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Sweden |
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Powell beats world's fastest man
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| Jun.19 |
European Union |
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EU to lift sanctions against Cuba The European Union is to lift sanctions imposed on Cuba in 2003 in protest at the imprisonment of 70 Cuban dissidents by the Castro governme...
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| Jun.15 |
Cuba |
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Elian Gonzalez joins youth Communists
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| Jun.11 |
Cuba |
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Cuba to abandon salary equality Vice-Minister for Labour: Cuba is to abolish system of equal pay for all and allow workers and managers to earn performance bonuses
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Obama winner of Democratic race
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| Jun.1 |
Puerto Rico |
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Puerto Rico win buoys Clinton
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New York |
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Jamaica's Bolt is world's fastest man |
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| May.16 |
Dominican Republic |
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President wins election| Leonel Fernandez was leading the presidential election with more than 53%. In second place was Dominican Revolutionary Party leader Maldonado. Miguel Vargas Maldonado, with 41.2%, was followed by Amable... | |
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| May.11 |
Haiti |
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11 dead after overloaded ferry sinks
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| May.2 |
Cuba |
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Home computer ban lifted
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| Apr.21 |
Bahamas |
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Haitians' bodies found near Bahamas |
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Pope offers prayer at Ground Zero
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| Apr.17 |
Haiti |
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UN appeals to Haitian politicians |
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| Apr.16 |
Cuba |
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President looks to boost food production |
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| Apr.12 |
Haiti |
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Prime minister ousted over food prices Parliament has voted to dismiss Jacques Edouard Alexis after deadly protests over rising food prices. 16 of 27 senators voted for the dismis...
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| Apr.11 |
Cuba |
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Leaders plan more reforms |
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| Apr.9 |
Haiti |
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President: Cut in food taxes to stop riots
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| Apr.8 |
Haiti |
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Rioters storm presidential palace Hungry Haitians demand the resignation of President Preval over soaring food prices. U.N. peacekeepers battled rioters
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| Apr.7 |
Haiti |
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Angry Haitians protest food prices |
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Police entered YFZ compound
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| Apr.1 |
Cuba |
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Cuba loans unused land to private farmers |
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| Mar.7 |
Dominican Republic |
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Leaders say Colombia crisis over
The presidents of Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia have shaken hands at a summit, marking the end of a crisis triggered by a cross-border rai...
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McCain wins Republican nomination
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| Feb.24 |
Cuba |
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Raul Castro named president 
Raul Castro has been unanimously selected to succeed his brother Fidel as leader by National Assembly
| Fidel Castro, 81, had been out of the public eye since July 2006 when he had major surgery. Raul's name was the only one put before the communist deputies. He has in effect been president since and the National Assembly just formalizing his position
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| Feb.19 |
Cuba |
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Castro resigns as president 
Fidel Castro announced his resignation as president and commander in chief of the military , according to a letter published in the Granma
| The resignation ends nearly a half-century of iron-fisted rule that frustrated 10 U.S. presidents. Bush said Castro's decision ought to spark 'a democratic transition'. John Negroponte added that the 1962 embargo would probably not be lifted 'any time soon'
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| Dec.17 |
Cuba |
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Fidel Castro hints at retirement The ailing communist leader has said he has a duty not to hold on to power or obstruct the rise of younger people
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| Dec.10 |
Cuba |
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Cuba makes human rights promise
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CIA 'wiped' interrogation tapes
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| Oct.31 |
Cuba |
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Noel expected to regain strength
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| Oct.30 |
Cuba |
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Tropical Storm Noel hammers
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| Oct.29 |
Dominican Republic |
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11 dead from Tropical Storm Noel Cuba issued a tropical storm warning for the Camaguey, Las Tunas and Ciego de Avila provinces as the storm approached the island
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| Oct.8 |
Cuba |
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Guevara honored on death' anniversary
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| Oct.6 |
Cuba |
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Bus in deadly collision with train
At least 28 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a train crashed into a bus at a level crossing
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Deadliest attack for peace force
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| Sep.21 |
Cuba |
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Castro on TV appears gaunt but lucid
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| Sep.9 |
Italy |
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Powell sets new 100m world record |
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| Sep.1 |
Caribbean |
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Felix reaches hurricane status |
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| Aug.19 |
Jamaica |
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Jamaicans start to feel hurricane
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| Aug.18 |
Jamaica |
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Jamaica alert as Dean threatens |
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Haiti |
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Hurricane churns up the Caribbean |
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| Aug.17 |
Caribbean |
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Dean strengthens to Category 4 hurricane |
