HAVANA: Stunned by the sudden announcement of Cuba’s rapprochement with the United States, residents of Havana on Thursday (Friday in Manila) oscillated between joy and skepticism as they tried figure out what it all means.

“I’m still in shock, still digesting the news,” said Rolando Rodriguez, a 44-year-old car washer in the capital’s Vedado district.

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