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Three killed, 172 injured as tornado hits Cuban capital
Jan 28, 2019 08:12A rare and powerful tornado that struck Havana killed three people and left 172 injured, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said early Monday.
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Russia cements Cuba ties with aviation fleet overhaul
Jan 26, 2019 08:50Russia says it will help Cuba overhaul its flag carrier, Cubana de Aviacion, which is hardly hit by persisting US economic sanctions against the Caribbean island country.
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Castro castigates US for ‘return to confrontation’ with Cuba
Jan 02, 2019 06:12Cuba’s Communist Party Leader Raul Castro has slammed the administration of US President Donald Trump for resorting back to hostile policies toward the Caribbean nation as well as meddling in Latin America.
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‘Cuban president arrives in North Korea on state visit’
Nov 04, 2018 08:13Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel has arrived in North Korea on a state visit, Korean media report, in the wake of stalled talks between North Korea and the United States and just days after Washington imposed fresh economic sanctions on the Caribbean island country.
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Cuba, Venezuela lash out at Trump administration over new sanctions
Nov 03, 2018 04:46Cuba has blasted new sanctions imposed by the United States on the island nation as a futile attempt that would only lead to a further isolation of Washington on the global stage.
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UN calls on US to remove Cuba sanctions
Nov 02, 2018 03:42The United Nations has condemned US sanctions against Cuba, renewing decades-long calls on Washington to remove the unilateral bans against the South American country.
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Cuba can’t talk with US under Trump unless it’s between equals: Cuban President
Sep 17, 2018 08:40The Cuban leader says Havana-Washington ties have been “in decline” under American President Donald Trump, adding Cuba will not enter into negotiations with the US as long as the Trump administration sticks to its “abnormal” attitude towards the island nation.
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Microwave weapons suspected in 'sonic attacks' on US diplomats: Report
Sep 03, 2018 03:00US scientists and doctors increasingly suspect unconventional microwave weapons caused over three dozen American diplomats and their families to fall sick in recent months in Cuba and China, according to a report by US media.
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US says 25th diplomat hit by ‘sonic attack’ in Cuba
Jun 22, 2018 06:54The United States says another diplomat in Cuba has fallen ill with symptoms of a mysterious sickness which intelligence officials in Washington say is caused by a sonic attack.
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Black box retrieved at site of Cuba plane crash
May 20, 2018 08:28Cuban officials have announced that one of the black boxes of a plane that recently crashed in the country has been retrieved, offering hope to discover the reason behind the accident.