Cuba News
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Miami -
A former Black Panther who hijacked an airplane in 1984 and diverted it to Cuba was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Miami.William Potts, 57, will be eligible for early release on parole after seven years.
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by AFP
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Moscow -
Russia has provisionally agreed to reopen a major Cold War listening post on Cuba that was used to spy on the United States, a Russian daily reported Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin visited the island last week.
In the Media
by AFP
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Havana -
Cuban authorities arrested an unusually large group of about 100 dissident marchers Sunday, breaking up a march by the Ladies in White opposition activists.Shouting "Freedom! Freedom!
In the Media
by Francisco Jara (AFP)
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Managua -
President Vladimir Putin made a surprise stop in Nicaragua after visiting Russia's Cold War ally Cuba, part of a tour to increase Moscow's influence in Latin America amid frayed ties with the West.
In the Media
by Rigoberto Diaz (AFP) - 1 comment
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Managua -
President Vladimir Putin made a surprise stop in Nicaragua after visiting Russia's Cold War ally Cuba, part of a tour to increase Moscow's influence in Latin America amid frayed ties with the West.
In the Media
by Rigoberto Diaz (AFP)
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Havana -
President Vladimir Putin visited Russia's Cold War ally Cuba on Friday, launching a tour that will see him cozy up to Latin America amid newly frayed relations with the West.
In the Media
by Rigoberto Diaz (AFP)
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Havana -
Cuba's National Assembly opened its biannual session, with the communist island's faltering economy topping the agenda, but no plans unveiled for change.
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Moscow -
President Vladimir Putin will next week begin a major Latin America tour that will take him to Cuba, Argentina and Brazil as he seeks to counter Russia's growing international isolation over the Ukraine crisis.
In the Media
by AFP
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Panama City -
A Panamanian judge acquitted and ordered the immediate release of three North Koreans detained last year for trying to transport undeclared Cuban weapons through the Panama Canal.
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by AFP
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Digital Journal meets an up-and-coming country singer on a mission to introduce Latin American influences into modern country music.
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Havana -
Dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez launched a new online newspaper Wednesday, with hopes of making it Cuba's first independent news outlet in 50 years, but it was promptly blocked inside the communist-ruled island.
In the Media
by Francisco Jara (AFP)
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Panama City -
A North Korean ship that was stopped in Panama last year for carrying undeclared Cuban weaponry, was crossing the Panama Canal again on Wednesday after a clean inspection.
In the Media
by AFP
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Havana -
Cuba and the European Union sat down at the negotiating table Tuesday aiming at deals on political dialogue and economic cooperation.
In the Media
by Francisco Jara (AFP)
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Havana -
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday denounced Western sanctions imposed on Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine, saying they lacked "all common sense.
In the Media
by AFP
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Geneva -
Attempts by tobacco-producing nations to sink a landmark law in Australia requiring plain packaging for cigarettes and cigars gained pace Tuesday as Cuba and the Dominican Republic stepped up their fight at the World Trade Organization.
In the Media
by AFP
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Havana -
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius arrived Saturday in Havana for a brief visit aimed at strengthening ties, as Cuba begins talks with the European Union on normalizing relations.
In the Media
by AFP
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Havana -
Cuba plans to launch its own social media networks to counter "subversive" ones such as a Twitter-like app the United States was funding, an official said Wednesday.
In the Media
by AFP
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Washington -
Alan Gross, an American subcontractor for the US Agency for International Development who was imprisoned in Cuba in 2009, has gone on a hunger strike to press for his release, his lawyer said Tuesday.
In the Media
by AFP
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Washington -
ZunZuneo, a Twitter-style application designed to get Cubans talking among themselves on their cell phones, has become the latest obstacle to improved relations between Washington and Havana.
In the Media
by Aldo Gamboa (AFP)
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Havana -
Cuba demanded Friday that the United States cease its "illegal and covert actions" against the communist country following disclosures Washington set up a Twitter-style application there.
In the Media
by AFP
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Havana -
Foreign investors still face an obstacle course in Cuba despite the passage of a new, more liberal law aimed at attracting capital from outside the communist-ruled island.
In the Media
by Carlos Batista (AFP)
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Havana -
The Cuban National Assembly unanimously approved legislation to make the country more attractive to foreign investment. The changes are seen as part of President Raul Castro's reforms that will forge greater links with the international economy.
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Havana -
Cuba's parliament unanimously approved a new law on foreign investment Saturday aimed at boosting sputtering economic growth on the communist-ruled island.
In the Media
by AFP
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Havana -
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.
In the Media
by AFP
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Montevideo -
Uruguay's President Jose Mujica said Friday he has asked Washington to release Cuban prisoners held in the United States in return for his country taking Guantanamo detainees.Mujica on Thursday said his government had agreed to receive detainees from t...
In the Media
by AFP
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Havana -
Cuba's doctors got a big pay raise Friday -- to 64 dollars a month, the official Communist Party newspaper Granma said.The hike in pay from $25 a month was to reward health professionals for being the country's top source of hard currency export earni...
In the Media
by AFP
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Havana -
Foreign investors will be able to do business in communist Cuba without fear of government interference once a new law is approved later this month, a top lawmaker told state media on Monday.The lawmaker tasked with overseeing the drafting of the new i...
In the Media
by Carlos Batista (AFP)
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Caracas -
Hundreds of anti-government protesters marched against Cuban meddling in Venezuela's domestic affairs.Under the late elected socialist revolutionary leader Hugo Chavez, Venezuela forged tight ties with Cuba, becoming its closest regional ally and econo...
In the Media
by AFP
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Caracas -
Hundreds of anti-government protesters marched Sunday against Cuban meddling in Venezuela's domestic affairs.Under the late elected socialist revolutionary leader Hugo Chavez, Venezuela forged tight ties with Cuba, becoming its closest regional ally an...
In the Media
by AFP
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Havana -
Cuba has agreed to begin negotiations with the EU on normalizing ties after a decade of differences and sanctions, Havana's foreign minister said Thursday.Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said his government "accepts with satisfaction" EU foreign affai...
In the Media
by AFP
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After attending a mass at the Church, Ladies in White group in Havana peacefully march demanding the release of their loved ones who are political prisoners.
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Picture taken by Friman, December 1st 2005
The Presidio Modelo was built under President-turned-dictator Gerardo Machado between 1926–1928. The five circulars were built to humanely house up to 2,500 prisoners. By 1961, they held 6 to 8 thous.It is now a museum.
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Fidel Castro holding up a copy of his memoir Guerrilla of Time at his book launching in Havana, Cuba, on February 3, 2012.
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Location of US's Guantanamo Detention Center -- far from Havana or the United States at Navy Base
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Wilder Mendez
Cienfuegos in central Cuba
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Devastation in Cuba from Hurricane Sandy
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Fotos GOVBA
President of Cuba Raul Castro visiting El Salvador
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General view of the main nave of Havana Cathedral.
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Mr Giudizio
French Steve Herelius Vs. Cuban Yoan Pablo Hernandez.(on the right) WBA Interim Cruiserweight Championship
in Germany.
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Start of the great adventure!
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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
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Fidel Castro's old limo.
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Devastation in Cuba from Hurricane Sandy
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Lazaro Borges of Cuba watching as his pole snaps during the 2012 Olympics pole vault qualifying
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