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[South America/Caribbean, USA] Panel: General Cigar can continue using Cohiba trademark in the US, despite Cuban challenge

A federal panel says General Cigar Co. Inc. can continue using the Cohiba (co-HEE-ba) trademark on its cigars in the U.S. The ruling is the latest in the nearly 16-year-old legal battle with Cuba's state-run cigar company over the signature Cuban cigar
AP - Associated Press
added Mar 29, 2013 17:18
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Tobacco-infused cuisine on display at Cuba Cigar Festival

A team of Croatian chefs whipped up a pungent meal Thursday, infusing the flavor of the tobacco leaf synonymous with Cuba into baked stone bass filets, bread and butter, a rich demi-glace sauce, even ice cream. The result was a tangy heat that one taster
AP - Associated Press
added Mar 6, 2013 12:23
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Cuba cigar auction raises money for health system

An auction of luxury cigar humidors in Cuba fetched $1.1 million, which will go toward the public health system, the state news agency said Sunday. The sale came at an international cigar festival attended by celebrities such as American actor Danny Glo
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
added Mar 6, 2013 12:04
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Tennis great Boris Becker talks up his love of cigars in Cuba

German tennis great Boris Becker, a three-time Wimbledon champion, said during a visit to the Cigar Festival in Havana that he was a "lover" of stogies, but he labeled himself just a "beginner" in the cigar world after trying several different brands and
GlobalPost
added Mar 6, 2013 12:03
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[Cuba] Croatian chefs prepare tangy, tobacco leaf-infused dishes at Havana's 15th ...

A team of Croatian chefs whipped up a pungent meal Thursday, infusing the flavor of the tobacco leaf synonymous with Cuba into baked stone bass filets, bread and butter, a rich demi-glace sauce, even ice cream.
AP - Associated Press
added Feb 28, 2013 18:43
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Cuba says cigar sales $416 million last year

HAVANA Cuba says cigar sales rose last year despite the ongoing economic crisis in some of its most important European markets. Representatives of state-run tobacco company Habanos SA report that sales totaled $416 million in 2012. That's up from $401 m
AP - Associated Press
added Feb 27, 2013 11:00
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Boris Becker to headline Cuba cigar festival

Retired German tennis great Boris Becker, pictured here on February 9, 2013, will headline the XV Habanos Festival, an event in Cuba designed to promote cigars and tobacco use, organizers …more said Tuesday less
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
added Feb 20, 2013 08:17
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SANCHEZ: A Box of Cigars Cost a Year's Salary in Cuba

Havana cigar is no longer a product for those who live on the island, contrary to what many foreigners believe. The picture of my grandfather Elisha chewing the leaves or tamping the shredded tobacco into his pipe, is just that... an image full of anachro
Huffington Post (blog)
added Feb 17, 2013 14:25
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KENNEDY: Tobacco has long been a mainstay of Cuba's economy (Joey Kennedy)

During my 11th visit to Cuba (in February 2012) with the humanitarian group I travel with, we spent a few days in Pinar del Rio city, not far from San Luis. One afternoon, we took a taxi into the fertile tobacco growing region known as the Vuelta Abajo t
AL.com
added Feb 15, 2013 10:59
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Cuban Tobacco Sowing Begins Earlier

Cuban growers in this province, famous for its excellent tobacco, bring forward the sowing season in the well-known meadow of Vueltabajo, during the crucial stage of the campaign.
Prensa Latina (cu)
added Dec 18, 2012 10:20
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