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Large fuel depot fire in Cuba ‘under control,’ but not extinguished yet
Firefighters on Wednesday declared that a days-old blaze engulfing a fuel depot has finally been brought under control, although not yet ... World News -
Firefighters, helicopters battle to contain Cuba fuel depot blaze
Helicopters and firefighters battled Tuesday to gain access to four tanks at a fuel depot in an industrial area west of the Cuban capital Havana that ... World News -
Watch: Major fire spreads at Cuba fuel storage facility hit by lightning, dozens hurt
A second fuel storage tank near Cuba’s supertanker port in Matanzas exploded on Saturday morning following a blaze which burned through the night ... World News -
US lifts restrictions on air links to Cuba
The US government lifted restrictions Wednesday on air links to Cuba, one of the measures announced in May by President Joe Biden’s administration in ... World News -
US accuses Cuba of using Americas summit controversy as propaganda ploy
The Biden administration on Thursday accused Cuba of fueling controversy over its possible exclusion from the US-hosted Summit of the Americas next ... World News -
US announced easing Visa and family remittance restrictions for Cuba
The United States said Monday it is easing restrictions imposed during former president Donald Trump’s administration on travel to Cuba and on the ... World News -
New explosion in Cuba’s Havana injures three
A gas explosion in Havana injured three people on Wednesday in the same neighborhood as a similar blast that left 44 dead and destroyed an iconic ... World News -
Saudi Arabia’s King, Crown Prince condole Cuban president after Havana blast
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent their condolences to Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz Canel Bermúdez ... Gulf -
Death toll climbs to 25 in Havana hotel blast
The death toll after an explosion ripped through a luxury hotel in central Havana climbed to 25 people including a Spanish tourist, state television ... World News -
Explosion damages hotel in Cuban capital, eight deaths reported
A powerful explosion seriously damaged a hotel in the Cuban capital on Friday and officials reported at least eight people had died.The blast that ... World News -
Turkey, Germany, others brace for hit to tourism sector from Russia-Ukraine war
After losing two years to the COVID-19 pandemic, shopkeepers in the heart of the Turkish Riviera had hoped for a strong tourism season this year to ... World News -
Cuban Americans rally in Miami to back dissidents, while protest fizzles in Havana
Cuban Americans in Miami held rallies and led prayers to support dissidents on the Communist-run Caribbean island whose planned protests on Sunday ... World News -
Cuban opposition figure Guillermo Farinas arrested three days before banned protest
Cuban dissident, journalist and human rights campaigner Guillermo Farinas was arrested Friday, his mother told AFP, three days before opposition ... World News -
Cuban businesses plead for US sanctions lift
Private business owners in Cuba urged US President Joe Biden to lift economic sanctions against the communist island in an open letter published on ... World News -
In world’s first, Cuba starts COVID-19 vaccinations for children from the age of two
Cuba on Monday became the first country in the world to vaccinate children from the age of two against COVID-19, using home-grown jabs not recognized ... Coronavirus -
Vietnam says Cuba will supply COVID-19 vaccine, transfer technology
Cuba will supply large quantities of its home-grown COVID-19 vaccine, Abdala, to Vietnam and also transfer the production technology to the Southeast ... Coronavirus -
US intelligence still unsure of Havana syndrome’s cause sickening diplomats
The US is still unsure of what causes the so-called “Havana syndrome” that has sickened diplomats in several countries, intelligence chief Avril ... World News -
US to study internet access for Cubans; more sanctions
US President Joe Biden will meet with Cuban-American leaders Friday to discuss the recent social protests in Cuba, the possibility of new sanctions on ... World News -
Foreign ministers of more than 20 countries condemn mass arrests in Cuba
The foreign ministers of the United States and 20 other countries on Monday condemned mass arrests in Cuba and called for full restoration of Internet ... World News -
Russia dispatches 100 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba after anti-govt protests
Russia dispatched nearly 100 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba, the defense ministry said Saturday, following unprecedented street protests over the ... World News -
US to impose sanctions on Cuban officials over crackdown on protests
The Biden administration plans to announce US sanctions on Thursday against several Cuban officials over their role in a crackdown on anti-government ... World News -
Cuba’s president blames unrest on US sanctions, social media campaigns
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Monday blamed US sanctions, tightened in recent years, for the medicine shortages, power outages and other ... World News -
UN General Assembly condemns US blockade on Cuba, for 29th time
The UN General Assembly condemned the nearly 60-year-old US blockade on Cuba for the 29th year in a row Wednesday, calling for it to end by a vote of ... World News -
Cuba’s COVID-19 vaccine Abdala shows 92 pct efficacy, makers say
Cuba’s Abdala coronavirus candidate vaccine showed “efficacy” of more than 92 percent after three doses, its maker said Monday, though it did not ... Coronavirus -
Cuba encouraged by early efficacy results of homegrown COVID-19 vaccine
Cuba’s Soberana 2 vaccine candidate has shown 62 percent efficacy with just two of its three doses, state-run biopharmaceutical corporation ... Coronavirus -
Russia's Putin calls on communist Cuba to seek closer 'strategic partnership'
Russian President Vladimir Putin called communist Cuba’s new leader Miguel Diaz-Canel Tuesday to discuss strengthening the two countries’ “strategic ... World News -
Raul Castro confirms he's resigning, ending long era in Cuba
Raul Castro said Friday he is resigning as head of Cuba’s Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by he and his brother Fidel Castro that ... World News -
US closes secret Guantanamo prison unit, moves prisoners: Military
A once-secret unit within the Guantanamo Bay detention center that had fallen into disrepair has been closed and the prisoners moved to another ... World News -
Cuba to vaccinate frontline workers as part of Soberana 2 vaccine clinical trial
Cuba announced on Sunday it would vaccinate 150,000 frontline workers as part of the final phase of a clinical trial of the country’s leading COVID-19 ... Coronavirus -
EU summons its ambassador to Cuba over letter to Biden asking for end to sanctions
The European Union has summoned its ambassador to Cuba to return to Brussels to explain himself after he reportedly signed an appeal asking US ... World News