Experts in social support hope to help Cuba with its demographic dilemma
A plummeting birthrate and scarcity of resources have left Cuba facing a demographic dilemma.
Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2017
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News tagged with cuba
Scientists seek to redeem Gitmo prison's dark history with research center and peace park
How do you redeem a place like Gitmo, the notorious U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba?
Other
Feb 18, 2017
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Google, Cuba sign deal allowing fast access to company data
Google and the Cuban government have signed a deal allowing the internet giant to provide faster access to its data by installing servers on the island that will store much of the company's most popular content.
Internet
Dec 12, 2016
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Source: Google deal will make YouTube, others usable in Cuba
A source familiar with a deal being announced between Cuba and Google says it will make Google websites like YouTube run up to 10 times faster on the island.
Internet
Dec 12, 2016
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Online lodging service Airbnb opens Cuba listings to world
Online lodging service Airbnb is allowing travelers from around the world to book stays in private homes in Cuba after the San Francisco-based company received a special authorization from the Obama administration, Airbnb ...
Internet
Mar 20, 2016
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Green Gitmo: A Science proposal for how Obama could redeem prison's dark history
On February 23, President Obama announced plans to close the notorious military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Whether he'll be able to is a hot political question. Now, Joe Roman, a conservation biologist at the University ...
Environment
Mar 17, 2016
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Research shows Cuba's Internet issues
In December 2014, President Barack Obama made history by reestablishing diplomatic relations with Cuba, which included loosening its economic embargoes. Two months later, American companies like Netflix and Airbnb announced ...
Telecom
Oct 31, 2015
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Cuba launches shark protection plan produced with US group
Cuba announced Wednesday that it is launching a long-term plan to preserve its sharks in cooperation with a U.S. environmental group, part of a rapidly accelerating partnership between the two countries aimed at preserving ...
Ecology
Oct 21, 2015
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US, Cuban aquariums sign coral protection agreement
A Florida aquarium has reached an agreement with one in Cuba to cooperate on coral conservation efforts—the first such arrangement since Washington and Havana normalized relations, the American marine institute said Wednesday.
Environment
Aug 5, 2015
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As US relations thaw, hopes grow in Cuba for a faster, freer internet
With the re-opening of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the US, the world is watching to see where in Cuba changes will be seen first. Many hope that it will be the country's 1990s-era internet access.
Telecom
Jul 22, 2015
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