Cuba
EU apologises to Italy for being slow to offer help
No other EU country has suffered as greatly as Italy from the pandemic, with more than 21,600 dead and 105,000 people still infected.
- by James Crisp
Latest
US votes 2020
Joe Biden vows to select female running mate as Democratic presidential nominee
The US will have its first female vice-president in the nation's history if Joe Biden defeats President Donald Trump in the November election.
- by Matthew Knott
Good Weekend
It seemed as if nothing could stop James Bond, but then came a novel enemy ... the coronavirus
How will James Bond navigate the post-#MeToo world? A ride on the publicity bandwagon elicits a few answers.
- by Greg Callaghan
Analysis
US votes 2020
'Divisive, toxic, exhausting': Democratic rivals finally aim fire at Bernie Sanders
The Democratic presidential contenders finally targeted frontrunner Bernie Sanders for his big-spending policies and praise for revolutionary far-left leaders.
- by Matthew Knott
Literature
Saying a comic hello to a cruel world
Daniel Kehlmann brings a wicked sensibility to his latest novel.
- by Tobias Grey
US votes 2020
#CaudilloDay: New anti-Trump ads compare him to Latin American dictators
"What is a caudillo? An authoritarian. A demagogue. A dictator," the campaign's introduction ad says in bold white letters.
- by Bianca Padro Ocasio
Immigration
Cuban doctor bound for US finds purpose at Mexico border
He is the sole full-time doctor in the teeming tent city that has sprouted at the base of a bridge that connects the Mexican city of Matamoros to the US.
- by Miriam Jordan and Mitchell Ferman
Central America
Cuba names first prime minister since Fidel Castro in 1976
The new Prime Minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz, will have a five-year term and has been credited with experience in negotiating with foreign investors.
- by Andrea Rodriguez
Shark debate
Attacked by a croc, a marine researcher now prefers diving with sharks
Media reports make shark attacks seem more common than they are, which, says Melissa Marquez, prevents us from seeing them as 'intelligent, very important animals'.
- by Brad Newsome
Opinion
Opinion
I'd been tourist-swindled, once again...
This was just like in Vietnam, when I bought my son a pair of NIKE basketball shoes that turned out to be MIKE basketball shoes.
- by Danny Katz
Illness
US diplomats' Havana Syndrome akin to 'shell shock': study
Between 2016 and 2018, embassy staff in Cuba complained of headaches, dizziness, nausea and fatigue - some speculated they were victims of a sonic weapon.
- by Sarah Knapton