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Mehul Choksi Can’t Be Deported Yet, Says Dominica Court, Grants Legal Aid
A court in Dominica has put on hold the deportation of fugitive diamond jeweler Mehul Choksi, who was arrested in the Caribbean island nation while trying to escape to Cuba from Antigua, where he had been living since 2018.
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'Freak': Meet Cuba's Last Self-Infected HIV Punk Rebel
Like many young punks, Gerson Govea saw himself as a misfit. He is considered the last of the most hardcore members of the "frikis," or "freaks," as Cuba's unique breed of hippy-punk dropouts is known. They usually infect themselves with AIDS in order to get into the relative safety and comfort of a state AIDS clinic.
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White House Does Not Expect Obama To Meet Fidel Castro
President Barack Obama is unlikely to meet long-time American nemesis Fidel Castro when he makes a historic visit to Cuba next month, a top aide said today.
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Pope's Trip Ties Cuba to US, Following Detente That he Aided
Pope Francis wraps up his visit to Cuba today and heads to the United States, figuratively connecting the two longtime Cold War adversaries who have reached detente with the help of his mediation.
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Goal to End AIDS Epidemic by 2030 'Ambitious but Realistic': UN Chief
The world can end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, the United Nations said today, highlighting global success in rolling out life-saving drugs over the last 15 years.
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Factbox: Who is Alan Gross and What Did he do?
Alan Gross, a 65-year-old U.S. foreign aid worker freed from a Cuban prison on Wednesday, was arrested in Cuba in 2009 and sentenced to 15 years for importing banned technology and trying to establish clandestine Internet service for Cuban Jews.
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European Union Guantanamo Delegation Calls For Flexible Prison Conditions
A delegation of five European officials recommended on Wednesday that inmates cleared for release from the US military detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, be jailed under more flexible conditions, an aide said.
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Cuban Doctor Arrives in Switzerland for Ebola Aid
A Cuban doctor who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone has arrived in Switzerland for treatment.
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Hugo Chavez getting 'better each day,' working more: Venezuelan minister
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is recovering in Cuba after a fourth cancer surgery, is improving each day and becoming more engaged in his work, a top aide said on Tuesday.
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Mehul Choksi Can’t Be Deported Yet, Says Dominica Court, Grants Legal Aid
A court in Dominica has put on hold the deportation of fugitive diamond jeweler Mehul Choksi, who was arrested in the Caribbean island nation while trying to escape to Cuba from Antigua, where he had been living since 2018.
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'Freak': Meet Cuba's Last Self-Infected HIV Punk Rebel
Like many young punks, Gerson Govea saw himself as a misfit. He is considered the last of the most hardcore members of the "frikis," or "freaks," as Cuba's unique breed of hippy-punk dropouts is known. They usually infect themselves with AIDS in order to get into the relative safety and comfort of a state AIDS clinic.
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White House Does Not Expect Obama To Meet Fidel Castro
President Barack Obama is unlikely to meet long-time American nemesis Fidel Castro when he makes a historic visit to Cuba next month, a top aide said today.
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Pope's Trip Ties Cuba to US, Following Detente That he Aided
Pope Francis wraps up his visit to Cuba today and heads to the United States, figuratively connecting the two longtime Cold War adversaries who have reached detente with the help of his mediation.
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Goal to End AIDS Epidemic by 2030 'Ambitious but Realistic': UN Chief
The world can end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, the United Nations said today, highlighting global success in rolling out life-saving drugs over the last 15 years.
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Factbox: Who is Alan Gross and What Did he do?
Alan Gross, a 65-year-old U.S. foreign aid worker freed from a Cuban prison on Wednesday, was arrested in Cuba in 2009 and sentenced to 15 years for importing banned technology and trying to establish clandestine Internet service for Cuban Jews.
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European Union Guantanamo Delegation Calls For Flexible Prison Conditions
A delegation of five European officials recommended on Wednesday that inmates cleared for release from the US military detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, be jailed under more flexible conditions, an aide said.
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Cuban Doctor Arrives in Switzerland for Ebola Aid
A Cuban doctor who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone has arrived in Switzerland for treatment.
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Hugo Chavez getting 'better each day,' working more: Venezuelan minister
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is recovering in Cuba after a fourth cancer surgery, is improving each day and becoming more engaged in his work, a top aide said on Tuesday.
