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Cuba president: US pursues economic suffocation policy to provoke social unrest in Cuba
Jul 13, 2021 06:53Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has accused the United States of provoking social unrest through heavy economic pressure on the Caribbean island nation in the wake of anti-government protests in major cities.
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Diaz-Canel accuses 'Cuban-American mafia' of orchestrating protests in Cuba
Jul 12, 2021 13:42Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has accused old Cold War foe the United States of inciting unrest in the Caribbean nation, calling on Cubans to stage counter-protests against “provocations,” as thousands have taken to the streets demanding his resignation amid a worsening economic crisis.
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Russia denounces long-time US blockade against Cuba as violation of human rights
Jul 11, 2021 11:13The Russian Foreign Ministry has denounced the decades-long US embargo against Cuba as a violation of both international law and the human rights of Cubans.
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Only US and Israeli regime vote against resolution demanding end to blockade of Cuba
Jun 27, 2021 09:09Peace and human rights advocates joined the United Nations General Assembly in their annual condemnation of the United States’ disastrous economic embargo against Cuba. Critics this year noted the detrimental effects of the embargo on Cuba’s ability to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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US again votes ‘No’ to UN resolution condemning embargo on Cuba
Jun 24, 2021 14:31The United States has voted against an annual United Nations General Assembly resolution that condemned the American economic embargo on Cuba, in place since 1992.
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Iran slams US sanctions as UN adopts resolution against Cuba embargo
Jun 24, 2021 10:27Iran’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations has warned of the adverse effects that unilateral American sanctions have on international peace as the world body’s General Assembly adopts a resolution against the nearly 60-year-old US economic embargo on Cuba.
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World leaders congratulate Raeisi on Iran election victory
Jun 20, 2021 11:12World leaders have extended their congratulations to President-Elect Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi on his victory on June 18 presidential election.
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Cuba banks to suspend cash dollar deposits in face of US sanctions
Jun 11, 2021 11:18The Cuban government has declared plans to halt the acceptance of cash bank deposits in US dollars, blaming brutal American sanctions that have confined its ability to use the dollar abroad.
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Cuba says US ban hinders vaccine production amid joint Iran plan
May 08, 2021 14:11The Cuban foreign minister says the US blockade against his country has hindered the development and production of domestically-manufactured vaccines against the coronavirus pandemic.
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Diaz-Canel becomes Cuba's Communist Party chief, says will continue to seek Castro's guidance
Apr 20, 2021 10:48Cuba's ruling Communist Party has elected President Miguel Diaz-Canel to replace Raul Castro as its leader -- the most powerful position in the Caribbean island nation, that was held by the Castro brothers for six decades.