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US bans private charter flights to Cuba to increase pressure on Havana
Aug 14, 2020 07:27The United States says it is suspending all private charter flights to Cuba, in yet another move to intensify economic pressure on the government of President Raul Castro over human rights accusations and its support for the Venezuelan government, which Washington seeks to overthrow.
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Trump hammers Cuba while Cuba cures the sick
Jun 21, 2020 19:19A team of 85 Cuban doctors and nurses arrived in Peru on June 3 to help the Andean nation tackle the coronavirus pandemic. That same day, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced another tightening of the sanctions screws.
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Sanctioned countries are now leading the world in the fight against coronavirus
Apr 27, 2020 16:11Despite weeks of warning where it could have taken precautionary steps, the United States currently has four times the confirmed coronavirus cases and twice the deaths of any other country. At the same time, the countries it is currently placing under economic siege, totaling around a quarter of the world’s population, are faring far better and leading the global fight against the coronavirus.
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With a quarter of the world’s population under US sanctions, countries appeal to UN to intervene
Apr 01, 2020 08:08The governments of China, Cuba, Iran, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia, Syria, and Venezuela – all under sanctions from the United States – sent a joint statement to the United Nations Secretary-General, the UN’s High Commissioner on Human Rights and the Director-General of the World Health Organization calling for an end to the unilateral American economic blockade, as they are, “illegal and blatantly violate international law and the charter of the United Nations.”
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Eight countries write to UN Chief to demand lifting of illegal sanctions on various countries
Mar 26, 2020 10:55Eight countries have called on the United Nations (UN) chief to ask for the lifting of illegal sanctions on various countries that are hindering the global fight against the new coronavirus.
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How Cuba is leading the world in the fight against coronavirus
Mar 18, 2020 15:26While the United States government is complicating efforts to treat coronavirus across the world and is using the pandemic to increase pressure on countries already struggling under U.S. sanctions, including Iran, Syria, and Venezuela, the small island of Cuba, itself a target of Washington’s cruel sanctions, is leading the fight against the spread of COVID-19.
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Cuba is testing products against cancer, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease
Feb 10, 2020 11:42While wrongly demonized in the United States, the Cuban government has built a comprehensive nationalized healthcare system based on preventative medicine, rather than the curative model the U.S. employs.
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Bolivia suspended Cuba ties under US pressure: Havana
Jan 26, 2020 15:03A day after the new regime in Bolivia announced the suspension of diplomatic ties with Cuba, a long-time ally, Havana has said the right-wing interim government of the Andean country severed ties under pressure from the United States.
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Cuba ‘ready’ if US chooses to cut diplomatic ties
Dec 17, 2019 09:55The Cuban government says it is ready for a potential move by the United States to sever diplomatic relations with Havana.
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Latin America in face of onslaught of imperialism and oligarchies
Dec 08, 2019 11:38Titled: "Latin America in the face of the onslaught of imperialism and the oligarchies," the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement analyzing the current convulsed situation suffered by the people of Latin America and the Caribbean.