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Business News/ Photos / Cuba emerges from US exile

Cuba emerges from US exile

As Barack Obama ends an embargo on Cuba that has been one of the most durable elements of US foreign policy, Mint takes a look at the multi-ethnic island-country of over 11 million inhabitants, whose people, culture and customs derive from diverse origins.

Barack Obama initiated talks to resume diplomatic relations with Cuba, a decision welcomed by many, by loosening trade and travel restrictions on Cuba. Photo: AP

1/7Barack Obama initiated talks to resume diplomatic relations with Cuba, a decision welcomed by many, by loosening trade and travel restrictions on Cuba. Photo: AP

A homeless man protects himself with a plastic sheet during a tropical storm in South Beach. Photo: Reuters

2/7A homeless man protects himself with a plastic sheet during a tropical storm in South Beach. Photo: Reuters

Children play with marbles in downtown Havana. Photo: Reuters

3/7Children play with marbles in downtown Havana. Photo: Reuters

A man rides his tricycle taxi on a flooded street in Havana. Photo: Reuters

4/7A man rides his tricycle taxi on a flooded street in Havana. Photo: Reuters

A child buys peanuts from Cuban pensioner, Raul Perez Sanchez, nicknamed the ‘peanut man’ by his neighbors, on a street in Old Havana. Photo: Reuters

5/7A child buys peanuts from Cuban pensioner, Raul Perez Sanchez, nicknamed the ‘peanut man’ by his neighbors, on a street in Old Havana. Photo: Reuters

People walk beside a creation by Cuban-American artist Jose Parla and French artist J.R. on a street wall in Havana, which was also a part of the 11th Havana Biennial contemporary art exhibition. Photo: Reuters

6/7People walk beside a creation by Cuban-American artist Jose Parla and French artist J.R. on a street wall in Havana, which was also a part of the 11th Havana Biennial contemporary art exhibition. Photo: Reuters

Men drag magnets through the sand to recover metal objects like lost coins on a beach on the outskirts of Havana. Photo: Reuters

7/7Men drag magnets through the sand to recover metal objects like lost coins on a beach on the outskirts of Havana. Photo: Reuters

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