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Nelson Acosta

Nelson Acosta

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Cuba concludes release of 553 prisoners following Vatican-brokered deal

Cuba's top tribunal said late on Monday 553 prisoners had been released following a deal brokered by the Vatican that seemed in limbo after U.S.

Cuba concludes release of 553 prisoners following Vatican-brokered deal
Americas|Asia|Business|Economy|World

Cuba's top cigarmaker breaks record with sales of $827 million in 2024

Cuba's top cigar maker Habanos said on Monday that sales of the company's luxurious smokes had soared to a record $827 million in 2024 as revenue poured in from

Cuba's top cigarmaker breaks record with sales of $827 million in 2024
Americas|Business|Economy|World

Havana Club to keep the rum flowing even as Cuba-U.S. tensions grow

Havana Club will keep churning out its famously smooth rum even as Cuba's sugar cane harvests plummet to historic lows and tensions ratchet up

Havana Club to keep the rum flowing even as Cuba-U.S. tensions grow
Americas|News|US|World

Cuba blames US sanctions for fomenting irregular migration amid exodus

Cuban and U.S. officials met Tuesday in Havana to discuss migration, the second such meeting this year as both countries grapple with how best to slow the record-

Cuba blames US sanctions for fomenting irregular migration amid exodus
Americas|News|US|World

Cuba calls on US to ease sanctions on eve of migration talks

Cuba on Monday said it would insist the U.S. ease sanctions and end special treatment of Cubans illegally entering its territory at high level migration talks

Cuba calls on US to ease sanctions on eve of migration talks
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
News|US|World

On warships in Cuba, Russia says West is deaf to Moscow's diplomatic signals

Russia said on Thursday that the United States should not be nervous about Russian warships in Cuba but that the West appeared deaf to any

On warships in Cuba, Russia says West is deaf to Moscow's diplomatic signals
MidEast|News|World

Cuba stages pro-Palestine march past US embassy in Havana

Tens of thousands of Cubans on Thursday marched in front of the U.S. embassy in Havana charging Israel was committing “genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza.

Cuba stages pro-Palestine march past US embassy in Havana
Americas|Crime|News|US|World

Cuba foils plot to sneak arms onto island from U.S., official says

Cuba has foiled a plot to sneak arms and ammunition onto the Caribbean island from the United States, detaining nearly three dozen people in a broader scheme

Cuba foils plot to sneak arms onto island from U.S., official says
Europe|News|World

Russian warships make routine visit to Cuba

Havana residents watched from shore on Saturday as Russian warships arrived for the second time in as many months, in a visit that Cuba called routine.

Russian warships make routine visit to Cuba
Americas|News|World

Massive blackouts roil Cuba

Power outages totaling 14 hours or more per day were reported on Thursday across much of crisis-racked Cuba, leaving millions of

Massive blackouts roil Cuba
Americas|Crime|Political|World

Cuba releases jailed dissident, rights activist Jose Daniel Ferrer

Cuban dissident and human rights activist Jose Daniel Ferrer told Reuters on Thursday he had been released from jail and was at home, part of a broader plan

Cuba releases jailed dissident, rights activist Jose Daniel Ferrer
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|World

Havana, Cuban provinces see power restored; Tropical Storm Oscar leaves six dead

Cuba made fast progress restoring power to swaths of the Caribbean island nation on Tuesday, both in Havana and outlying provinces, even as emergency and grid

Havana, Cuban provinces see power restored; Tropical Storm Oscar leaves six dead
Americas|Business|Environment|Technology|World

Chinese company bullish on Cuban solar drive, executive says

Hangzhou Duojia Technology, which distributes solar technology to Cuba, called a Cuban plan to dramatically boost solar generation a win for both countries, touting

Chinese company bullish on Cuban solar drive, executive says
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

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|Business|Economy|World

Cuba sees growth unlikely in 2024 as hurricanes, earthquakes rattle economy

Cuba is unlikely to see any growth in 2024, Economy Minister Joaquin Alonso said on Thursday, as its already sputtering state-run economy struggles to recover from

Cuba sees growth unlikely in 2024 as hurricanes, earthquakes rattle economy
Business|Economy|Environment|Political|World

Cuba decrees contingency plan, new restrictions as energy crisis deepens

Cuba this week asked state and private businesses to generate more of their own electricity from renewable resources and to limit their use of air conditioning,

Cuba decrees contingency plan, new restrictions as energy crisis deepens
Americas|Political|US|World

Cuba calls Trump plan for mass deportation of immigrants unrealistic

A proposal by U.S.

Cuba calls Trump plan for mass deportation of immigrants unrealistic
Americas|Election|Political|US|World

Cuba stages protest at US embassy over sanctions

Tens of thousands of Cubans marched in front of the U.S. embassy in Havana on Friday to protest longstanding sanctions in the waning weeks of the

Cuba stages protest at US embassy over sanctions

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