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Cuban Soap Opera Falls Flat

New tale of rural life has yet to win over audience addicted to racier foreign imports.

Cuban Government Fears Football Defections

Playing in matches in United States offers players chance to escape and seek fame abroad.

Cuban Dissidents Denounce Smear Campaign

Government-linked TV station airs allegations that leading protest group is badly run and financially opaque.

Cuban Traders Slow to Win Acceptance

Hemmed in by regulations and corruptions, small businesses may soon have access to legitimate wholesale goods.

Cuba: Evictions Highlight Hurricane Victims' Plight

Officials prevent families from squatting in disused building.

Cuban Taxi Drivers Seek Alternative Fuels

Vintage cars adapted to run on cheaper stuff than petrol.

Cubans Defy Cable TV Ban

Illegal satellite dishes and cable networks make for more entertaining viewing than Cuban state TV.

Digital TV Comes To Cuba

Viewers doubt new technology will improve content of state-controlled media.

Cuban Squatters Abandon Land They Occupied

They say they were forced out by intimidation and false promises.

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A woman reacts over the body of her daughter, next to a clinic that was damaged during a Russian missile attack, on June 1, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. At least three were killed, including a child, and others were injured by falling debris from intercepted missiles. © Roman Pilipey/Getty Images

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Students attend a lesson on housekeeping at a training facility for domestic workers on November 22, 2022 in Kampala, Uganda. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states are a frequent destination for Ugandan domestic workers, with official estimates suggesting that around one hundred and sixty-five thousand Ugandans are in temporary employment contracts in the region. © Luke Dray/Getty Images

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Activists warn that vulnerable domestic workers risk abuse, often returning with serious health conditions.

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Commitment, sacrifice and luck secured a vital early win in the south-eastern campaign, but can Ukrainian forces press on?

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Life in the Shadows for Armenia’s Transgender Community

Recent murder highlights widespread discrimination and violence against LGBTI people.

An AFPTV cameraman films while smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza on October 8. © Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images

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Interview: The War on Disinformation

Open source intelligence (OSINT) can provide facts – but impatient, angry audiences often prefer opinions.