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March 18, 2016

U.S. and Cuba Continue Easing Relations Ahead of Obama's Trip
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The United States and Cuba continue to ease diplomatic and economic
relations ahead of President Barack Obama's upcoming trip to Havana next
week. Obama will become the first sitting U.S. president to visit Cuba
in 88 years. On Wednesday, direct postal service between the two
countries resumed after a half-century. On Thursday, Cuban Foreign
Minister Bruno Rodríguez said Cuba would remove a 10 percent tax on U.S.
cash dollars as soon as it verifies that the United States has lifted
currency restrictions against Cuba.
Topics:Cuba

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