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Exclusive: U.S. probes China's ZTE over tech sales to Iran
WASHINGTON - The Department of Commerce is investigating Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE Corp for allegedly selling embargoed U.S. computer products to Iran.
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. probes China's ZTE over tech sales to Iran
* China tech giant suspected of selling embargoed U.S. goods to Tehran
Raul Castro daughter lauds Obama gay marriage stance
SAN FRANCISCO - Cuban President Raul Castro's daughter Mariela said on Wednesday she was surprised by the warm welcome she received on arrival in the United States and was heartened by President Barack Obama's support for same-sex marriage.
Cuban surrealist Lam painting tops Latam art sale
NEW YORK - A painting by Cuban surrealist Wifredo Lam, named for an African Yoruba goddess also worshipped in the Caribbean, led Sotheby's strongest Latin American evening art sale ever on Wednesday night.
Cuban exports up 11 percent through April - report
Havana, May 23 - Cuban exports were up 11 percent during the first quarter of 2012, compared with the same period in 2011, due mostly to increased income from tourism and health care services, state media reported on Wednesday.
Venezuela's Chavez reappears, leads cabinet meeting
CARACAS - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reappeared on Tuesday in a live television broadcast, the first time he has been seen in public view since returning from cancer treatment in Cuba almost two weeks ago.
Venezuela's Chavez reappears, leads cabinet meeting
CARACAS - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reappeared on Tuesday in a live television broadcast, the first time he has been seen in public view since returning from cancer treatment in Cuba almost two weeks ago.
Spirited Traveler: How about a nice, sweet Swedish Punsch?
(Kara Newman is the author of "The Secret Financial Life of Food", Columbia University Press; publication date autumn 2012. Any opinions expressed are her own.)
The Spirited Traveller: How about a nice, sweet Swedish Punsch?
(Reuters.com) - Stockholm is an international city - the array of bars and restaurants in Sweden's capital are testament to that, referencing Cuban daiquiris, Japanese sake cocktails and everything in between.
Venezuela's Chavez unseen for week but follows riot
CARACAS - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has not been seen or heard in public since returning a week ago from his latest cancer treatment in Cuba but was well enough to monitor a jail riot in Caracas, an ally said on Friday.
Syria blames rebels for Houla massacre
AMMAN - Facing growing world outrage over the killing of at least 109 people in a restive town, Syria on Sunday accused rebels of carrying out the massacre, in which dozens of children perished.
Greek debt – remember the goats
Greece's creditors have essentially let it off the hook by overwhelmingly agreeing to take a 74 percent loss. So what better time to remember one of the first times Athens got in trouble with paying its debts.
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