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Fidel's successor gives Cubans the freedom to watch foreign television

After decades of being browbeaten by Communist state-run television, a new 24-hour channel with foreign content is being offered to Cuba's television viewers, many of whom were so bored they had turned off their sets years ago. Full Article at The Independent

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