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Plane crash kills 17 Single-engine Antonov AN-2 crashed killing 13 tourists, including 6 Canadians, and 4 Cubans
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| May.6 |
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US expands 'axis of evil' The United States has added Cuba, Libya and Syria, nations that are seeking to obtain chemical or biological weapons
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| May.10 |
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Dissidents call for political reform A petition to the National Assembly is calling for an end to four decades of one-party rule
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| May.11 |
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Red carpet prepared for Carter The ex-President of the United States is due to arrive for a 6-day visit to help bridge the huge gap between neighbours
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| May.12 |
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Carter 'can check' Cuba's biotech sites President Castro has offered former US President 'free and complete access' to personally inspect research centres
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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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| May.13 |
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Carter dismisses Cuba terror link Former US President has said there is no evidence of Cuba technology that could be used in weapons of mass destruction
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| May.14 |
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Lift Cuba embargo, Carter tells US| Former US President has called to end 40-year economic embargo in a televised address in Havana | |
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| May.20 |
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Bush stands firm on Cuba embargo| President has set out a list of conditions, including free and fair National Assembly elections next year, | | |
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Bush condemned over embargo National Assembly speaker Alarcon criticised US President for pandering to the "terrorist mafia" in Miami
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| May.25 |
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Castro offers olive branch to US The President of Cuba said they could always count on his country's support in the war against terrorism
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| Jun.26 |
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Socialism made untouchable After 3 days of speeches, the National Assembly has voted to amend the country's constitution
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| Jul.26 |
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Castro to Wall Street: I told you so Cuban leader questioned whether the world can sustain capitalism
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| Aug.14 |
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Castro celebrates 76th birthday The President spent his birthday opening renovated schools to improve Cuban education
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| Sep.1 |
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Rare mass slaying leaves 5 dead Assailants entered a home in a village and killed five people, including 4 members of a family, by cutting their throats
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| Sep.20 |
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Isidore causing 'catastrophic damage' Hurricane, packing 100 mph winds, relentlessly battered the western tip of Cuba, dumping more than 2 feet of rain
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| Sep.30 |
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New hurricane heads for Cuba Tropical storm Lili which has already killed 8 people in the Caribbean is strengthening
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| Oct.12 |
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Conference shows how close war was Study at the 40th anniversary of the missile crisis said US navy destroyer dropped charges on Soviet nuclear submarine
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| Nov.6 |
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Ex-prisoner calls for probe of prisons| Oscar Elias Biscet, freed after 3 years behind bars, called for an investigation of Cuban prison conditions | |
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| Dec.9 |
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Cuban survives stowaway ordeal| A stowaway has reached Montreal alive after clinging to the landing gear of a passenger plane on a freezing flight from Cuba | |
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