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Fidel Castro has written a letter to Argentine football great Diego Maradona that appears to show the 88-year-old Cuban leader is alive despite a year-long absence from public view, a television network reported Monday.
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Cuba on Friday denied reports it had summoned foreign media to a press conference amid reports that 88-year-old Fidel Castro's health is deteriorating.
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You'd think the time is ripe for some pomp and drama from Fidel Castro, as Cuba and the US plan a resumption of ties ending decades of enmity.
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President Barack Obama’s administration and Havana announced Wednesday that they were opening relations after 53 years. Some, but not all political prisoners were being released, including American Alan Gross, whose case had drawn wide attention.
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Cuban President Raul Castro said Wednesday that Cuba had agreed to reestablish diplomatic ties with Cold War enemy the United States after a prisoner swap paved the way to a historic breakthrough."We have agreed to reestablish diplomatic ties.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez shared their amazement and joy upon the triumphal return to power of the late Venezuelan leader after a brief coup in 2002, an exchange vividly captured in a transcript released Friday.
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Fidel Castro, the 87-year-old father of the Cuban revolution, held court on the sidelines of a regional summit here this week, looking alert and well in his numerous meetings with foreign leaders.
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Many thousands of Cubans turned out to hear the Pope say Mass in Havana, Cuba's capital city, with President Raul Castro sitting in the front row. Many worshippers had waited hours to see the Pontiff.
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New just in: The Cuban government has stated that it will release 2,900 prisoners, including some convicted of political activity, within the next few days.
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Cuba is an example of an international subject with a Texas tie-in, and particularly the Houston/Galveston area, which includes ShadeyHill Ranch, where we have a sizeable Cuban population. In fact, the guy who makes my hand-rolled cigars is Cuban.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro came very close to dying in 2006 from a perforated intestine, a new WikiLeaks cable reveals. Castro recently praised WikiLeaks and it's founder Julian Assange.
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Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro spoke to parliament for the first time in more than four years, warning of a nuclear war involving the US and Iran.
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Protesting a Cuban provision that was inserted into the $447 billion omnibus bill, Senator Menendez highlighted the irresponsible behaviors of the Cuban regime with regard to its global debt obligations.
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On the eve of the launching of her book, Fidel Castro's younger sister Juanita revealed she worked with the CIA during the early years of his brother's regime.
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Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is scheduled to fly out of DC to Honduras today, accompanied by the leaders of Argentina and Ecuador. In response, the interim Honduran government says it will refuse landing rights to any plane carrying Zelaya.
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According to news reports, Honduran President Zelaya was ousted from office by orders of the Supreme Court, AG and Congress, after he repeatedly engaged in violations of Honduras' Constitution. Are Obama, the EU and the UN wrong in condemning Honduras?
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The arrest on Friday of an American couple in their 70s on charges of spying on behalf of the Cuban government took a fresh twist yesterday when Fidel Castro, the 82 year old former President of Cuba, spoke out on the matter.
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In an essay posted on a Cuban government web site, Fidel Castro criticized former United States Vice President Dick Cheney's stance on American interrogation techniques.
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The face of Cuban government is changing, with no more Fidel-Castro-loyalists enjoying the trappings of power, according to reports.
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After several weeks of heaping words of praise upon President Barack Obama, Cuba's ailing leader, Fidel Castro has come out swinging on a number of topics he considers important to his island.
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On Thursday Fidel Castro said that he doubts he'll still have the privilege of observing world events in four years, indicating awareness that he is nearing death.
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In December 1956, 30-year-old Fidel Castro and 82 others, landed in Cuba and began a two-year guerrilla war against another Cuban dictator. Castro's war ended 50 years ago today, on January 1, 1959 when he declared it the "Truinfo de la Revolución".
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As January 1 marks the start of 2009 for the rest of the world, it also marks the fiftieth anniversary of when Fidel Castro became the leader of Cuba.
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There is definitely somewhat of a “revolution” in Cuba taking place. But, it’s not really a revolution let alone one someone would see coming.
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Ernesto “Che” Guevara has been a namesake for the past few decades. Two of Guevera’s children have stepped forward and complained about their father’s image being used for profit.
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While Democratic co-frontrunner Senator Barack Obama of Illinois is reaching out to the Cuban-American community, he is facing fire from former Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
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Cuba has introduced what could be the first in a series of housing reforms, Cubans will be allowed to get title to state-owned homes they rent
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Cuba's President Fidel Castro, 81, has announced his resignation after almost 50 years of rule. He will not be seeking a new term in next Sunday's parliamentary meeting. However, he will still remain as a member of parliament.
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While Fidel Castro has not been seen on public TV for over a year, he has implied that he might step down and retire as Cuba’s leader. Castro said that he has a duty not to hold onto power and obstruct the rise of the youth.
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Cuban president Fidel Castro hinted in a letter today that he may retire from public office while retaining an advisory role on key issues as elder Statesman for the Cuban government.
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Handout picture released by Cuban official website www.cubadebate.cu showing former Cuban president Fidel Castro (R) talking with Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) on July 11, 2014 in Havana Alex Castro, www.cubadebate.cu/AFP
James Godsoe a native to the SF Bay Area was one of the many season pass holders for the 9th Annual SF Film Noir Festival Jan. 2011
Violent political repression against the group of womens Ladies in White who stage street peaceful marches demanding the release of all political prisoners. Cardenasztg
Inside the Castro Theater for the 9th Annual San Francisco Film Noir Festival Jan. 12 to Jan. 30, 2011
Former Cuban President, 87-year-old Fidel Castro makes a rare public appearance at the opening of an arts studio in Havana, January 9, 2014. Estudios Revolucion, Havana
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