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| 2013 Apr.10 |
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Cuba hands fugitive parents to U.S. officials 
Josh and Sharyn Hakken who allegedly kidnapped their two sons and sailed to Havana last week sat in a Florida jail after Cuba hastily handed them
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| 2013 Apr.9 |
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Cuba to return US 'kidnap' parents Cuban authorities say they will turn over a US couple accused of kidnapping their two sons from their grandparents and fleeing to Cuba by boat
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| 2013 Feb.24 |
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Cuba's Raul Castro to retire in 2018 Cuban President Raul Castro has said he will stand down at the end of his second term in 2018, following his re-election by the National Assembly
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| 2013 Jan.15 |
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Cuba: Food vendor behind cholera outbreak Cuban authorities said the infectious and deadly disease cholera had struck in Havana, after declaring in August that the outbreak had been wiped out
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| 2013 Jan.13 |
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Venezuelan leaders back in Havana Most senior political leaders are in Cuba to visit President Chavez, who is still in a serious condition after his latest cancer operation
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| 2013 Jan.3 |
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Chavez battling 'severe' lung infection Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is battling a 'severe' lung infection that has caused respiratory failure, a top official said
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| 2012 Dec.30 |
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Chavez suffers new complications| Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has suffered 'new complications' after a cancer operation in Cuba, his vice-president has said | |
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| 2012 Dec.24 |
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Hugo Chavez 'improves slightly' Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's condition has improved after his latest operation for cancer, Venezuela's information minister has said
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| 2012 Dec.11 |
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President Chavez's cancer surgery 'successful' Surgeons in Cuba have successfully operated on Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to remove cancerous tissue, says his Vice-President
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| 2012 Oct.25 |
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Sandy kills 11 in Cuba, then batters Bahamas 
Map of Santiago de Cuba Cuba Nine deaths occurred in Santiago de Cuba province and two bodies were recovered in Guantanamo state
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Sandy packs punch as a strong Category 2 hurricane Sandy churned over eastern Cuba early Thursday as a Category 2 storm with winds of 105 mph, slipping a bit in strength since making landfall
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| 2012 Oct.21 |
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Fidel Castro appears in public Map of Havana Cuba Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has appeared in public for the first time in months, refuting persistent rumours that he was gravely ill
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| 2012 Oct.18 |
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Amid death rumors, Cuba releases Castro message State media released a message from Fidel Castro, the first communique said to be from the ex-leader since speculation over his health reached a fever pitch
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| 2012 Oct.15 |
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Cuba to end to exit permits for foreign travel Cuba has announced it is removing the need for its citizens to obtain exit permits before travelling abroad
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| 2012 Oct.5 |
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Dissident Cuban blogger arrested, colleagues say Cuban authorities detained blogger Yoani Sanchez along with two others as she traveled to cover the killing a prominent dissident's trial
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| 2012 Sep.10 |
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Millions plunged in darkness as power goes out in Havana The large blackout that plunged the western part of the Caribbean island into darkness. More than 2 million residents of the capital lost electricity
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Tropical storm dumps rain on Cuba Tropical Storm Isaac has swept into eastern Cuba after bringing flood misery to the south coast of Haiti, where four people were killed
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| 2012 Jul.22 |
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'Crash kills top Cuban dissident' Prominent Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya, 60, has died in a car crash, according to fellow activists
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| 2012 Jul.7 |
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Cholera reaches the Cuban capital A patient has been diagnosed with cholera in Havana, days after three people died in a rare outbreak in the south-eastern town of Manzanillo
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| 2012 Jun.12 |
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Cuban boxing legend Teofilo Stevenson dead Olympic gold medal-winning boxer Teofilo Stevenson died from a heart attack in Havana
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| 2012 Mar.27 |
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Pope meets Raul Castro in Havana Map of Havana Cuba Pope Benedict has met Cuban President Raul Castro on the second day of his visit to the communist-run island
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| 2012 Mar.26 |
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Pope arrives in Cuba on key visit Pope Benedict XVI has begun a three-day visit to Cuba - the first papal visit to the communist-run island for 14 years
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| 2012 Mar.18 |
