday’s front page of Mexico City-based daily La Prensa, greeting Pope Francis as he’s set for an afternoon arrival in Mexico for his first visit as pontiff. Ahead of his five-day trip, which includes a visit to a prison in the crime-riddled city of Ciudad Juarez, the Pope […]

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Venezuelan Health Care System, Now On Life Support

Lines forming outside a Caracas pharmacy in September.
Lines forming outside a Caracas pharmacy in September. El Nacional/GDA via ZUMA

The supply crisis that has plagued supermarkets and consumers for months now has hit the health care sector, with medicines, doctors and even emergency care in short supply. Plummeting oil prices are a major factor, as is the legacy of Hugo Chavez.

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Pope Francis And Barack Obama, Why The White House Believes

During Obama's visit last year to the Vatican to meet Pope Francis
During Obama's visit last year to the Vatican to meet Pope Francis Evandro Inetti/ZUMA

On the eve of the pontiff’s visit to the United States, confidential Obama administration documents reveal a remarkable harmony with Francis’ objectives.

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Meet A Rare (And Banned) Independent Lawyer In Cuba

Palacio de Justicia in Mantazas, Cuba
Palacio de Justicia in Mantazas, Cuba Emmanuel Huybrechts

Under a repressive regime that outlaws independent lawyers, Laritza Diversent is blazing a trail for victims of Cuba’s harsh judicial system.

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Cuba, A Bed And Breakfast Revolution

Havana's Malecon esplanade
Havana's Malecon esplanade Kirua/GFDL

With the expected rush of American tourists to the island, more and more Cubans are opening bed and breakfasts. This is most likely the most authentic way to see the island.

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Turkish safe zone, China’s stock implosion, Jacko’s 20K glove

Turkish safe zone, China's stock implosion, Jacko's 20K glove

Photo: Hamza Turkia/Xinhua/ZUMA NATO DISCUSSES TURKEY BORDER CRISIS In an emergency meeting in Brussels today, NATO is holding talks to discuss Turkey’s campaign against both ISIS and Kurdish forces across its border in Syria.Reuters reports that both NATO and Turkey are downplaying the idea of a call for military help from the alliance. “Turkey requested […]

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Pope Francis’ Activist Foreign Policy – 5 World Hot Spots

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Habemus occupatum papam Worldcrunch/ZUMA

Since ascending to the papacy two years ago, Pope Francis has been quietly and not-so-quietly leaving his mark on the world, pursuing a number of ambitious foreign policy goals. His nine-day trip to Latin America that begins Sunday will be mostly focused on pastoral issues. But from Cuba to Vietnam, the Middle East and environmental […]

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Extra! Cuban Daily Features Castro And Obama Letters

The front page of today’s edition of Cuban state-owned daily Granma published in full the letters exchanged by Cuban President Raul Castro and US President Barack Obama announcing the formal re-establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. The letters set a date for the re-opening of embassies in Havana and Washington, D.C. on July […]

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Tsipras Blinks?, Sinai Attacks, US-Cuba

Tsipras Blinks?, Sinai Attacks, US-Cuba

Photo: Haryono/Zuma TSPIRAS COULD MAKE CONCESSIONS Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has reportedly offered new concessions to the country’s financiers, even as Greece failed to meet the IMF payment deadline Tuesday night. According to a letter to creditors obtained by the Financial Times, Tsipras is ready to accept most conditions that were proposed before talks […]

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Cuba’s LGBT Revolution, With A Castro Leading The Charge

Cuba's LGBT Revolution, With A Castro Leading The Charge
Anti-homophobia protest in Havana Joaquin Hernadez/Xinhua/ZUMA

Cuban gays and lesbians once hid from police. But today, with help from the president’s daughter, Mariela Castro, LGBTs in Cuba are fighting for their rights.

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Extra! Francois Hollande Meets Fidel Castro

Granma, May 12, 2015 French President François Hollande became the first top Western leader to visit Cuba since the island nation moved to reestablish relations with the United States late last year. Hollande spent Monday in Cuba, conducting talks with President Raúl Castro, as well as meeting his older brother and leader of the revolution, […]

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Cuba, Early Signs Of A New Entrepreneurial Impulse

An agricola market in Havana.
An agricola market in Havana. Jorge Royan

Earning cash and starting a business are no longer frowned upon on the island nation, as the rapprochement with the U.S. sets the stage for a different kind of Cuban economy.

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The U.S. And Brazil Need Each Other More Than Ever

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on March 18
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on March 18 [E]Agencia Estado/Xinhua/ZUMA

-OpEd- SAO PAULO — The just-concluded Summit of the Americas in Panama was hailed as historic because it was the first time since the gathering began that both Cuba and the United States were present. And yet, there’s plenty of room for disappointment. The gathering of heads of state could have been even more significant […]

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The U.S. Gets It Wrong Again With Venezuela Sanctions

March 15 demonstration against U.S. sanctions in Caracas
March 15 demonstration against U.S. sanctions in Caracas [E]Avn/Xinhua/ZUMA

The White House move to impose sanctions on Venezuela was a badly timed swipe against the authoritarian government that may have imploded on its own. Instead, the U.S. gave it new life.

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