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Venezuela’s former spy chief says Maduro could yet fall
World

Venezuela’s former spy chief says Maduro could yet fall

Venezuela’s former intelligence chief, Cristopher Figuera, who fled the country after backing a failed uprising against President Nicolas Maduro in…
Castro warns Cubans to brace for shortages
World

Castro warns Cubans to brace for shortages

HAVANA (AP) — Communist Party leader Raúl Castro warned Cubans on Wednesday that they should brace for worsening shortages due…
Venezuela’s Maduro announces ban on rival holding public office
World

Venezuela’s Maduro announces ban on rival holding public office

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s regime, bolstered by a Russian military deployment infuriating the US, on Thursday announced a ban on…
Trump tells Venezuela military to back Guaido or ‘lose everything’
World

Trump tells Venezuela military to back Guaido or ‘lose everything’

US President Donald Trump on Monday urged Venezuela’s military to accept opposition leader Juan Guaido’s amnesty offer, or stand to…
Guantanamo prison looms as option as ISIS fight ends
Middle East

Guantanamo prison looms as option as ISIS fight ends

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Guantanamo Bay detention center would receive new prisoners for the first time in more than a…
Cuba celebrates 60 years of revolution amongst challenges and change
World

Cuba celebrates 60 years of revolution amongst challenges and change

  Cuba will celebrate 60 years of revolution on Tuesday amidst economic crises and political reforms, the first time it…
Cuba decides to scrap same-sex marriage law in new constitution: official
Society

Cuba decides to scrap same-sex marriage law in new constitution: official

  Cuba will leave out of its new constitution changes that would have paved the way for legal same-sex marriage,…
UN urges end to US embargo on Cuba, US raises rights concerns
World

UN urges end to US embargo on Cuba, US raises rights concerns

  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted its 27th annual resolution calling for an end…
Bitter taste for Cuba as it imports sugar for the first time
Food

Bitter taste for Cuba as it imports sugar for the first time

  Sugar: it’s so quintessentially Cuban that even a young, machete-wielding Fidel Castro used to hack away at the cane…
Cuban constitutional reform spawns unusual public debate
World

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…
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