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Cuban protesters held in Havana Dozens of members of the influential Cuban protest group Ladies in White have been arrested in Havana
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| 2012 Feb.4 |
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Fidel Castro launches his memoirs Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has made a rare public appearance to launch his memoirs
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| 2011 Dec.24 |
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Haiti migrants found dead off Cuba's coast At least 38 migrants from Haiti have been found dead after their boat sank just off the eastern tip of Cuba. 87 people from the boat were rescued
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| 2011 Dec.23 |
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Cuba to release 2,900 prisoners Cuba says it will release 2,900 prisoners, including some convicted of political crimes, in the next few days
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| 2011 Nov.3 |
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Cuba legalises private home sales Cuba has approved a law allowing individuals to buy and sell homes privately for the first time in 50 years
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| 2011 Oct.14 |
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Cuba 'Ladies in White' founder dies The leader of the influential Cuban protest group, Ladies in White, has died in the capital, Havana
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| 2011 Sep.3 |
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Cuban Defence Minister Casas dies Julio Casas Regueiro, a veteran of the revolution, has died of heart failure, aged 75. He oversaw the military's economic activities until 2008
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| 2011 Aug.13 |
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Cuba sees its first 'gay wedding' A Cuban man and transgender woman have married in what is being seen as the country's first 'gay wedding'. The bride is legally a woman
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| 2011 May.8 |
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Cuban dissident dies after detention Juan Wilfredo Soto died early Sunday after being detained by police three days earlier, with a fellow activist blaming police for his death
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| 2011 Apr.19 |
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Castro brother now top Communist Cuba's Communist Party elected President Raul Castro to succeed Fidel Castro as head of the country's highest political body and only legal party
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| 2011 Apr.16 |
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Raul Castro proposes Cuba term limits Cuban President Raul Castro has said top political positions in the island should henceforth be limited to two five year terms
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| 2011 Mar.10 |
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Church: 10 dissidents to be released Ten Cuban prisoners -- including a doctor nominated last month for the Nobel Peace Prize -- will be released from prison
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| 2011 Mar.5 |
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Che's motorcycle companion dies Alberto Granado, the motorcycle companion of Ernesto Che Guevara, has died in Cuba at the age of 88
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| 2011 Feb.19 |
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Cuba sets free dissident Hernandez The Cuban government has freed Ivan Hernandez, a jailed dissident who refused to go into exile in Spain as a condition for release
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| 2011 Feb.12 |
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More dissidents out of jail The prominent Cuban political prisoner Hector Maseda has been released under a deal brokered by the Roman Catholic church
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| 2011 Jan.28 |
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Cuban dissident is released again Police in Cuba have released leading dissident Guillermo Farinas after his third arrest in 48 hours
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| 2011 Jan.7 |
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Cuba sacks construction minister In a cabinet reshuffle the minister sacked for 'errors and communications minister given broader oversight over various ministries
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| 2010 Dec.14 |
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Cuba refuses dissident exit visa The authorities have refused an exit visa for Guillermo Farinas to travel to France to receive the EU's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
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| 2010 Nov.4 |
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Passenger plane crashes in Cuba The ATR twin turboprop, belonging to the state-run Aerocaribbean airline has crashed in the centre of the country with 68 people on board
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| 2010 Oct.21 |
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Cuba to free more dissidents The government has authorised the release of 5 more dissidents who are not among a group of 52 set for freedom under an agreement reached in May
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| 2010 Oct.13 |
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Category 2 Paula heading for Cuba Hurricane Paula weakened as the storm brushed past Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and headed for Cuba
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| 2010 Oct.10 |
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More political prisoners to be released 3 Cuban political prisoners who were not part of an originally announced release, will nonetheless be freed, Cuba's Roman Catholic Church
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| 2010 Sep.28 |
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Cubans brace for tropical depression Cubans braced for high winds and heavy rain as a tropical depression pushed toward the island nation
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| 2010 Sep.13 |
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Cuba to cut half million public jobs Cuba announces plans to lay off more than a half million public sector workers over the 6 months and allow more jobs to be created in the private sector
