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20Sep/15

Pope celebrates Mass in Havana’s Revolution Square

September 20, 2015WorldAnti-imperialism, Anti-Revisionists, Barack Obama, Camilo Cienfuegos, Cardinals created by Pope John Paul II, Che, Che Guevara, Christian humanists, Countries, Cuba, Ernesto, Evangelii gaudium, Fidel Castro, Francisco, Government of Cuba, Guevara, Gulf of Mexico, Havana, Jesuits, Jesus Christ, Pope Francis, Raúl Castro, U.S. Congress, United States, Washingtonsmbale

Pope Francis uses his Mass at Havana’s Revolution Square to call followers to serve the “most vulnerable” in a homily that Cuba’s government supporters and ardent critics could claim as their own.

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20Jul/15

Cuban flag raised at embassy in Washington

July 20, 2015FootballBrutalist architecture, Communism, Countries, Cuba, Cuba–United States relations, Cuban thaw, Department of State, Diplomatic mission, Embassy of the United States, Havana, Forms of government, Gulf of Mexico, Havana, Havana's embassy, Havana's embassy in Washington, International relations, JOHN KERRY, Political philosophy, Politics, Rodriguez, Socialism, United States, United States Interests Section in Havana, Washington, Washington, DCsmbale

(REUTERS) – The Cuban flag was raised at Havana’s embassy in Washington, DC, at 10:30 a.m. (1430 GMT) for the first time in 54 years on Monday (July 20).
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02Jul/15

Cuba opens WI-FI hotspots across country

July 2, 2015InternetAbel Cruz Suarez, Alejandro Costa, Americas, Cuba, Cubans, ETECSA, FACEBOOK INC., Gulf of Mexico, Havana, Hotspot, Internet, Internet access, Internet censorship in Cuba, Internet in Cuba, Juan Raciel Velasco, Obama, Socialism, Technology, Technology/Internet, Telecommunications, Telecommunications engineering, United States, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Wireless access point, Yenisleydi, Yenisleydi Baldoquinsmbale

Cubans surf the web at new WI-FI hotspots throughout the island.

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02Jul/15

BP settles U.S. 2010 oil spill claims for $18.7 bln

July 2, 2015EnvironmentAlabama, Attorney General, Bondi, BP, BP P.L.C., Carl Barbier, Companies, Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Confederate States of America, Deepwater Horizon, Deepwater Horizon litigation, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Disaster/Accident, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Industries, Law/Crime, Louisiana, Oil companies, Pam Bondi, Southern United States, States of the United States, Texas, Transocean, U.S. government, United States, USDsmbale

“We are thrilled with the settlement,” Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi says of the agreement with BP that addressed claims from the U.S. government and the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

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01Mar/15

Paris Hilton and Naomi Campbell attend Havana cigar festival

March 1, 2015CelebrityBarack Obama, Cigar, Civil awards and decorations, Countries, Cuba, Cuba–United States relations, Fidel Castro, Government, Gulf of Mexico, Havana, Hospitality/Recreation, Hotel Tryp Habana Libre, Naomi Cambell, Naomi Campbell, Orders of chivalry, Orders, decorations, and medals, Paris Hilton, Politics, president, Raúl Castro, United Statessmbale

Heiress Paris Hilton and supermodel Naomi Cambell bring glitz and glamour to Havana’s annual cigar festival.
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