I didn’t have a return ticket. I had traveled by train, which is still a challenge because of its endless delays and terrible breakdowns...

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Cuban government voices or those “supportive” of the government, promote an image of “social justice” and accessible well-being for everyone.

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The first beneficiaries of the container homes are Cuban regime supporters who lived in overcrowded conditions for many years.

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From the crumbling arcades of Monte St. to neighborhoods without power, Havana displays the physical and emotional wear of the crisis.

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Nicaragua reduces to zero the tariffs it charged on imports from China. It is unknown whether China will do the same for Nicaraguan exports.

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Today, we bring you an NPR Tiny Desk mini-concert with soca music from KestheBand from Trinidad & Tobago recorded on May 8, 2026. 

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Tim Fearn from the UK took our photo of the day: "Fishing on the Havana Malecon".

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The Femicide Observatory of the platform Yo Sí Te Creo in Cuba has ended its cycle of recording and verifying cases of femicidal violence.

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Executives from the Spanish hotel chain say that domestic tourism accounts for “virtually all reservations for the hotels that remain open”.

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A friend who still lives in Cuba wrote to me last week asking if Brazil is a good place to live. It was more a statement phrased as a question.

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"The history of migration through El Paso is one that’s been forgotten and overlooked, even though it helped shape today's US Southwest."

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The minimum monthly price for a bed in a double room at TaTamanía! is $1,080 USD, in a country where most workers earn under $15 USD a month.

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