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| 2010 Sep.10 |
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Castro quote 'was misinterpreted' Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has said that his recent comment about Cuba's economic model was misinterpreted by a US reporter
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| 2010 Sep.8 |
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Castro casts doubt on 'Cuban model' Fidel Castro said that the 'Cuban model' no longer works, an admission of failings in the communist economic model
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| 2010 Aug.30 |
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Fidel Castro says he was 'at death's door' Fidel gives new details about his health four years ago when emergency surgery forced him out of power, saying he didn't think he would make it
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| 2010 Aug.25 |
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Cuba ends elderly smoking subsidy Cuba's elderly will no longer be entitled to state-subsidised cigarettes
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| 2010 Aug.7 |
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Fidel Castro delivers rare speech The former Cuban leader has delivered his first speech to the national assembly since resigning over ill health four years ago
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| 2010 Aug.1 |
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President allow more private enterprise President Raul Castro said that his government would allow more private businesses and make it easier for those businesses to hire workers
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| 2010 Jul.12 |
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Castro rips U.S. in rare TV appearance Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro: The United States is pushing for what would become nuclear wars against Iran and North Korea
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| 2010 Jul.10 |
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Rare pictures show smiling Castro New photographs show Fidel Castro greeting workers in Havana in a rare glimpse of the former Cuban leader.
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Cuba 'starts freeing dissidents' Cuba has started releasing a group of political prisoners as part of a wider agreement to free dissidents
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| 2010 Jul.8 |
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Cuba dissident ends hunger strike Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas ends a long hunger strike after the government announces it is to free 52 political prisoners
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| 2010 Jul.7 |
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Cuba to release 52 political prisoners| The prisoners are set to be freed and will be allowed to leave the country, Cuba's Roman Catholic church announced in a written statement | |
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| 2010 Jul.3 |
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Hunger striker Farinas 'close to death' Guillermo Farinas, 48, a Cuban political dissident, has been refusing food since February to demand the release of ill political prisoners
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| 2010 May.23 |
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Cuban prisoners 'win concessions' Cuba reportedly relaxes the prison regime for its political detainees after talks with Church leaders and pressure from a hunger striker.
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| 2010 Mar.18 |
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Castro supporters heckle protesters Hundreds of government supporters have heckled members of the 'Ladies in White' rights group marching in protest through the streets
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| 2010 Feb.23 |
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Prison hunger striker Zapata dies Leading Cuban political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo, 42, has died in hospital after 85 days on hunger strike
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| 2009 Sep.20 |
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'Peace' concert riles some exiles Map of Havana Cuba Colombian singer Juanes has brought 15 international artists to Havana
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| 2009 Aug.1 |
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President vows to defend socialism President Raul Castro: Havana is ready and willing to start a dialogue with Washington but political and regime change are not up for negotiation
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| 2009 Jul.26 |
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Castro calls for tight finances in Cuba Castro said in a speech marking Revolution Day that the nation will face a second round of belt-tightening as a result of the global financial crunch
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| 2009 Jun.5 |
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Ex-US official, wife charged as Cuba spies A 72-year-old former State Department employee Walter Kendall Myers has been charged with illegally aiding the government of Cuba for nearly 30 years
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| 2009 Jun.4 |
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Cuba rejects OAS membership Cuba will not rejoin the Organization of American States, even though the organization has lifted the 47-year-old suspension
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| 2009 Apr.17 |
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Obama offers Cuba 'new beginning' President Barack Obama has said the US seeks a 'new beginning' with Cuba and an 'equal partnership' with all the nations of the Americas
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| 2009 Apr.13 |
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Obama eases Cuba travel restrictions President Obama lifted all restrictions on the ability of individuals to visit relatives in Cuba, as well as to send them remittances
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| 2009 Mar.2 |
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Cuban shake-up claims key figures Raul Castro has announced a major cabinet reshuffle that includes the removal of Cabinet Secretary Lage and Foreign Minister Felipe Roque
