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Cuba’s electrical grid collapses for second time, entire country again without power

YoopyaOctober 19, 2024October 19, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 19, 2024October 19, 20240549

HAVANA, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Cuba`s electrical grid collapsed again early on Saturday morning, state-run media reported, plunging the entire country into blackout for a...

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Fidel Castro to Obama: We don’t need your presents

YoopyaMarch 29, 2016June 30, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 29, 2016June 30, 2023014

Fidel Castro responded Monday to President Barack Obama’s historic trip to Cuba with a long, bristling letter recounting the history of U.S. aggression against Cuba,...

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As pope set to visit, Church has boosted social work in Cuba

YoopyaSeptember 15, 2015July 2, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 15, 2015July 2, 2023034

HAVANA (AP) — As vespers drew to a close at the St. Egidio Catholic community center, a dozen homeless men in threadbare pants and rumpled...

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Exclusive: U.S.-Cuba deal expected in early July to restore ties, reopen embassies

YoopyaJune 13, 2015June 24, 2023

by YoopyaJune 13, 2015June 24, 202305

The Obama administration is expected to announce an agreement with Cuba in early July to reopen embassies and restore diplomatic relations severed more than five...

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Eyeing the next frontier, Miami law firms ramp up Cuba strategy

YoopyaMay 25, 2015July 2, 2023

by YoopyaMay 25, 2015July 2, 202302

The Florida Bar is sending its first ever delegation of lawyers to Cuba this week to explore emerging new business opportunities as prospects heat up...

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Pope Considering Cuba Stop During U.S. Trip but No Decision

YoopyaApril 17, 2015July 1, 2023

by YoopyaApril 17, 2015July 1, 202304

Pope Francis has been credited with having helped the U.S. and Cuba reach their historic rapprochement. (VATICAN CITY) — Pope Francis is considering adding a...

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Bumpy road ahead for United States, Cuba after historic meeting

YoopyaApril 13, 2015July 8, 2023

by YoopyaApril 13, 2015July 8, 202305

In the first meeting of its kind in nearly 60 years, US President “Barack Obama” and Cuban leader “Raul Castro” sat down together for over...

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Minnie Minoso Is Dead; Helped Integrate Baseball in Career Across 5 Decades

YoopyaMarch 2, 2015July 3, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 2, 2015July 3, 202304

Minnie Minoso, the hugely popular All-Star outfielder from Cuba who was the major leagues’ first black player out of Latin America and a treasured figure...

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Cuba signals that extradition of US fugitives off the table

YoopyaDecember 23, 2014July 6, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 23, 2014July 6, 202300

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s point person on U.S. relations says anything is up for discussion as the two countries move to re-establish diplomatic ties, from...

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How Pope Francis Helped Broker Cuba Deal

YoopyaDecember 18, 2014July 6, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 18, 2014July 6, 202304

President Obama thanked Pope Francis for his role in negotiating a more open policy on Cuba and the release of U.S. citizen Alan Gross from...