AP photographer Ramón Espinosa wounded covering Havana protests today. Whatever your view on the news, the civilized condemn when journalists are hurt documenting it.

AP photographer Ramón Espinosa seized covering Havana protests today. Whatever your view on the news, the civilized condemn when journalists are hurt documenting it.

"Daily life for Cubans has never been easy," says Lorena Cantó, EFE bureau chief for Cuba. "It became really, really hard in the last year, the last couple of years." npr.org/2021/07/13/101…

"The time to avoid a new humanitarian crisis may be running out," says Patrick Oppmann CNN in compelling report from Havana.

High-profile Cuban musicians from salsa band Los Van Van and jazz pianist Chucho Valdes to pop star Leoni Torres have offered rare public support to protesters and criticized Communist authorities’ handling of the worst unrest in decades. reuters.com/article/cuba-u…

"Agricultural land has returned to bush. Sugar mills are metal skeletons. Railway tracks rust. The Cuban schools, arts, and hospital system badly need money and technology. Raúl Castro, 90, has come back to advise." theguardian.com/world/2021/jul…

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Jihadi violence in #Benin is escalating with the number of incidents increasing by more than 70% from last year. Residents living along #BurkinaFaso's border say jihadis are planting explosives, abducting people and instilling fear among the population apnews.com/article/benin-…

She trails the ruling party's candidate to be Mexican leader. Visiting her hometown helps show why (from The Associated Press) ⁦Fabiola I. Sanchez⁩ apnews.com/article/e41a7d…

Brazil has hundreds of millions of cows, but one in particular is extraordinary. apnews.com/article/9d5884…

Her massive, snow-white body is watched over by security cameras, a veterinarian and an armed guard. apnews.com/article/9d5884…

Worth $4 million, Viatina-19 FIV Mara Movéis is the most expensive cow ever sold at auction. If you read one thing for fun today, read this lovely portrait of a supercow, her nation and the modern world, by ⁦David Biller⁩ and ⁦Silvia Izquierdo⁩ apnews.com/article/9d5884…

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Just in: The Russian warship Admiral Gorshkov now visible from Havana harbor, part of one of the largest Russian naval convoys to visit Cuba in years.

To satisfy the U.S. in an election year, Mexico employ a harsh new tactic; wearing vulnerable migrants out until they give up. Megan Janetsky, Félix Márquez and María Verza show you how Mexico seizes migrants and dumps them south, hundreds of miles away. apnews.com/article/mexico…

After a 21 gun salute the Russian frigate Gorshkov now entering Havana harbor, probably the most modern Russian war ship to ever visit Cuba.

La táctica de México para reducir migración a EEUU: desgastar a los migrantes. “Preferiría cruzar el Darien Gap 10.000 veces que México”, dice una mujer. Tras llegar a EEUU, expulsión y de vuelta al sur de México. Por Megan Janetsky ⁩Félix Márquez⁩ apnews.com/article/97c3ca…

From our office we have a great view of the port of Havana. These terminals used to be full of US cruise ships, which are no longer allowed because of US regulations that changed during the Trump admin. Today they are full of Russian war ships.

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