Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Cuba seeks foreign investment to address its supply shortfalls

Cuba

Cuba says it is opening its wholesale and retail markets to international investment. The action reverses a Fidel Castro programme of nationalizing retail from the 1960s. Cuba is currently experiencing its worst economic crisis in decades. For the first time in 60 years, Cuba claims to be opening its wholesale and retail markets to international … Read more

Role of James Franco criticised by Latino actor

James Franco

In a forthcoming film, the casting of James Franco as former Cuban president Fidel Castro has been criticised by a Latino actor. Actor John Leguizam posted the news of Franco’s casting on Instagram and remarked, “How is this still going on? How is Hollywood excluding us but stealing our narratives as well? No more appropriation … Read more

Sami Zayn may be getting ready for a major character change in WWE

Sami Zayn may be getting ready for a major character change in WWE

Sami Zayn has become a midcard heel on SmackDown. He has become a reliable heel for the company, many fans of NXT’s black and gold era. WWE recently shared a video of Zayn’s encounter with the Bloodline. Sami Zayn has become a midcard heel on SmackDown since teaming up with former archrival Kevin Owens a … Read more

Cuba elected its first prime minister since 1976

CUBA

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has appointed the country’s first prime minister in more than 40 years – the tourism minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz. The post of prime minister was scrapped in 1976 by the then revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. It was reinstated under the rules of a new constitution for the communist-run island passed earlier … Read more