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Falling off the map: how Cuba has vanished from travellers’ itineraries

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a handsomely one-sided commodity deal, the Soviet Union sold oil to the island at well above the market rate, …

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3 months ago

Ronaldo’s Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr parts ways with coach Luis Castro

Al Jazeera

Portuguese coach Castro leaves after failing to land the league title during his first year in charge of the Saudi club. Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr have announced the departure of their Portuguese coach Luis Castro a day after starting their AFC Champions League Elite campaign with a disappointing draw. The Portuguese coach led Al Nassr to lift the …

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3 months ago

Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr sack manager Luis Castro after poor start to season

Hindustan Times

Cristiano Ronaldo's Saudi club Al Nassr announced the departure of Portuguese coach Luis Castro on Tuesday, a day after starting their AFC Champions League Elite campaign with a disappointing draw. Cristiano Ronaldo's Saudi club Al Nassr announced the departure of coach Luis Castro. "Al Nassr can announce that head coach Luis Castro has left the club," said a statement posted …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

His brother died at CrossFit Games. Executive says it was ‘not up to’ sibling to stop event

LA Times

A jet ski pulls in buoys from the CrossFit Games at Marine Creek Lake in Fort Worth, where Lazar Dukic died Aug. 8 while competing in a swimming event. Luka Dukic wrote that Castro told him the organization wanted to continue the games “as a tribute for your brother.” “In a shape I was in mentally at that moment, I …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Twins sweep doubleheader to stretch Guardians’ skid to 7 straight, close AL Central gap to 1½ games

Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — Matt Wallner hit the go-ahead three-run homer for the Minnesota Twins in the fifth inning of the nightcap to spoil Cleveland starter Alex Cobb’s season debut, fueling a 6-3 victory for a doubleheader sweep on Friday that gave the Guardians their seventh straight loss and further tightened the AL Central race. Bailey Ober pitched six shutout innings and …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

My Cuban family fled a dictator. Now I’m scared they’ll elect Trump

The Independent

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Harvey Milk’s legacy: The gay rights icon was remarkable for a very specific reason.

Slate

When Harvey Milk was elected 47 years ago this November, he became one of the first openly gay people in public office. One night in 1956, when Milk was 25, he was arrested in Miami along with seven other gay men in what a local police sergeant called a “routine crackdown on perverts.” He got a job teaching, but quit …

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8 months, 1 week ago

The Carretera Granma: One of the most spectacular drives in Cuba

BBC

The Carretera Granma: One of the most spectacular drives in Cuba Claire Boobbyer Cuba's seldom-travelled Carretera Granma is a rugged mix of beauty, brawn and history Few travellers venture to Cuba's south-eastern corner, but a little-known road offers a fascinating – and stunning – glimpse of the nation's revolutionary past. Tracing the edge of eastern Cuba's foot-shaped Granma province, this …

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1 year ago

From Mesoamerica to modern day, tamales have persisted as a dish for all seasons

LA Times

Wrapped inside a fresh or dried corn husk is a soft maíz cake known intimately across the Americas as tamales. “As a queer Mexican person who loves to make ancestral and regional dishes from Mexico, making a very white, American creation with my own touch, is a funny thought,” Vela wrote via email. “I served this dish with a tiny …

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1 year, 1 month ago

He was sentenced to 162 years in prison. Now he’s free and working at the California Capitol

LA Times

In his tan suit and gold tie, Jarad Nava blends in easily at the California Capitol, as though he’s always belonged to its mahogany and rose-hued halls. At a time when “so much in life felt so powerless,” Nava said, the Pomona Don’t Care Krew, or DCK, felt like a real family. “It does recognize the work he has done …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Bad Bunny judged a 'Shark Tank'-style competition at Forbes 30 under 30 summit

LA Times

¡Aquí llegó tu tiburón! Grammy-winning reggaetón superstar Bad Bunny touched down in Cleveland earlier this week — not for one of his bombastic live shows, but for the Forbes Under 30 Summit, where he played the top judge of his own “Shark Tank”-inspired competition. Titled “Bad Bunny’s Under 30 Latinx Pitch Competition,” the live contest showcased five young entrepreneurs from …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Braga grabs late 3-2 Champions League win at Union Berlin’s unloved home from home

Associated Press

BERLIN — André Castro scored in the very last minute for Braga to snatch a 3-2 win in Union Berlin’s first home game in the Champions League, though not at the home stadium Union fans wanted. Sheraldo Becker scored twice Tuesday to give dominant Union a two-goal lead, but Sikou Niakaté scored before the break, Bruma equalized soon after it, …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Bass’ homelessness czar Mercedes Márquez to be replaced by Lourdes Castro Ramírez

LA Times

Mercedes Márquez, left, is departing as L.A. Mayor Karen Bass’ top housing and homelessness official, to be replaced by Lourdes Castro Ramírez. Mayor Karen Bass’ homelessness czar, Mercedes Márquez, will leave her high-profile post next month, with state housing official Lourdes Castro Ramírez set to succeed her, the mayor’s office announced Monday. Castro Ramírez will start her tenure as the …

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1 year, 3 months ago

‘Thank you, Proud Boys!’: How a J6 organizer cultivated extremist ties and remains a free woman

Raw Story

This is the first part of a two-part Raw Story series exploring pro-Trump organizer Cindy Chafian's actions before, during and after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. “The Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers, the Three Percenters — all of those guys keep you safe.” Chafian told Raw Story in an email earlier this week that she made …

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1 year, 5 months ago

High-profile exits spark fears that Hollywood diversity pledges are just ‘PR’

