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Cuban constitutional reform spawns unusual public debate
World
October 11, 2018
Cuban constitutional reform spawns unusual public debate
HAVANA (AP) — In a country with no opinion polls, campaigns or independent mass media, a series of meetings…
Bureaucrat set to replace Raul Castro as Cuba’s president
World
April 19, 2018
Bureaucrat set to replace Raul Castro as Cuba’s president
A 57-year-old bureaucrat will take Raul Castro’s place as the president of Cuba on Thursday as a government led by…
Dangerous sound? What Americans heard in Cuba attacks
World
October 13, 2017
Dangerous sound? What Americans heard in Cuba attacks
It sounds sort of like a mass of crickets. A high-pitched whine, but from what? It seems to undulate, even…
Analysis: If attacks aim to divide US-Cuba, they’re working
World
October 4, 2017
Analysis: If attacks aim to divide US-Cuba, they’re working
When Americans started falling ill last year in Havana, the victims of eerie, invisible attacks, investigators seized on a key…
Ties threatened: US to ask Cuba to cut most of its diplomats
World
October 3, 2017
Ties threatened: US to ask Cuba to cut most of its diplomats
Only days ago, the United States and Cuba maintained dozens of diplomats in newly re-opened embassies in Havana and Washington,…
Attacked in bed, safe a few feet away: Cuba mystery deepens
World
September 14, 2017
Attacked in bed, safe a few feet away: Cuba mystery deepens
The blaring, grinding noise jolted the American diplomat from his bed in a Havana hotel. He moved just a few…
Cuba bounces back from recession in first half of year: minister
World
July 15, 2017
Cuba bounces back from recession in first half of year: minister
Cuba’s economy bounced back from recession and expanded an estimated 1.1 percent in the first half of this year, driven…
Castro, 84, says Cuba’s leaders are too old, proposes limits
World
April 17, 2016
Castro, 84, says Cuba’s leaders are too old, proposes limits
Future top leaders of Cuba's Communist party should retire at 70 to let in younger blood, President Raul Castro said…
Obama challenges Communist-led Cuba with call for democracy
World
March 23, 2016
Obama challenges Communist-led Cuba with call for democracy
US President Barack Obama challenged Cuba's Communist government with an impassioned call for democracy and economic reforms on Tuesday, addressing…
Cuba casts aside rancor to welcome Obama on historic visit
World
March 20, 2016
Cuba casts aside rancor to welcome Obama on historic visit
President Barack Obama arrives in Cuba on Sunday for a 48-hour visit, making history by venturing into what was once…