Must Reads: Small business, bombs and the post-bimbo era
April 7, 2012 | 12:00
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This week, our reporters brought you tales from Tahrir Square in Egypt, a nail salon in Cuba and a bomb-making workshop in Syria. Here are our picks for five stories you shouldn't miss from this week:
Intrigue enters Chinese politics
Ready for post-bimbo era in Italy
Outgunned Syria rebels turn to homemade bombs
In Egypt's Tahrir Square, die-hard revolutionaries linger
Yes, they're abierto: Cubans open their doors to small business
-- Emily Alpert in Los Angeles
Photo: Cuba is slowly moving toward allowing private enterprise. Olga Lidia Garcia owns and operates a nail salon on a busy street in Havana. Credit: Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times