PARAGRAPH ONE:
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The two countries have had very |
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of the past |
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get the relationship with Cuba |
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little contact |
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One of the first things |
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from Pope Francis |
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put back diplomatic |
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relations |
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cut loose the shackles |
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he wants to do |
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We have agreed to re-establish diplomatic |
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and economic ties |
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The two sides have had secret |
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back to normal |
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help |
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talks |
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PARAGRAPH TWO:
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It will no longer say |
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going to Cuba |
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travel to and do |
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coexisting |
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the ending of a 54-year-old trade |
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business in Cuba |
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This stopped US goods |
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manner |
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worked hard to restore |
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embargo |
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share a brighter |
f. |
ties |
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learn the art of |
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future |
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in a civilised |
h. |
that |
New relations (1) ___________________ the USA and Cuba. The two countries have had very little (2) ___________________ fifty years. That changed on Wednesday. President Barack Obama said he (3) ___________________ relationship with Cuba back to normal. One (4) ___________________ he wants to do is to put back diplomatic and economic ties. He said: "Today, America chooses (5) ___________________ shackles of the past." Cuban President Raul Castro said: "We have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations." The two sides have had secret talks for more than a year. These (6) ___________________ Pope Francis.
The USA announced how it (7) ___________________. It will no longer say that Cuba sponsors terrorism. It will be easier for Americans (8) ___________________ business in Cuba. There will also be better Internet and communication links. A big change is the ending of a 54-year-old trade embargo. This stopped US goods going to Cuba and Cuban (9) ___________________ the USA. Mr Castro said he has worked hard (10) ___________________ with the USA. He said he hoped the two countries (11) ___________________ future. He told reporters: "We must learn the art of coexisting with our differences in (12) ___________________."
NewrelationsarestartingbetweentheUSAandCuba.Thetwocountries
havehadverylittlecontactforoverfiftyyears.ThatchangedonWednesd
ay.PresidentBarackObamasaidhewantedtogettherelationshipwithC
ubabacktonormal.Oneofthefirstthingshewantstodoistoputbackdiplo
maticandeconomicties.Hesaid:"Today,Americachoosestocutlooset
heshacklesofthepast."CubanPresidentRaulCastrosaid:"Wehaveagr
eedtore-establishdiplomaticrelations."Thetwosideshavehadsecr
ettalksformorethanayear.TheseincludedhelpfromPopeFrancis.TheU
SAannouncedhowitwouldresetrelations.ItwillnolongersaythatCubas
ponsorsterrorism.ItwillbeeasierforAmericanstotraveltoanddobusin
essinCuba.TherewillalsobebetterInternetandcommunicationlinks.A
bigchangeistheendingofa54-year-oldtradeembargo.Thisstoppe
dUSgoodsgoingtoCubaandCubangoodsgoingtotheUSA.MrCastrosai
dhehasworkedhardtorestoretieswiththeUSA.Hesaidhehopedthetwo
countriescouldshareabrighterfuture.Hetoldreporters:"Wemustlear
ntheartofcoexistingwithourdifferencesinacivilisedmanner."
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