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By Lorena Canto Beijing, Jun 21 (EFE) – With different cuisines but very close philosophies when it comes to dining, Spain and China combine their cuisines these days in Beijing to celebrate, either with chopsticks or forks and knives, the 50 years of relations between both countries. Spanish products and dishes such as olive oil, …
By Lorena Canto Beijing, Aug 3 (EFE).- The controversial visit to Taiwan by United States House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi revolutionized Chinese social media, where millions of users reacted with indignation, patriotism, humor and memes. The uproar caused by the trip was such that Weibo, China’s version of Twitter, collapsed several times when Pelosi’s …
By Lorena Canto Beijing, Feb 15 (EFE).- The Winter Olympics organizers sought to win the hearts of attendees through their stomach, but the food inside Beijing 2022 bubble has drawn varying reactions with several athletes swearing by the Chinese delicacies while the press complained about the prices on the menu. Chinese-American star of the games, …
Tense calm in Cuba without Internet after massive weekend protests 3 minutes read By Lorena Canto Havana, Jul 12 (EFE).- Cubans woke on Monday to a tense calm, with no Internet service for mobile devices and a heavy police presence on the streets of Havana a day after thousands of citizens took to the streets to protest against the government amid an acute economic and health crisis. The data “blackout” is making it difficult to know for certain what is happening around the country, but by 3 pm no new demonstrations had been reported and no images of protests had hit the social networks...
Cuba a year into pandemic having huge case spike but believes in vaccine 2 minutes read By Lorena Canto Havana, Mar 11 (efe-epa).- A year after detecting its first coronavirus cases, Cuba is experiencing the worst wave yet of coronavirus infections even as it continues to push forward to be the first Latin American country to develop a vaccine to immunize its entire population against Covid-19. Three Italian tourists on March 11, 2020, were the first confirmed carriers of the Sars-CoV-2 virus in Cuba and one of them was the first death. During most of 2020, Cuba kept its borders closed and ...