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Becerra butted heads on Cuba
Havana :: Cuba | about 22 hours ago | Political News
Source: The Hill
President-elect Obama’s expected choice as trade representative voted to end the trade embargo with Cuba and butted heads with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus after a meeting more than a decade ago with Fidel Castro. Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.),...
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Zargarnar, Nay Phone Latt awarded
Havana :: Cuba | 1 day ago | Technology News
Source: Myanmar News
Both Zargarnar and Nay Phone Latt were given the award for their courageous activities to cull information from Burma, despite the ruling junta's severe repression during the September monk-led 2007 protests and in the wake of the deadly Cyclone Nargis,...
4 news stories / 7 blog posts / 4 images / 2 videos / 0 voices
Hurricane Paloma Lashes Cuba
Havana :: Cuba | 26 days ago | Technology News
Source: Voice of America
Hurricane Paloma downed power lines, toppled trees and damaged homes as it roared across Cuba Sunday, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate. The storm once had winds of more than 200 kilometers-per-hour, but has weakened while crossing Cuba....
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Cuba eyes Canadian business --
Havana :: Cuba | 2 days ago | Business News
Source: Trinidad Express
Cuba hopes to increase business with Canada to bolster the Caribbean nation's economy during the global economic crisis, the country's trade minister said last week. Raul de la Nuez met last week with Canada's International Trade Minister Stockwell Day and...
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Cuba seeks strong ties with Kingdom
Havana :: Cuba | about 1 month ago | Political News
Source: Arab News
Cuba foresees stronger relations with the Kingdom following the recent opening of its embassy in Riyadh, said Laureano Rodriguez Castro, the Cuban ambassador to Saudi Arabia, in a press briefing held at the embassy yesterday. “We have been maintaining good...
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Cubans cross fingers for Obama
Havana :: Cuba | about 1 month ago | Political News
Source: Russia Today
With Barack Obama promising to lift U.S. embargoes on Cuba, they cross their fingers for the Democratic presidential candidate. For the Cubans America’s choice greatly influences their country. The people on the communist island have managed without U.S. aid for...
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Cubans welcome Obama victory
Havana :: Cuba | 29 days ago | Political News
Source: ITN
Barack Obama's election victory has been welcomed by Cubans of various political persuasions. The US president-elect has said he would be willing to meet with Cuban President Raul Castro and open a dialogue with the communist-run island. The Castro regime...
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EU, Cuba ties thaw, aid flow resumes
Havana :: Cuba | about 1 month ago | No category
Source: NewKerala
The European Commission has announced two million euros in emergency aid that can be immediately used" for humanitarian assistance in the wake of hurricanes Gustav and Ike," European commissioner for development and humanitarian aid, Louis Michel, told reporters after signing...
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Cuba announces huge oil reserves
Havana :: Cuba | about 1 month ago | Business News
Source: BBC
Cubapetroleo's exploration manager said drilling in the offshore wells would begin as early as the middle of 2009. Such reserves would place Cuba among the top 20 oil producing nations. Cubapetroleo's estimates are based on comparisons to known oil reserves...
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Cuban minister sees end to US embargo
Havana :: Cuba | about 1 month ago | Political News
Source: Taiwan News
Cuba's foreign minister said Wednesday his government expects the next U.S. president to respond to overwhelming international demand and lift the 47-year-old U.S. trade embargo against Cuba...General Assembly supported repeal of the economic and commercial embargo by its highest margin...
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