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Millions Of Cubans Still Without Power After 3rd Grid Failure
Millions of Cubans awoke on Sunday to find their homes still without power after another partial grid failure overnight, deepening a crisis that has raised questions over the viability of the government's efforts to reestablish electrical service.
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Fidel Castro's Sister Juanita, Who Was Recruited By US Intelligence Agency, Dies
Her cause of death has not been made public.
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UNESCO to Award Research And Contributions Made In Microbiology
The UNESCO-Carlos J Finlay Prize for Microbiology is funded by the government of Cuba and the applications for the same should be sent to the UN organisation by October 20.
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8 Dead As Massive Blast Destroys Part Of Cuba Hotel
Eight people were killed and about 30 hurt in a powerful explosion that partly destroyed a five-star hotel under refurbishment in central Havana Friday, the government said, doubling the confirmed death count.
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Canadian Envoys Say Ottawa Mishandled 'Havana Syndrome' Crisis
After job postings to Cuba, they complained of violent headaches, visual troubles and nausea -- nearly 20 Canadian diplomats claim their government failed them and others they say are falling victim to the mysterious "Havana Syndrome" to this day.
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Oldest Prisoner At Guantanamo Bay Camp To Be Extradited Soon: Pakistan
A 73-year-old man from Pakistan who is the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility at the US base in Cuba will soon return to the country, the government informed the Senate on Friday.
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Cryptocurrency Transactions to Be Recognised, Regulated in Cuba
Cuba's government said it will recognise — and regulate — cryptocurrencies for payments on the island. A resolution published in the Official Gazette said the Central Bank will set rules for such currencies and determine how to license providers of related services within Cuba.
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Cuba Says It Is Prepared If US Chooses To Sever Diplomatic Ties
Cuba's Communist government is prepared if the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump decides to sever diplomatic relations although it hopes that does not come to pass, a top Cuban diplomat said on Monday.
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Expedia Fined by US for Providing Travel Services to Cuba
Expedia has agreed to pay a $325,406 fine to the US government for an alleged violation of the economic sanctions on Cuba, the Treasury Department has said.
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Canada Cuts Staff At Cuba Embassy Amid Fears Of Mysterious Brain Disease
Canada is slashing staff at its Cuba embassy after another diplomat was diagnosed with a mysterious brain injury that has affected several dozen North American envoys to the island, the government announced.
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Cuba's Constitution To Open Path For Same-Sex Marriage
The draft of Cuba's new constitution opens the path to same-sex marriage, a government official said on Saturday, which would make the country that once persecuted homosexuals an unlikely leader in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.
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US Staffer Suffers Brain Injury After 'Sound' Incident In China
The US embassy in China issued a health alert Wednesday after a US government employee experienced an "abnormal" sound and suffered a mild brain injury -- in an incident reminiscent of a mysterious illness that hit diplomats in Cuba.
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Canada Pulls Families Of Diplomats In Cuba Amid Unusual Illnesses
Canada will remove families of diplomats posted at its embassy in Cuba as the cause of unusual health symptoms is still unknown, though information received from medical specialists has raised concerns of a new type of acquired brain injury, a senior Canadian government official said on Monday.
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Cuba, US To Discuss Detente In wake Of Donald Trump Election
Cuba and the United States will draw up a roadmap for deepening their detente, the Cuban government said on Tuesday, in a first meeting since the election of Donald Trump as US president and the death of Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro.
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Hurricane Matthew Toll In Haiti Rises To 1,000, Dead Buried In Mass Graves
Haiti started burying some of its dead in mass graves in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, a government official said on Sunday, as cholera spread in the devastated southwest and the death toll from the storm rose to 1,000 people.
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Millions Of Cubans Still Without Power After 3rd Grid Failure
Millions of Cubans awoke on Sunday to find their homes still without power after another partial grid failure overnight, deepening a crisis that has raised questions over the viability of the government's efforts to reestablish electrical service.
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Fidel Castro's Sister Juanita, Who Was Recruited By US Intelligence Agency, Dies
Her cause of death has not been made public.
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UNESCO to Award Research And Contributions Made In Microbiology
The UNESCO-Carlos J Finlay Prize for Microbiology is funded by the government of Cuba and the applications for the same should be sent to the UN organisation by October 20.
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8 Dead As Massive Blast Destroys Part Of Cuba Hotel
Eight people were killed and about 30 hurt in a powerful explosion that partly destroyed a five-star hotel under refurbishment in central Havana Friday, the government said, doubling the confirmed death count.
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Canadian Envoys Say Ottawa Mishandled 'Havana Syndrome' Crisis
After job postings to Cuba, they complained of violent headaches, visual troubles and nausea -- nearly 20 Canadian diplomats claim their government failed them and others they say are falling victim to the mysterious "Havana Syndrome" to this day.
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Oldest Prisoner At Guantanamo Bay Camp To Be Extradited Soon: Pakistan
A 73-year-old man from Pakistan who is the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility at the US base in Cuba will soon return to the country, the government informed the Senate on Friday.
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Cryptocurrency Transactions to Be Recognised, Regulated in Cuba
Cuba's government said it will recognise — and regulate — cryptocurrencies for payments on the island. A resolution published in the Official Gazette said the Central Bank will set rules for such currencies and determine how to license providers of related services within Cuba.
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Cuba Says It Is Prepared If US Chooses To Sever Diplomatic Ties
Cuba's Communist government is prepared if the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump decides to sever diplomatic relations although it hopes that does not come to pass, a top Cuban diplomat said on Monday.
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Expedia Fined by US for Providing Travel Services to Cuba
Expedia has agreed to pay a $325,406 fine to the US government for an alleged violation of the economic sanctions on Cuba, the Treasury Department has said.
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Canada Cuts Staff At Cuba Embassy Amid Fears Of Mysterious Brain Disease
Canada is slashing staff at its Cuba embassy after another diplomat was diagnosed with a mysterious brain injury that has affected several dozen North American envoys to the island, the government announced.
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Cuba's Constitution To Open Path For Same-Sex Marriage
The draft of Cuba's new constitution opens the path to same-sex marriage, a government official said on Saturday, which would make the country that once persecuted homosexuals an unlikely leader in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.
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US Staffer Suffers Brain Injury After 'Sound' Incident In China
The US embassy in China issued a health alert Wednesday after a US government employee experienced an "abnormal" sound and suffered a mild brain injury -- in an incident reminiscent of a mysterious illness that hit diplomats in Cuba.
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Canada Pulls Families Of Diplomats In Cuba Amid Unusual Illnesses
Canada will remove families of diplomats posted at its embassy in Cuba as the cause of unusual health symptoms is still unknown, though information received from medical specialists has raised concerns of a new type of acquired brain injury, a senior Canadian government official said on Monday.
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Cuba, US To Discuss Detente In wake Of Donald Trump Election
Cuba and the United States will draw up a roadmap for deepening their detente, the Cuban government said on Tuesday, in a first meeting since the election of Donald Trump as US president and the death of Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro.
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Hurricane Matthew Toll In Haiti Rises To 1,000, Dead Buried In Mass Graves
Haiti started burying some of its dead in mass graves in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, a government official said on Sunday, as cholera spread in the devastated southwest and the death toll from the storm rose to 1,000 people.
