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Storm Irma Brings Flooding To Parts Of Florida; Cuba Reports 10 Killed

World News | Reuters | Monday September 11, 2017

Downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, Irma flooded several northern Florida cities with heavy rain and high storm surge on Monday as it headed out of the state after cutting power to millions and ripping roofs off homes.

Irma Weakens To Category 4 Hurricane As It Heads For Florida

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 9, 2017

Hurricane Irma weakened slightly to a Category 4 storm early Saturday, according to the US National Hurricane Center, after making landfall hours earlier in Cuba with maximum-strength Category 5 winds.

Millions In Florida Evacuate As Hurricane Irma Makes Landfall In Cuba

World News | Reuters | Saturday September 9, 2017

Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, was expected to hit Florida on Sunday morning.

Hurricane Irma Makes Landfall In Cuba As Massive Storm: US Forecasters

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 9, 2017

Hurricane Irma made landfall as a maximum-strength Category Five storm late Friday, US forecasters said, after leaving a trail of death and destruction on a string of Caribbean islands.

This Is Believed To Be The 'Most Difficult Aircraft In The World To Fly'

World News | Reuters | Monday August 21, 2017

It may not sound possible to "catch" an American spy plane while driving a Dodge Charger. But that's precisely what we did on a sweltering August afternoon at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates

Donald Trump Stance A 'Setback' In US-Cuba Relations: Raul Castro

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday July 15, 2017

Cuba's president said Donald Trump's hardline stance towards the country was a "setback" in relations with the United States after ties were gradually restored in 2015.

Russia Slams Donald Trump's 'Cold War' Policy On Cuba

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday June 18, 2017

Russia's foreign ministry on Sunday said it regretted US President Donald Trump's policy reversal on Cuba, calling it reminiscent of the Cold War era.

Donald Trump Orders Clampdown On Cuba Travel And Trade, Curbing Barack Obama Detente

World News | Reuters | Friday June 16, 2017

US President Donald Trump on Friday ordered tighter restrictions on Americans traveling to Cuba and a clampdown on US business dealings with the island's military, saying "with God's help a free Cuba is what we will soon achieve."

'Freak': Meet Cuba's Last Self-Infected HIV Punk Rebel

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 28, 2017

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.

Cuba's Raul Castro Blasts Donald Trump's Mexican Wall And Trade Policy

World News | Reuters | Monday March 6, 2017

Cuban President Raul Castro harshly criticised US President Donald Trump's immigration, trade and other policies on Sunday as Mr Trump reviews a fragile detente with Communist-run Cuba begun by his predecessor Barack Obama.

US Releases 4 More Guantanamo Prisoners

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday January 20, 2017

The Pentagon announced that four more inmates were transferred out of the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, marking the final such transfer under President Barack Obama and leaving the facility's population at 41.

White House Concedes It Won't Close Guantanamo After All

World News | Associated Press | Wednesday January 18, 2017

The White House said Tuesday that the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba will still be open when President Barack Obama leaves office, conceding that a core campaign promise will go unfulfilled.

Barack Obama Ends 20-Year-Old Immigration Policy For Cuban Migrants

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 13, 2017

US President Barack Obama has ended a two-decade-old "wet foot, dry foot" immigration policy that allowed Cuban migrants who reached US soil illegally to stay and become legal residents after a year, a significant step towards normalising relations with its former Cold War foe.

Barack Obama 'Screwed' Us, Angry Cuban Migrants Say

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 13, 2017

"Obama has screwed all Cubans," Yadiel Cruz, a Cuban in Panama bitterly told AFP Thursday upon learning the US president has suddenly made it tougher for migrants like him to get into America.

Barack Obama Ends Decades Old Open Door Policy For Cuban Migrants

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 13, 2017

US President Barack Obama on Thursday ended a five-decade-old open door policy for Cuba migrants, who will now face similar residency restrictions to other citizens from Latin America.

Cuba, United States Sign Oil Spill Deal Before Trump Inauguration

World News | Reuters | Monday January 9, 2017

Cuba and the United States agreed on Monday to jointly prevent, contain and clean up oil and other toxic spills in the Gulf of Mexico, as they rush to conclude deals before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

Cubans Surf The Web At Home In Havana Pilot Project

World News | Reuters | Friday December 30, 2016

Downtown Havana resident Margarita Marquez says she received a special Christmas gift this year: web access at home, a rarity in a country with one of the lowest internet penetration rates in the world.

Cuban President Raul Castro Faces Deep Problems In 2017

World News | Associated Press | Monday December 26, 2016

Alex Romero was delighted when President Barack Obama came to Havana in March bearing the promise of a bright new future.

At 96, Cuban Ballet Legend Alicia Alonso Still Dancing Inside

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday December 23, 2016

She needs help sitting down, but no sooner has she done it than Alicia Alonso is tapping her foot three times and giving orders in a good-natured but authoritative tone.

In UN Homage, India Says Fidel Castro Towered On The Global Stage

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 21, 2016

Paying tributes to Cuba's late leader Fidel Castro, India said Cubans under him have achieved notable success in areas like education and health despite "outside pressures" and Havana's "significant voice" for the cause of the Global South brought the two countriestogether.

Cuba Cracks Down On Dissidents After Fidel Castro Death

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday December 19, 2016

Authorities across Cuba have cracked down on dissidents, arresting dozens, keeping others from marching in Havana, and detaining an American human rights lawyer, activists said Sunday.

Cuba Offers Rum To Pay Debt To Czech Republic

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday December 16, 2016

Cash-strapped Cuba has offered to pay its old debt to the Czech Republic with goods it can spare, including its coveted rum, the Czech finance ministry said on Friday.

Google Signs Internet Deal With Cuba's Telecommunications Monopoly

Reuters | Tuesday December 13, 2016

The deal grants Cubans speedy access to the Google Global Cache network.

Cuba, US To Discuss Detente In wake Of Donald Trump Election

World News | Reuters | Wednesday December 7, 2016

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.

Fidel Castro Laid To Rest In Private Ceremony In East Cuba

World News | Associated Press | Monday December 5, 2016

A wooden box containing Fidel Castro's ashes was placed by his brother and successor on Sunday into the side of a granite boulder that has become Cuba's only official monument to the charismatic bearded rebel who seized control of a US-allied Caribbean island and transformed it into a western outpost of Soviet-style communism that he ruled with abs...

Fidel Castro's Dying Wish: No Monuments In His Name

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday December 4, 2016

Cuba will respect Fidel Castro's dying wish that no statues be erected in his honor and no streets be named after him, President Raul Castro said Saturday.

Amid Sugar Cane In Castro's Home Town, Life Isn't Sweet

World News | Nick Miroff, The Washington Post | Sunday December 4, 2016

Not long after Fidel Castro's new government began seizing farms and cattle ranches in a voracious expropriation campaign, his mother, Lina Ruz, looked out the window one day in 1960 and saw bearded soldiers in her orange groves.

Fidel Castro's Ashes Return To Cradle Of Revolution

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday December 3, 2016

The convoy carrying the ashes of Cuba's late communist leader Fidel Castro ends an island-wide journey on Saturday in the cradle of his revolution for a big ceremony before his burial.

Fidel Castro's Ashes Return To Cradle Of Revolution

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday December 3, 2016

The convoy carrying the ashes of Cuba's late communist leader Fidel Castro ends an island-wide journey on Saturday in the cradle of his revolution for a big ceremony before his burial.

With Fidel Castro Gone, US Presence In Cuba Grows

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday December 2, 2016

Fidel Castro spent his life combating US capitalism, but by the time he died, American cruise ships, regular flights and even the embassy had returned to the communist-ruled island.