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| 2009 Jan.1 |
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Cuba marks 50 years of revolution President Raul Castro, who took over from Fidel, spoke from below the same balcony where his brother declared victory on 1 January 1959
| Cuba is marking the 50th anniversary of the revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power and created a communist state
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| 2008 Sep.9 |
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Ike bears down on Cuba again Hurricane skimmed along the southern coast, battering the island nation with near 80-mph winds, high surf and torrential rains
| The eye remains just off shore with huge waves pounding coastal regions, while rain is causing floods and mudslides on higher ground
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| 2008 Sep.7 |
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Ike makes landfall as Category 3 hurricane Hurricane made landfall on the north coast of eastern Cuba in the province of Holguin near Punto de Sama where mass evacuations taken place
| Among those taken to safety were 15,000 tourists
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| 2008 Aug.30 |
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Hurricane Gustav reaches Category 4 Thousands of anxious Cubans sought safety from the hurricane as its western eye reached the Isle of Youth with winds near 145 mph
| The storm has brought extensive flooding to the western, tobacco-growing province of Pinar del Rio and Havana province
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Cuba, Gulf Coast braced for Gustav Winds increased to near 145 mph as it threatened the western tip of Cuba as a Category 4 hurricane
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| 2008 Aug.16 |
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Tropical Storm Fay approaches Cuba It was moving west at about 14 mph and was expected to turn northwest and slow slightly during the next couple of days
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| 2008 Jun.19 |
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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 government
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| 2008 Jun.11 |
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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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| 2008 May.2 |
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Home computer ban lifted The first legalised home computers have gone on sale, but a ban remains on internet access
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| 2008 Feb.24 |
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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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| 2008 Feb.19 |
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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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| 2007 Dec.17 |
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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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| 2007 Dec.10 |
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Cuba makes human rights promise Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque: Cuba is going to sign up to two major United Nations agreements on civil and political rights
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| 2007 Oct.31 |
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Noel expected to regain strength Tropical storm, which killed 48 people in the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba, was lingering along the Cuban coast
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| 2007 Oct.30 |
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Tropical Storm Noel hammers Weather models show the storm could reach Category 1 hurricane status, with top wind speeds between 74 to 95 mph
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| 2007 Oct.8 |
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Guevara honored on death' anniversary Fidel Castro paid homage to 'Che' . Many of the relatives and former comrades gathered in to mark the 40th anniversary of his capture
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| 2007 Oct.6 |
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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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| 2007 Sep.21 |
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Castro on TV appears gaunt but lucid The ailing Cuban leader spoke about a variety of issues in a taped interview that aired on Cuban state television
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| 2007 Jul.26 |
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Fidel absent as Cuba celebrates The acting president, Raul, is leading revolution day celebrations, filling in for his ailing brother
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| 2007 Jun.18 |
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Revolutionary Vilma Espin dies She was the wife of acting President Raul Castro and one of the nation's most politically powerful women
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| 2007 Jun.5 |
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Castro interview focuses on past A healthier looking Fidel appeared on Cuban TV, speaking slowly and focusing on past memories rather than his recovery
| 80-year-old leader was seen wearing a tracksuit
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| 2007 May.23 |
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Castro says his health 'improved' In an article, Cuban President says his health has improved after undergoing several intestinal operations
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| 2007 May.8 |
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US drops Cuban militant's charges A judge has dropped immigration charges against Luis Posada Carriles, who has been accused of blowing up a Cuban airliner
| The Cuban government accuses him of being involved in the downing of a Cuban passenger plane, which killed 73 people
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| 2007 May.1 |
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Castro fails to appear on May Day 80-year-old Fidel was not present at the start of Havana's annual parade, despite speculation that he would make an appearance
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| 2007 Apr.13 |
