Olympics as Miltiadis Tentoglou brought Greece its first gold in the event.... Maykel Masso of Cuba was

HAVANA( REUTERS)-Cuba published a long-awaited draft of a new family code on Wednesday( Sept 16) that would open the door to gay marriage if approved, in a move that LGBT rights activists applauded cautiously as they remained wary of whether it would actually be implemented. The new code defines marriage as the" voluntary union of two people" without specifying gender, as opposed to the current definition as the" union of a man and woman". The draft still needs to go to a grassroots debate, howe

They face seven and 10 years in jail, respectively, for alleged crimes ranging from contempt to assault.... The U.S. Embassy said on Twitter that the trial violated the human rights of Otero Alcantara and Castillo and called for their immediate release." To no one's surprise, the trial was neither free nor fair.... If you are an artist and you commit a crime, you must respond to the law," the radio report said. Otero Alcantara and Castillo are members of a Havana-based artists collective that

Demonstrations across Cuba, which started over the weekend, saw protestors shouting" freedom" and" down with the dictatorship".... The protests reportedly began as a response to the government's dire economic crisis and handling of the coronavirus crisis but spiralled into a full-blown call to end communism and the crippling economic situation, made worse since former US President Donald Trump tightened decades-old sanctions on the island. Security forces were assisted by plainclothes officers

" We need to unite and find the path forward together, peacefully." In Miami, home to a large community of Cuban Americans, hundreds turned out in Little Havana on Sunday to express solidarity and celebrate what they viewed as the beginning of the end.... Cuba slams dissidents as mercenaries in the pay of the United States and allied with anti-Castro Cuban exiles." It feels like a dangerous moment," Ruiz said by phone, noting her neighborhood had had no mobile data all day.... Biden vowed duri