The moves could severely restrict the flow of remittances from abroad and worsen a profound economic crisis on the island.
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How Trump and Bolsonaro Broke Latin America’s Covid-19 Defenses
The two presidents drove out 10,000 Cuban doctors and nurses. They defunded the region’s leading health agency. They wrongly pushed hydroxychloroquine as a cure.
U.S. Diplomats and Spies Battle Trump Administration Over Suspected Attacks
American officials in China, Cuba and Russia say U.S. agencies are concealing the true extent of the episodes, leaving colleagues vulnerable to hostile actions abroad.
Cuba’s Economy Was Hurting. The Pandemic Brought a Food Crisis.
The island was able to control the coronavirus, but the dearth of tourists in the pandemic’s wake strangled an economy already damaged by mismanagement and U.S. sanctions.
Hurricane Isaias Forms in the Atlantic
Isaias, the ninth named storm system of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, strengthened into a hurricane on Friday.
Jean Daniel, Leading French Journalist and Humanist, Dies at 99
In France, where news and opinion are blurred, Mr. Daniel, a self-described non-Communist leftist, used journalism as a means of advocacy.
Former Judge Says Cuba’s Judiciary Is Rigged Against Dissidents
Edel González Jiménez says he is not a defector, but a firm believer in the Cuban system who wants to see it reformed.
22 of Our Favorite Travel Photographs From 2019
Sit back, relax and enjoy a whirlwind visual tour of this year’s best travel photography.
Activist’s Case Hints at What Changes and What Stays the Same in Cuba
José Daniel Ferrer’s arrest reflects the lengths to which the Díaz-Canel government will go against dissidents.
Cardinal Jaime Ortega, a Cuban Bridge to the U.S., Dies at 82
He was a go-between for Pope Francis and Presidents Obama and Raúl Castro as they thawed Cold War relations between the two countries.