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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We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Friday, May 8, 2026.

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Canadian mining company Sherritt International announced today the immediate suspension of its joint ventures operating in Cuba.

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I saw something I had never seen before in Tampa: a caravan of cars with Cuban flags. It moved me deeply. But then...

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The bill is a continuation of other security-oriented initiatives, which also promised to restore order and strengthen teacher authority.

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This boom coincides with the second term of Donald Trump, during which the regulatory landscape for Polymarket changed significantly.

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CIVICUS interviews Manuel Virgüez, director of a Venezuelan human rights organization that works for citizen empowerment, democracy & justice.

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Maybe you know who I am. A few years ago, I published a history of Cuba and the USA that was based on decades of research on the island.

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While the political situation in Cuba is turbulent and daily life is very hard, these young people seek to have a good time. (10 photos)

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