LA Times

The departure of four key Hollywood diversity executives has raised questions about the industry’s commitment to equity and inclusion. “There has been these two Americas ever since Donald Trump was elected president.” Diversity and inclusion chiefs have acknowledged struggling with burnout in their efforts to transform their organizations’ culture. “I don’t think the entertainment industry was prepared for George Floyd …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Honduras opens embassy in China after breaking off ties with Taiwan

Associated Press

BEIJING — Honduras opened an embassy in Beijing on Sunday, Chinese state media reported, months after the Central American nation broke off relations with Taiwan to establish diplomatic ties with China. China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang and his Honduran counterpart Enrique Reina took part in the inauguration of the embassy on Sunday morning, China’s official CCTV said. The president also …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Honduras opens embassy in China after cutting ties with Taiwan

Al Jazeera

Honduras established formal ties with China in March, becoming the latest country to break ties with Taiwan. China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang and his Honduran counterpart Enrique Reina took part in the inauguration of the embassy on Sunday morning, China’s official CCTV reported on Sunday. The symbol of the two sides’ strengthening diplomatic ties came during Honduran President Xiomara Castro’s …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Honduran president begins first visit to China since breaking off ties with Taiwan

Associated Press

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Honduran President Xiomara Castro arrived in Shanghai on Friday on her first visit since China established ties with her nation, pulling it away from former diplomatic ally Taiwan. Beijing has intensified its battle to win away Taiwan’s diplomatic allies since independence-leaning Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen took office in 2016. Beijing’s latest victory comes as tensions have risen …

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1 year, 10 months ago

On this day: Historic events that happened on 19 February

Firstpost

Fashion designer and photographer Karl Lagerfeld breathed his last on this day in 2019. He was the creative power behind the revival of French fashion brand Chanel Several historically significant events have taken place today, 19 February. It was on this day in 1942 that US President Franklin D Roosevelt signed an order authorising the internment of Japanese Americans in …

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1 year, 11 months ago

She spied for Cuba for years from inside the US government. Now she’s walked free

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “If Ana had been arrested a couple of …

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2 years, 1 month ago

The glamorous minor European royals you've NEVER heard of

Daily Mail

There's certain royals that mostly need no introduction regardless of who you're talking to - from King Charles to Prince Harry and Kate Middleton. PRINCESS MARIA CHIARA DI BORBONE-TWO SICILIES Princess Maria Chiara Di Bourbon-Two Siciliesa, 17, pictured in Paris, comes from a cadet branch of the Spanish royal family, which descends from the Capetian Dynasty and ruled over Southern …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Honduras ‘retakes sovereignty’ by nixing corporate enclaves

Al Jazeera

Congress has voted to reverse controversial ZEDE law, which allowed for the creation of semi-autonomous corporate zones. ZEDEs were “the last coup de grace that did to the country: selling off the national territory in pieces”, Maria Carrasco, a Honduran PhD student living in Tegucigalpa, told Al Jazeera. “We are superior as a state, as a sovereign and as a …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Sonoma State president faulted CSU’s sex harassment response. Now she has her own scandal

LA Times

Sonoma State President Judy Sakaki was part of a group of Cal State presidents who met with a top aide from the Assembly speaker’s office in February to say they had lost confidence in the system chancellor over his handling of a sexual harassment case, The Times has learned. Records show that just weeks before the Feb. 15 phone meeting …

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2 years, 9 months ago

CSU halts program that paid millions to executives after they departed

LA Times

A program that paid millions to former CSU executives, including former Chancellors Joseph I. Castro and Timothy P. White, has been halted upon further review. California State University will halt a program that has paid millions to executives who have resigned in recent years — including former Chancellor Joseph I. Castro — until the Board of Trustees reviews a task …

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Falling off the map: how Cuba has vanished from travellers’ itineraries

Ronaldo’s Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr parts ways with coach Luis Castro

Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr sack manager Luis Castro after poor start to season

His brother died at CrossFit Games. Executive says it was ‘not up to’ sibling to stop event

Twins sweep doubleheader to stretch Guardians’ skid to 7 straight, close AL Central gap to 1½ games

My Cuban family fled a dictator. Now I’m scared they’ll elect Trump

Harvey Milk’s legacy: The gay rights icon was remarkable for a very specific reason.

The Carretera Granma: One of the most spectacular drives in Cuba

From Mesoamerica to modern day, tamales have persisted as a dish for all seasons

He was sentenced to 162 years in prison. Now he’s free and working at the California Capitol

Bad Bunny judged a 'Shark Tank'-style competition at Forbes 30 under 30 summit

Braga grabs late 3-2 Champions League win at Union Berlin’s unloved home from home

Bass’ homelessness czar Mercedes Márquez to be replaced by Lourdes Castro Ramírez

‘Thank you, Proud Boys!’: How a J6 organizer cultivated extremist ties and remains a free woman

High-profile exits spark fears that Hollywood diversity pledges are just ‘PR’

Honduras opens embassy in China after breaking off ties with Taiwan

Honduras opens embassy in China after cutting ties with Taiwan

Honduran president begins first visit to China since breaking off ties with Taiwan

On this day: Historic events that happened on 19 February

She spied for Cuba for years from inside the US government. Now she’s walked free

The glamorous minor European royals you've NEVER heard of

Honduras ‘retakes sovereignty’ by nixing corporate enclaves

Sonoma State president faulted CSU’s sex harassment response. Now she has her own scandal

CSU halts program that paid millions to executives after they departed