 World News
 Latin America (419)
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 2001
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First woman governor
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| Jan.6 |
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Slain Irish nun buried
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| Jan.17 |
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Czech citizens to be tried
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| Feb.3 |
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Castro accuses Czechs of spying
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| Feb.5 |
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 Cuba frees jailed Czechs 2 prominent Czech were freed after they admitted they broke law by meeting with dissidents
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| Feb.6 |
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Haiti talks break down
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| Feb.7 |
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Aristide sworn in for 2nd term
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| Feb.15 |
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Cuban diplomat shot to death
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| Mar.11 |
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Cuba squeezes private business
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| Mar.24 |
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Plane crash kills 20
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| Apr.27 |
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Bombing exercises resume
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| Apr.28 |
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Protest greets Vieques exercises
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| Jun.5 |
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Opposition rejects Aristide's plan
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| Jun.12 |
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Arms shipments to Cuba U.S. Assistant Secretary of State said that China had delivered arms to Cuba. It could hurt Sino-U.S. ties
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| Jul.7 |
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Fighting erupts, leaving 4 dead Security forces exchanged gunfire with gang members. 2 dozen people were injured
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| Jul.9 |
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Army to quell violence Prime minister ordered the army deployed to restore calm after 3 days of politically charged violence that has killed 20
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| Jul.11 |
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 Violence halted The streets of Kingston were relatively quiet after military moved in to halt running gunbattles between street gangs
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| Jul.14 |
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 Bush takes tougher Cuba line President confirmed support for economic and travel sanctions and denounced the Communist government
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| Jul.31 |
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 Plane from Florida crashes in Cuba A man rented a small plane in the Florida Keys. The plane flipped over in Havana
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| Aug.4 |
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Fishermen stall Navy exercises 30 fishermen invaded federal waters on 3rd day of ship-to-shore shelling on Vieques
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| Aug.13 |
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 Castro marks 75th birthday| Dictator is firmly in charge | |
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| Aug.22 |
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Tropical Storm Dean Storm loomed over the eastern Caribbean. Storm warning is in effect for the Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos Islands
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| Aug.25 |
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U.S. Singer Killed in Plane Crash| Aaliyah was killed with 7 other in small passenger plane that burst into flames at taking off | |
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| Oct.6 |
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Hurricane Iris threatens Caribbean 3 people have been killed as Hurricane sweeps towards Jamaica
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| Oct.7 |
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U.S. qualifies for World Cup
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| Oct.17 |
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 Russia shuts Cuba spy base| The Lourdes station, a radar base, with 1,500 Russians, is too expensive to maintain | |
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| 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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Hurricane Michelle slows Wnds up to 75mph and rains have caused mass evacuations, floods, and tidal surges
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| Nov.9 |
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Cayman leader ousted Legislators have voted to oust Kurt Tibbetts, the British Caribbean territory's chief minister
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| Nov.12 |
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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.16 |
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PM recovers after collapse P.J. Patterson collapsed at a political function in Greater Portmore
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| Nov.18 |
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Friends, family mourn Flight 587 265 people perished in fiery crash of an American Airlines jet bound for the Dominican Republic
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| Nov.23 |
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 Ibero-American summit without Castro For the first time, Cuba's President will not attend the annual gathering of Latin and Caribbean nations' heads of states
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| Dec.11 |
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Parties tied in elections Basdeo Panday, first prime minister of East Indian descent, and the black-dominated opposition had each won 18 seats
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| Dec.16 |
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 US food arrives in Cuba A freighter is carrying the first commercial shipment of food from the US
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| Dec.17 |
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Gunman stage coup attempt Commandos stormed National Palace. The attackers were pushed back in an intense exchange of gunfire
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