Cuba resurrects dollar-only stores, a symbol of inequality
In communist Cuba, some customers are more equal than others, as a 40-year-old math teacher who was out shopping recently in Havana with his son discovered...
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Cuba suffers 4th nationwide blackout in 5 months
Cuba suffered a general blackout on Friday caused by a crash of its national electricity grid, officials said, the fourth major power outage on the cash-strapped communist island in five months.
US flights carrying detained migrants to Guantanamo 鈥榰nderway鈥�
The first US flights carrying detained migrants to America鈥檚 notorious Guantanamo military base in Cuba were underway Tuesday as president Donald Trump鈥檚 administration cracks down on illegal migration, the White House said...
President leads Cuban rally against US trade embargo
Thousands of Cubans joined a protest Friday in front of the US embassy in Havana that was led by president Miguel Diaz-Canel and ex-leader Raul Castro against Washington鈥檚 long-standing trade blockade.
66,000 Cubans evacuated over flooding fears
More than 66,000 people have been evacuated in Cuba鈥檚 easternmost province Guantanamo, ahead of heavy rains that threaten a region already badly hit by Hurricane Oscar, local television...
Cash-strapped Cuba faces blackout after power plant failure
Cuba was racing Friday to restore electricity after the failure of the island's biggest power plant caused a nationwide blackout, coming on the heels of weeks of extended outages across the cash-strapped country.
Cubans celebrate return of record Olympic champion Mijain Lopez
Thousands of Cubans on Monday night welcomed home the island's Paris 2024 team led by five-time Olympic gold wrestling champion Mijain Lopez.
In Cuba, wrestler Lopez's hometown cheers historic gold
In the rural Cuban town of Herradura, scores of family members and friends took the day off work Tuesday to watch wrestler Mijain Lopez make Olympic history with a fifth successive gold medal.
Cuban wrestler Lopez puts Lewis, Phelps in shade with fifth successive gold
Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez made Olympic history on Tuesday when he became the first athlete to win five consecutive individual gold medals in the same event.
N Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South
A high-ranking North Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba defected to South Korea last November鈥攋ust months before Seoul and Havana established diplomatic...
NATO鈥檚 endgame appears nuclear war
THE world is at its most dangerous moment since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Back then, however, the fear of total destruction consumed the public; today, few people seem even to be aware of this possibility...
Fuel shortages a bitter pill for Cuba鈥檚 sugar cane industry
Cuba鈥檚 sugar cane industry, once the world leader, first lost the United States as its main client 60 years ago, then the Soviet Union three decades later...
Barca starlets Yamal, Cubarsi in Spain list for Euro 2024
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente named Barcelona鈥檚 teenage stars Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsi in a 29-man Euro 2024 squad list on Monday...
Barca hope young blood can overcome old ghosts in Europe
Barcelona host Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday hoping their young stars can help them vanquish the ghosts of the past and return the five-time winners to the Champions League elite.
US ex-ambassador who spied for Cuba sentenced to 15 years
A former US ambassador who pleaded guilty to spying for Cuba for over four decades was sentenced in federal court on Friday to 15 years in prison....