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Cuban woman receives letter from Obama

A woman who invited US President Barack Obama to her home in Cuba has received a response from him after direct mail links between the two countries were restored. Ileana Yarza, 76, wrote to Mr Obama in February, inviting him to have "a cup of Cuban coffee" at her home in Havana. She spoke to the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Will Grant.

(Picture: Ileana Yarza with Mr Obama's letter Credit: Reuters)

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