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UK condemns US move to sue foreign companies over Cuba sanctions
Apr 19, 2019 04:26Britain has expressed concern by new attempts by the administration of US President Donald Trump to require foreign companies to abide by American sanctions on Cuba that have been rejected by the UK and other European countries.
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EU, Canada vow to fight new US sanctions on Cuba
Apr 18, 2019 03:56The European Union and Canada have warned of reprisals after the United States for the first time allowed lawsuits against foreign companies operating in Cuba, including EU and Canadian firms.
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US administration unveils new sanctions to pressure Cuba, Venezuela
Apr 18, 2019 03:08US National Security Adviser John Bolton has announced a series of new sanctions against Cuba and Venezuela as the Donald Trump administration is seeking to boost pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the countries that support him.
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Castro: Cuba won’t abandon Venezuela despite US blackmail
Apr 11, 2019 08:03Cuban Communist Party leader Raul Castro says his country will never cease supporting its ally Venezuela under pressure by the United States, which has threatened Havana with more sanctions over its support of the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
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US preparing for military action in Venezuela: Cuba
Feb 15, 2019 05:00The United States is moving its special forces closer to Venezuela as part of a covert plan to stage military intervention in the South American country, which has been engulfed by unrest over the past weeks.
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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.