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337 killed in earthquake
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| Jul.26 |
Cuba |
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Fidel absent as Cuba celebrates
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| Jun.18 |
Cuba |
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Revolutionary Vilma Espin dies |
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| Jun.5 |
Cuba |
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Castro interview focuses on past
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| Jun.2 |
New York |
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Arrests in airport 'bomb plot' |
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UN approves Hariri assassination tribunal
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| May.23 |
Cuba |
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Castro says his health 'improved' |
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| May.8 |
Texas |
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US drops Cuban militant's charges |
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Haiti |
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Migrants claim boat rammed by naval ship |
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| May.1 |
Cuba |
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Castro fails to appear on May Day |
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| Apr.28 |
Barbados |
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Australia won 4th Cup over Sri Lanka
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| Apr.25 |
Dominican Republic |
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At least 15 missing after boat sinks |
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Yar'Adua wins flawed vote
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| Apr.13 |
Cuba |
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Castro almost better, Chavez says |
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| Mar.23 |
Jamaica |
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'No threats of death' to Woolmer |
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Jamaica |
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World Cup to continue, says ICC |
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| Mar.22 |
Jamaica |
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Woolmer was strangled, police say
A pathology report indicated that Pakistani cricket coach died of 'manual strangulation'
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| Mar.21 |
Jamaica |
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Pakistan coach's death 'suspicious' |
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| Mar.15 |
Cuba |
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Castro 'to be fit to hold power' |
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Former Playmate Smith dies at 39
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| Jan.30 |
Cuba |
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Castro up and talking in new video
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| Jan.19 |
Venezuela |
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Chavez admits Castro gravely ill |
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Missing teens discovered alive
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| Dec.26 |
Cuba |
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Castro's ailment 'is not cancer' |
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| Dec.17 |
Cuba |
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Castro not dying, US envoys told
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| Dec.2 |
Cuba |
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Castro misses birthday parade Tanks rolled through the streets and jets roared overhead , but ailing leader Fidel Castro did not appear
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| Nov.28 |
Cuba |
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Castro misses birthday ceremony Frail Cuban leader has stayed away from the opening ceremony of his birthday celebrations in Havana on doctors' orders
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Bush replaces Rumsfeld by Gates
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| Oct.28 |
Cuba |
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Cuba TV shows pictures of Castro
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| Aug.14 |
Cuba |
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Chavez at Castro's bedside in new photos
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| Aug.13 |
Cuba |
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Castro warns of long recovery |
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| Aug.12 |
Cuba |
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Report: Castro walking, talking, working |
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U.N. adopts Mideast deal
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| Aug.3 |
Washington |
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Bush calls for democracy in Cuba |
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| Aug.1 |
Cuba |
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TV: Castro says health 'stable' |
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| Jul.31 |
Cuba |
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Castro hands power to brother| President Fidel Castro was undergoing a surgery and provisionally handed over power to his younger brother Raul. Cuban television: Fidel Castro's health situation is 'stable' and he is in 'good spirits'
The message from Castro said: 'I... | |
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| Apr.29 |
Cuba |
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Leftist trio seals Americas pact
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| Feb.15 |
Haiti |
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Accord names Preval winner Interim government and electoral council announced they have reached agreement
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Haiti |
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Hundreds of ballot boxes found in dum |
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| Feb.14 |
Haiti |
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Haiti calls for election review
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| Feb.13 |
Haiti |
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Clashes erupt over election |
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| Feb.9 |
Haiti |
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Ex-Aristide ally leads poll |
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| Dec.20 |
Bahamas |
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Crash devastates islands |
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| Dec.19 |
Florida |
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Seaplane crashes off Miami Beach |
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| Nov.17 |
Cuba |
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Castro mocks Parkinson's report |
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Civil rights icon Parks dies
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| Oct.19 |
Haiti |
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Hurricane Wilma 'strongest ever'
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| Oct.18 |
Caribbean |
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Wilma turns into a hurricane The hurricane rapidly intensified to a Category 4 with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph
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Cuba |
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Hurricane Wilma grows in strength |
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Hurricane Katrina lashes coast
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| Aug.17 |
Martinique |