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Castro almost better, Chavez says Venezuelan President: Cuban leader is 'almost totally recovered' from intestinal surgery last year
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| 2007 Mar.15 |
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Castro 'to be fit to hold power' The ailing President will be 'in perfect shape' to run for re-election to parliament, the head of the National Assembly
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| 2007 Jan.30 |
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Castro up and talking in new video Cuban tv broadcast scenes of what it said was a leader meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
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| 2007 Jan.19 |
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Chavez admits Castro gravely ill Venezuelan President: Cuban leader is battling to save his life
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Castro's ailment 'is not cancer' A leading Spanish surgeon who to examined Cuban leader says he does not have cancer or need further surgery
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| 2006 Dec.17 |
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Castro not dying, US envoys told Cuban officials say that Fidel Castro does not have cancer or any other terminal illness
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| 2006 Dec.2 |
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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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| 2006 Nov.28 |
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Castro misses birthday ceremony Map of Havana Cuba Frail Cuban leader has stayed away from the opening ceremony of his birthday celebrations in Havana on doctors' orders
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| 2006 Oct.28 |
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Cuba TV shows pictures of Castro TV has broadcast the first images of President in more than a month, addressing rumours that he had died
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| 2006 Aug.14 |
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Chavez at Castro's bedside in new photos Official Communist Party newspaper has published new pictures of ailing President in bed, smiling
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| 2006 Aug.13 |
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Castro warns of long recovery On his 80th birthday, Fidel advised Cubans to prepare for 'adverse news,' but urged them to stay optimistic
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| 2006 Aug.12 |
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Report: Castro walking, talking, working Official Communist Party newspaper made the most optimistic report since intestinal surgery forced him to step aside
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| 2006 Aug.3 |
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Bush calls for democracy in Cuba President has pledged support for Cubans who sought to build a transitional government
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| 2006 Aug.1 |
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TV: Castro says health 'stable' Cuban television: Fidel Castro's is in 'good spirits'
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| 2006 Jul.31 |
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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: 'In the Cuban situation, based on plans of the empire, my health becomes a secret of state that cannot be divulged constantly'
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| 2006 Apr.29 |
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Leftist trio seals Americas pact The leaders of Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela have signed a trade agreement to counter US influence
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| 2005 Nov.17 |
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Castro mocks Parkinson's report President has portrayed as wishful thinking reports from the US that he is suffering from Parkinson's Disease
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| 2005 Oct.18 |
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Hurricane Wilma grows in strength Wilma is threatening Cuba and Mexico and is expected to strengthen as it ploughs north through the Caribbean
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| 2005 Jul.8 |
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Dennis lashes Cuba, kills 20 Powerful winds, crashing waves and torrential rain churned its way across the length of the Caribbean nation
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| 2005 May.17 |
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Cuban 'bomber' arrested Federal agents arrested notorious Luis Posada Carriles near Miami
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| 2004 Sep.13 |
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Hurricane batters Cuba Ivan, packing maximum sustained winds near 160 mph is toppling power lines, uprooting trees and causing extensive flooding
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| 2004 Sep.12 |
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Hurricane Ivan heads towards Cuba Hurricane pounded the Cayman Islands and regained strength as it headed toward the western tip of Cuba
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| 2003 Apr.11 |
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Ferry hijackers executed 3 men were convicted of hijacking a passenger ferry to sail to the U.S.
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| 2002 May.12 |
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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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| 2001 Nov.4 |
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Michelle menacing Cuba Extremely dangerous hurricane is expected to blast Cuba with heavy rain and strong winds
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| 2001 Aug.13 |
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Castro marks 75th birthday Dictator is firmly in charge
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| 2000 Jun.29 |
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Elian Gonzalez returns to Cuba Elian spending first full day back in Cuba at a house assigned by the government with his family and some of his schoolmates
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