Raúl Castro

Chinese writer Mo Yan waits for the start of a news conference in his hometown of Gaomi, Shandong province

Good news, bad news

This week: Cuban travels, a bump for Quebec separatism, and an Ocean’s 11-esque heist in Holland
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Newsmakers: June 2-9, 2011

A tiny Wolfe at the bathroom door, a flirty old Castro in Cuba and the Times’ new editor needs her red pen
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Cuba loosens up

Raúl Castro brings a new mindset to Fidel’s ‘revolución’