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Obama to abolish limits on U.S.-Cuba family ties

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a move that could herald better ties between Cold War foes, the Obama administration is planning to abolish limits on family travel and cash remittances between the United States and Cuba, the Wall Street Journal reported on ...

From ANTHONY BOADLE, Boston Globe,  3 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Wall Street Journal,  U.S. Congress,  White House,  Fidel Castro

U.S. military chief comfortable with Iraq withdrawal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States' top military officer said on Sunday he was "comfortable" with President Barack Obama's plan to end U.S. combat operations in Iraq in 18 months. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, said ...

From ANTHONY BOADLE, Boston Globe,  1 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Saddam Hussein,  George W. Bush

US Congress passes stimulus, EU recession deepens

Washington: The US Congress passed a $787 billion stimulus plan to jump-start the economy on Friday, as G7 finance chiefs vowed to ward off the specter of protectionism arising from deepening global recession. The US package of government spending and ...

From ANTHONY BOADLE, livemint.com,  14 Feb 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  HBOS,  Dow Jones

Obama may set new policy on Cuba's aging revolution

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five decades after Fidel Castro toppled a U.S.-backed dictator to take power in Cuba, the Cold War rivalry with Washington could be thawing as President-elect Barack Obama looks to ease sanctions against the communist-run island. ...

From ANTHONY BOADLE, Boston Globe,  30 Dec 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Fidel Castro,  George W. Bush,  Central Intelligence Agency,  U.S. Congress

Cuba allows unrestricted cellular phone service

HAVANA - Cuba announced on Friday that it will allow Cubans the unrestricted use of mobile telephones for the first time in the latest step by new President Raul Castro to improve access to consumer goods. Cuba has the lowest rate of cellular ...

From ANTHONY BOADLE, Canada.com,  28 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Fidel Castro

Hopes for a 'Cuba after Fidel' turn to 'Cuba after Raúl'

Cigar makers in Cuba could see their exports double if the U.S. market is opened. (Claudia Daut/reuters) HAVANA: When the ailing Fidel Castro resigned last month, stock prices of U.S. companies that stand to benefit from more business with Cuba ...

From ANTHONY BOADLE, International Herald Tribune,  21 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Raúl Castro,  Fidel Castro,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Congress,  Unilever PLC

U.S. embargo on Cuba benefits Europe, Canada firms

HAVANA (Reuters) - When ailing Fidel Castro resigned last month, stock prices of U.S. companies that stand to benefit from more business with Cuba rallied. Six days later, those shares retreated as his brother Raul Castro, Cuba's first new leader in 49 ...

From ANTHONY BOADLE, Boston Globe,  19 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Fidel Castro,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Unilever PLC,  Telecom Italia

EU envoy seeks new ties with Raul Castro's Cuba

HAVANA (Reuters) - The European Union's top development aid official arrived in Cuba on Thursday to sound out the plans of its new President Raul Castro and relaunch ties that were largely frozen under his brother Fidel Castro. EU Aid Commissioner ...

From ANTHONY BOADLE, Boston Globe,  6 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Louis Michel,  Fidel Castro,  European Commission,  European Union

Vatican broaches Cuba prisoners with Raul Castro

HAVANA - Vatican secretary of state Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone raised the Catholic Church's concern about prisoners in Cuba in a meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro on Tuesday. It was Raul Castro's first meeting with a foreign visitor two days ...

From ANTHONY BOADLE, Canada.com,  27 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Fidel Castro,  Pope John Paul II

New Cuban leader Raul Castro meets Vatican No. 2

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro met with the Vatican's No. 2 official on Tuesday in his first meeting with a foreign visitor as Cuba's new leader. Two days after succeeding his brother Fidel Castro, the new president met with Vatican ...

From ANTHONY BOADLE, Boston Globe,  26 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Fidel Castro,  Pope John Paul II

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