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CubaMexican president pitches regional block similar to European Union
As the host of a summit, president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, told nearly 20 presidents and prime ministers attending the meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States
Hurricane Ida lashes Cuba
Forecasters estimate that Ida, which formed as a tropical storm in the Caribbean on 26 August, is expected to hit the US on Sunday
Cuba legalizes small and medium enterprises in boost for private sector
The Cuban government approved a law authorizing the creation of small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
Cuba blames US for Molotov cocktail attack at Paris embassy
Cuba denounced the targeting of its Paris embassy on Monday as a "terrorist attack" encouraged by the United States after the building was bombarded with Molotov cocktails
Russia warns against 'outside interference' after Cuba protests
Russian diplomate did not explain who might be trying to interfere in Cuba, but the warning appeared directed at the United States, which has urged Cuba not to target protesters
Cuban engineers' dreams take flight with home-grown drones
It is the creation of a group of engineers keen to develop cheap, local alternatives to foreign-made technology on the communist island under US sanctions since 1962
CIA planned to kill Raul Castro in 1960: Declassified documents
The CIA made its first known attempt to assassinate a leader of the Cuban revolution in 1960, offering $10,000 to a pilot flying Raul Castro from Prague to Havana to arrange an "accident," according ...
Climate change shrinks marine life richness near equator
During some summers, as the Caribbean water temperatures climb, the luminous coral colonies of gold, green and blue that ring the island nation of Cuba give way to patches of skeletal white.
Squeezed by sanctions, pandemic, Cuba finally opens up economy
Cuba is undergoing a paradigm shift: after decades of tight, centralised control, the communist government is opening up the bulk of its economy to the private sector
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