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Islanders mourn Venezuela crash victims |
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| Aug.16 |
Venezuela |
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160 believed dead in jet crash The Colombian MD-82 aircraft carrying 160 people crashed in a remote area of western Venezuela
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| Jul.16 |
Jamaica |
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Hurricane Emily 'extremely dangerous' |
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| Jul.8 |
Cuba |
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Dennis lashes Cuba, kills 20
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| Jul.6 |
Haiti |
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UN troops storm shanty town |
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| May.17 |
Florida |
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Cuban 'bomber' arrested |
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| Mar.7 |
Dominican Republic |
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Prison fire 'kills 140'
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| Feb.19 |
Haiti |
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350 inmates escape prison |
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Bush re-elected
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Report: Up to 70,000 dead in Darfur
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| Oct.2 |
Haiti |
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Police hold Senate leader |
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| Sep.24 |
Haiti |
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Haiti 'to evacuate flooded city' |
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| Sep.23 |
Haiti |
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1,070 dead, 1,250 missing |
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| Sep.22 |
Haiti |
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Jeanne leaves more than 1,050 dead Workers used dump trucks to empty more than 100 bodies into a 14-foot-deep hole. Up to 1,250 people still missing
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| Sep.21 |
Haiti |
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Horror scenes from storm-hit Haiti |
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| Sep.20 |
Haiti |
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Flood death toll nears 600 |
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Haiti |
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Storm kills at least 500 |
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| Sep.19 |
Haiti |
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Jeanne batters Haiti; 54 dead |
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| Sep.13 |
Cuba |
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Hurricane batters Cuba |
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| Sep.12 |
Cuba |
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Hurricane Ivan heads towards Cuba |
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Caribbean |
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Ivan surges toward Cayman Islands |
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| Sep.11 |
Jamaica |
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Ivan swirls through Caribbean |
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Jamaica |
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Jamaica counts cost of hurricane Ivan |
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Jamaica |
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Hurricane Ivan batters Jamaica
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| Sep.10 |
Jamaica |
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Hurricane Ivan lashes Jamaica |
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Jamaica |
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Hurricane's fringes lash Jamaica |
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| Sep.9 |
Jamaica |
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Jamaica braced for Hurricane Ivan |
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911 panel report: 'Failure of imagination'
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| May.29 |
Haiti |
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Weather holding up Caribbean aid |
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| May.28 |
Haiti |
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Caribbean teams race against floods |
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| May.27 |
Haiti |
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1,000 people feared dead in flood town At least 300 bodies have been found so far in the town of Mapou
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| May.26 |
Haiti |
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Carribean floods toll hits 900 |
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Iraq prison abuse sparks outrage
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| Mar.9 |
Haiti |
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Latortue named as prime minister
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| Mar.7 |
Haiti |
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6 shot dead after anti-Aristide rally |
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| Mar.3 |
Haiti |
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State of emergency declared |
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| Mar.1 |
Haiti |
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Aristide: U.S. deposed him in 'coup d'etat' |
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Haiti |
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Rebels enter capital |
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| Feb.29 |
Haiti |
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U.S. Marines land in Haiti |
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Haiti |
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Aristide quits, flees Haiti| President resigned and left his embattled nation 'to prevent bloodshed,' according to a statement read by Prime Minister | |
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| Feb.28 |
Haiti |
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Armed rebels surrounded Port-au-Prince |
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| Feb.25 |
Haiti |
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Chaos and fear grip capital |
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| Feb.17 |
Haiti |
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50 dead as crisis grows |
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Bush launches Iraq WMD commission
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NASA rover lands safely on red planet
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Space shuttle and crew lost
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| May.12 |
Cuba |
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Cuba opens up for Carter Along with Fidel Castro, Carter toured Havana's historical district for several hours
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| Nov.12 |
New York |
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Jet crashes, killing 260 An American Airlines plane crashed in a residential neighborhood after taking off, killing all 255 people on board
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| Nov.4 |
Cuba |
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Michelle menacing Cuba |
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Terror attacks hit U.S.
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Closest Presidential election
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| Jun.29 |
Cuba |
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Elian Gonzalez returns to Cuba |
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| Jun.25 |
Puerto Rico |
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Bombing exercises resumed on Vieques