Today: November 11, 2024
Today: November 11, 2024

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Americas|World

Strong quake rocks eastern Cuba, damaging buildings, infrastructure

An earthquake rocked eastern Cuba on Sunday, shaking buildings in Santiago de Cuba, the island's second-largest city, and the surrounding countryside.

Americas|US

US announces measures to give Cuban small business a boost

The U.S.

US announces measures to give Cuban small business a boost
Europe|Travel

Cuba woos Russians, Chinese to revive ailing tourist sector

Russian tourist Serguei Boyaryshnic wandered in awe among the pastel-colored buildings and cobblestone streets of Old Havana on a weekday morning,

Cuba woos Russians, Chinese to revive ailing tourist sector
Americas|Business|Economy|News|World

Amid deepening economic crisis, Cuba tightens rules on fledgling private sector

Cuba's booming private businesses braced for impact on Wednesday as the island's communist-run government implemented a raft of new laws aimed at

Amid deepening economic crisis, Cuba tightens rules on fledgling private sector
Americas|Business|Economy|World

Cuba slowly starts restoring power after island-wide blackout

Cuba restored a trickle of power to its grid by mid-evening on Friday, officials said, hours after the island plunged into a countrywide

Cuba slowly starts restoring power after island-wide blackout
Americas|World

Most of Havana back online as Cuba works to revive power grid

Cuba's power-grid operator said it had restored electricity to most of the capital Havana on Monday even as Tropical Storm Oscar lashed the

Most of Havana back online as Cuba works to revive power grid
Americas|Election|US|World

US policy toward Cuba hangs in balance as presidential election looms

In Cuba, all eyes are on the U.S. presidential election.

US policy toward Cuba hangs in balance as presidential election looms
Americas|World

Cuba slowly restores power after hurricane, Havana still dark

Cuban authorities said they had begun restoring power to the eastern half of the island on Thursday, a day after Hurricane Rafael knocked

Cuba slowly restores power after hurricane, Havana still dark
Americas|World

Cuba's electrical grid collapses as Hurricane Rafael lashes island

Cuba's national electrical grid collapsed on Wednesday as Hurricane Rafael slammed into the island's southwest shore, packing sustained winds of 115

Cuba's electrical grid collapses as Hurricane Rafael lashes island
Americas|World

In Havana's still dark corners, a protest erupts

Just three or four city blocks in all of Central Havana remained without electricity on Monday evening - an island of darkness in the Cuban capital's sea of

In Havana's still dark corners, a protest erupts
Americas|World

Cuba grid collapses again raising doubts about a quick fix

Cuba's electrical grid collapsed again on Sunday, the fourth such failure in 48 hours, raising fresh doubts about a quick fix on an island already suffering from

Cuba grid collapses again raising doubts about a quick fix
Americas|Economy|World

Cuba restores power to one-fifth of population after nationwide blackouts

Cuba's government said late on Saturday it had restored power to nearly one-fifth of the island's people after the national grid collapsed twice in 24 hours,

Cuba restores power to one-fifth of population after nationwide blackouts
Americas|Economy|World

How Cuba's electrical grid collapsed and what comes next

Cuba's national grid collapsed on Friday, leaving the entire population of 10 million people without electricity and underscoring the precarious state of the

How Cuba's electrical grid collapsed and what comes next
US|World

Cuba accuses US of half-hearted investigation into 2023 embassy attack

Cuba accused the United States late on Wednesday of a half-hearted investigation into a 2023 attack on the Communist-run nation's embassy in Washington, D.C.,

Cuba accuses US of half-hearted investigation into 2023 embassy attack
Americas|World

Cubans missing in 'invisible' shipwrecks on route to US leave painful void at home

Every day, Cuban mother Mayra Ruiz wakes up wondering if today might be the day she hears from her only son, Maiquel Gonzalez.

Cubans missing in 'invisible' shipwrecks on route to US leave painful void at home
Americas|Economy

Dominican Republic`s Abinader looks set for first-round election win

The Dominican Republic's Luis Abinader, an anti-corruption crusader who helped catapult the island nation's economy from pandemic lows to one of the fastest growing in

Dominican Republic`s Abinader looks set for first-round election win
Americas|Economy|Finance|US

Western Union confirms suspension of remittances to Cuba due to 'technical issues'

Western Union confirmed on Thursday it had temporarily suspended remittances from the United States to Cuba more than a week ago, blaming what it described as

Western Union confirms suspension of remittances to Cuba due to 'technical issues'
Travel|World

As crisis deepens, Cubans scramble to migrate by any means

Cuban Idalberto Echavarria maneuvered his wife Olga in a wheelchair to the front of the line at Terminal 2 of Havana's airport, dodging luggage and a sea of people

As crisis deepens, Cubans scramble to migrate by any means
Americas|News|World

Cuba, Florida brace for impact as Tropical Storm Helene barrels north

Tropical Storm Helene is expected to unleash mudslides and flooding in Cuba before reaching major hurricane strength on Thursday as it hits Florida with life-

Cuba, Florida brace for impact as Tropical Storm Helene barrels north
Americas|News|US|World

US attack sub, Canada navy patrol ship arrive in Cuba on heels of Russian warships

A Canadian navy patrol ship sailed into Havana early on Friday, just hours after the United States announced a fast-attack submarine had docked at its Guantanamo

US attack sub, Canada navy patrol ship arrive in Cuba on heels of Russian warships
News|US|World

Russian warships enter Havana harbor under Washington's watchful eye

A Russian navy frigate and a nuclear-powered submarine churned into Havana harbor on Wednesday, a stopover the U.S. and Cuba said posed no threat but which was

Russian warships enter Havana harbor under Washington's watchful eye
Americas|Election|News

Dominican Republic's president-elect Abinader takes tough stand on graft, Haiti

The Dominican Republic's Luis Abinader, who is set for a second term after winning a preliminary 58.85% in Sunday's vote, inherited a nightmare scenario when he first took

Dominican Republic's president-elect Abinader takes tough stand on graft, Haiti
Americas|News|US|World

US rejects "absurd" claims it is plotting violence against Cuba

The U.S.

US rejects "absurd" claims it is plotting violence against Cuba
Economy|Finance|News|World

Special Report-WhatsApp to war: How Cubans were recruited to fight for Russia

Cuban seamstress Yamidely Cervantes has bought a new sewing machine for the first time in years, plus a refrigerator and a cellphone - all on Russia's

Special Report-WhatsApp to war: How Cubans were recruited to fight for Russia

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