Celebrations for the 100 years since the birth of Fidel Castro began in La Havana amid blackouts; the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the UN opened a photographic exhibition dedicated to the anniversary and events are scheduled across Cuba over the year

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  The wooden planks of the iconic benches in Plaza de Marte, Santiago de Cuba's most emblematic public space, were ripped out most probably to be used as firewood for cooking; images in a local newspaper are yet another sign of the dramatic crisis

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  The Organizing Committee of the Habanos Festival announced the cancellation of the XXVI edition of the event, citing the need to preserve "the standards of excellence" of the meeting in the face of the deteriorated "current context" of Cuba

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  International investors can now build and fully own tourism facilities: to reverse the dramatic fall in tourism, authorities have eliminated the requirement for foreign groups to form a joint venture with the Cuban state to manage their tourism activities

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  China and Russia condemned a US decision to charge former president Raúl Castro with murder; Beijing called on the US to stop using "coercion" and "threats", while the Kremlin said the pressure being exerted on Havana "borders on violence"

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