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Cuban dissident Ferrer arrives in Miami for US exile
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Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer landed in Miami on Monday to start his exile in the United States as Washington demanded that Cuba release more than 700 other "political prisoners." Ferrer, 55, arrived in Florida after being freed from a Cuban...
US jury issues $20M verdict against French bank BNP Paribas over Sudanese atrocities
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Yahoo News
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A federal jury in New York has issued a nearly $21 million verdict against France's largest bank for giving the Sudanese government access to the U.S. financial system as it engaged in atrocities two decades ago. The woman and two men who obtained...
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Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer leaves island for US exile after imprisonment
HAVANA – Prominent Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer left the island Monday for exile in the U.S. at the request of the U.S. government, Cuban and U.S. authorities confirmed. The general director of bilateral relations for the Cuban Foreign...
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US jury issues $20M verdict against French bank BNP Paribas over Sudanese atrocities
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Trump's immigration crackdown weighs heavy on the US labor market
Maria worked cleaning schools in Florida for $13 an hour. Every two weeks, she’d get a $900 paycheck from her employer, a contractor. Not much — but enough to cover rent in the house that she and her 11-year-old son share with five families, plus...
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Trump's immigration crackdown threatens America's job market and ability to recruit foreign talent
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Yahoo News
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Maria worked cleaning schools in Florida for $13 an hour. Every two weeks, she’d get a $900 paycheck from her employer, a contractor. Not much — but enough to cover rent in the house that she and her 11-year-old son share with five families, plus...
Owner: Apollo Global Management
Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer arrives in Miami after being freed from prison
(CNN) — Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer has arrived in the United States after being freed from prison in Cuba, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday. Ferrer was released and allowed to depart for the US after a formal request from the...
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Bulgaria appreciates art by Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba
Media from the city of Panagyurshiste, 91 kilometers from this capital, highlighted the magnetism of the Cuban company and the enthusiasm shared with the public at the Sport Arena Asarel, where they soon realized that one show would be...
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Over 600 billion VND raised for Cuban people
Hanoi (VNA) - Total donations to the “65 Years of Vietnam–Cuba Solidarity” campaign reached 615 billion VND (23.34 million USD), 9.5 times higher than the initial target, heard the campaign's closing ceremony in Hanoi on October 18. Addressing the...
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Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer arrives in US after being freed from prison
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer has arrived in the United States after being freed from prison in Cuba, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday. Ferrer was released and allowed to depart for the US after a...
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Cuban Friendship Medal awarded to Australian musicians
The presentation of this high distinction, awarded at the proposal of the Cuban Friendship Institute (ICAP), took place within the context of the “From Australia to Cuba with Love” campaign launched by Sue and Lachlan four years ago. The purpose...
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Over US$23.34 million raised for Cuban people
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Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI — Total donations to the “65 Years of Việt Nam–Cuba Solidarity” campaign reached VNĐ615 billion (US$23.34 million), 9.5 times higher than the initial target, heard the campaign's closing ceremony in Hà Nội on Saturday. Addressing the...
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US jury finds French bank BNP Paribas complicit in Sudan atrocities
Published On 18 Oct 202518 Oct 2025 A New York jury has found that French banking giant BNP Paribas’s work in Sudan helped to prop up the regime of former ruler Omar al-Bashir, making it liable for atrocities that took place under his rule. The...
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Private Companies Have No Interest in Sponsoring Cuban Baseball
The Sports Law approved last July opened the door to investments, but no firm has approached the clubs Sponsorships, in general, have not been successful in Cuban sports. / Jit 14ymedio, Havana, 16 October 2025 — The National Series baseball teams...
Owner: Mary Jo Porter & Karen Heffner Chun
Health Care Week in Review | 13 House Republicans Send Letter to Speaker of the House in Support of Enhanced Premium Tax Credits; CMS Issues Further Guidance on Claims Holds
Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and analyses; and other...
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Antonio Juan Farias Arbelo Explains the Balance Between Land and Business
Born on 16 September 1981, he grew up between Spain and the Dominican Republic, spending time in La Romana and Santo Domingo. These early experiences gave him resilience, identity, and an appreciation for both community and culture. His education...
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The ‘Donroe Doctrine’: Trump’s Neocolonial Plan For Latin America
Through war, he is reviving the colonial Monroe Doctrine, which top officials now proudly call the Donroe Doctrine. The Donald Trump administration is waging war on Venezuela, but this is part of a larger political war on Latin America. In the...
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Terrifying footage from the eye of Hurricane Melissa emerges as strongest storm on Earth this year sparks mass evacuations
Terrifying footage has emerged from the eye of Hurricane Melissa after a specially adapted plane operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) flew into the center of the storm. Hurricane Melissa intensified into a...
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Malaysia aligns with BRICS values, says Russian deputy PM
Malaysia is one of the 13 BRICS partner countries. (Bernama pic) KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia embodies the values that underpin the BRICS grouping of emerging economies and could be a natural fit for future full membership, Russian deputy prime minister...
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He hijacked a plane in Cuba, made it to Florida and was deported to Mexico: The life in the shadows of Adermis Wilson González
You can’t say Adermis Wilson González doesn’t know fear. Nor that he scares easily. On March 31, 2003 he knocked on the door to the cockpit of a Russian Antonov-24 plane on which he was traveling from Cuba’s Isla de Juventud to Havana with his...
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