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Cuba restructures its socialism: steadily but without stopping or pausing
April 6, 2015About 30 miles west of this city, one of the largest construction projects since the start of the Cuban revolution in 1959 is taking shape.
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Iran and six powers seal framework deal on nukes
April 3, 2015Iran and world powers sealed a breakthrough agreement Thursday outlining limits on Iran's nuclear program.
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U.S troops take dragoon ride through Eastern Europe
April 2, 2015At the demonstration against "Dragoon Ride" in Prague, speakers also denounced Czech membership in NATO.
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Cuba, United States “respectfully” chat about human rights
April 2, 2015The U.S. has talked of supposed maltreatment of "political prisoners" in Cuba. Cubans need simply say "Guantanamo" to put that in perspective.
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Today in history: A joke from the USSR for April Fools’ Day
April 1, 2015I heard the following joke in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, then part of the USSR, as was Moldavia.
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