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Ottawa -
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not be attending the funeral next Sunday of former Cuban president Fidel Castro the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has confirmed. The PMO said only that his schedule did not permit it.
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Havana -
The visit of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Cuba contrasts with that of his father, Pierre, in 1976. Pierre with his wife Margaret and infant son Michel were given a rock star welcome to the island.
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U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has just helped Fidel Castro promote his communist legacy in a report without one word of balance.
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While most Cubans welcomed President Obama when he came to Havana last month, the country’s retired leader Fidel Castro sat out the party — probably because it wasn’t his party.
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If you were blindfolded and parachuted into the beach resort town of Varadero you’d be hard pressed to identify where you were.
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Havana -
Old soviet-made limousines that once carried one of the most feared world leaders are now being used as Havana taxi cabs for tourists who want a little history to go with their sightseeing.
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Havana -
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro made a rare public appearance Wednesday, his first in nine months. The 87-year-old leader of the Cuban Revolution was attending the opening of an arts studio in Havana.
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Hoyerswerda -
One of seven endangered Cuban crocodiles hatched at the Hoyerswerda Zoo was given the name "Fidel". Apparently his name has caused some problems due to associations with the Communist revolutionary, Fidel Castro, and has had to be changed.
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Havana -
Revolution Square in Havana is the political and administrative center of Cuba. The most important structures in the Square are a 109-meter tall star-shaped tower, and the statue of José Martí, Cuba's national hero and acclaimed poet and journalist.
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Che Guevara died 46 years ago today. Although his face is one of the most iconic images of his own or any generation, what do you actually know about him?
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Fidel Castro, the former president of Cuba, has urged North Korea to steer clear of nuclear warfare, saying that Koreans will be faced with one of the most grave risks of nuclear war since the Cuban missile crisis back in 1962.
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Caracas -
Analysts say Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is close to death after suffering a serious setback during a second round of chemotherapy.
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Havana -
Cuban President Raul Castro has announced he was step down after his second term ends in 2018. The new parliament named 52-year-old Miguel Diaz-Canel as Castro's VP and most likely successor.
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Caracas -
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was brought home from Cuba in the dead of night, Sunday, leaving analysts to ponder whether he has returned to die or lead the country.
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Caracas -
Hugo Chavez and his political ilk skewered the opposition over their proposed austerity measures before last year’s election; now the Chavez administration is making many of those same cuts while Chavez convalesces in Cuba.
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Documents recently declassified by the German government show former Cuban leader Fidel Castro hired former Nazis to counter any contemplated US invasion of Cuba.
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Miami -
The announcement of the suspension was made this morning. But will a five game suspension be enough to quell the anger in Miami's Cuban community, caused by the manager's praise of the dictator?
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Miami -
Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen caused a stir when he told Time magazine he loves Castro. Not a good move in a city with a significant Cuban American population that fled the communist island. Guillen later apologizied.
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Former Cuban President Fidel Castro wrote in a piece entitled "The Roads Leading to Disaster," published this week, saying the U.S. is about to make the greatest mistake in its history if it attacks Iran.
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In his first public appearance since April 2011, former President Fidel Castro of Cuba spent six hours Friday presenting Part I of his 1000 page two-volume memoir at a book launch.
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Fidel Castro's daughter has personally requested that hunky Spanish actor Antonio Banderas plays her father in an upcoming biopic to be called 'Castro's Daughter'.
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Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was delighted to hold a meeting with former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, 85, as he stopped off in Havana on his tour of Latin America.
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One of the Socialist leaders in South America has presented as a possibility that the United States is responsible for the outbreak of cancer in South American leaders.
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Havana -
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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Managua -
With nearly 40% of the votes counted and nearly 62.6% in his favour, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is heading for a landslide re-election which opponents describe as "illegitimate, dishonest and unconstitutional."
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Former Cuban leader and longtime political foe of the United States calls the killing of Osama Bin Laden an "assassination" and an "abhorrent deed" committed by the U.S.
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Tel Aviv -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu contacted an American politician to apologize for having praised Fidel Castro’s remarks about Israel and Jews.
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Havana -
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro sat down with an American journalist where he made remarks that befuddled people: "The Cuban model doesn’t even work for us anymore." However, Castro later said his remarks were misinterpreted.
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Havana -
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro claims that Osama bin Laden is an agent for the CIA and always appeared whenever former U.S. President George W. Bush needed to scare the world.
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Miami -
A day after the Obama administration announced it was open to allowing some Cuban dissidents into the US, the Roman Catholic Church of Cuba has released the names of six more political prisoners to be freed into exile by the Cuban government.
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Fidel Castro visiting with employees of the National Center for Scientific Investigation in Havana. Alex Castro
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
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
Fidel Castro laughs and jokes with workers at the National Center for Scientific Investigation in Havana. Alex Castro/CubaDebate
Cuban leader Fidel Castro presents Alicia Alonso a medal in 1998 to mark the 50th annivesary of her founding of the National Ballet of Cuba ADALBERTO ROQUE, AFP
Fidel Castro's old limo. Youtube
File photo: Fidel Castro holding up a copy of his memoir Guerrilla of Time at his book launching in Havana, Cuba, on February 3, 2012. Roberto Chile/ Cubadebate
Fidel Castro talks with employees of the National Center for Scientific Investigation in Havana. Ales Castro/CubaDebate
From left to right, Miguel Barnet, Abel Prieto, Fidel Castro and Katyusha White presenting "Guerrilla time." Roberto Chile / Cubadebate
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