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A train passes by Republika Power Plant in town of Pernik, Bulgaria, April 21, 2022. The only nuclear power plant, generating over a third of Bulgaria’s electricity, runs on uranium from Russia.

EU proposes oil ban after bloc’s largest economy drops opposition

Ukraine

Germany has now been able to slash its dependence on Russian oil since the war in Ukraine started in February. But Hungary and Slovakia — still heavily reliant on Russian oil — still oppose the deal.

What Will Openness Mean for Cuban Artists?

Arts, Culture & Media
Small business owner Mady Zulueta outside her store, Zulu, in a prime area of Old Havana, Cuba.

Uncertain what’s next, Cubans go about their business while they wait for a signal from Trump

Economics
Iranians wave the national flag during celebrations in Tehran on July 14, 2015, after Iran's nuclear negotiating team struck a deal with world powers in Vienna.

Iranians are celebrating a nuclear deal, some with homemade vodka

Conflict
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Guess who’s coming to Cuba? A New York soccer team

Sports
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A child plays at the Prado Boulevard in downtown Havana.

When will Starbucks pop up all over Cuba? Don’t count on it

Business

American and Cuban officials are sitting down in Havana this week to try to hammer the details of their rapproachment. But McDonalds and Walmart won’t move in anytime soon.

Populations of marlin and other big game fish in the waters between Florida and Cuba are under growing pressure from overfishing and habitat destruction.

Can Hemingway help break down the barriers between the US and Cuba?

Environment

The marlin that featured in Ernest Hemingway’s classic book, “The Old Man and The Sea,” is under threat from overfishing and pollution. That’s why Hemingway’s grandson is using the book’s name to demand the end of the American embargo on Cuba and the start of cooperation to help save the fish.

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50 years since start of US embargo on Cuba

Arts, Culture & Media

In October, 1960 the United States imposed a partial embargo on Cuba. Two years later, it would be strengthened to a near-total embargo. To help explain the state of Cuba since the start of the 50-year embargo, we talk with Michael Voss of the BBC.

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