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6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Cuba after hurricanes and blackouts
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake has shaken eastern Cuba after weeks of hurricanes and blackouts that have left many on the island reeling. The epicenter of the quake Sunday was located approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of Bartolomé Masó, Cuba, according to the United States Geological Survey. The rumbling was felt across the eastern stretch of Cuba, including in bigger...
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Cuba left reeling after Hurricane Rafael hit the island
Cuba was left reeling on Thursday after Rafael, a fierce Category 3 hurricane, ripped across the island.
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Cuba left reeling after Category 3 hurricane ravages island and knocks out power grid
The magnitude of the impact remained unclear through the early hours of the day, but forecasters warned that Hurricane Rafael could bring “life-threatening” storm surges, winds and flash floods to Cuba after ravaging parts of the Cayman Islands and Jamaica.
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Cruise lines score victory from appeals court reversal of $439M illegal tourism lawsuit
The US 11th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an earlier decision that found major cruise companies had illegally engaged in tourism to Cuba between 2015 and 2019.
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Slow progress after Cuba's electrical grid collapses twice in 24 hours
There are pockets of electricity on the island Saturday after Cuba’s main power plant failed twice, plunging its 10 million residents into the dark.
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Power outage across Cuba leaves 10 million without electricity
The Cuban government had tried to stave off the outage, but by 11 a.m., the largest power plant in the country had gone offline.
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Power goes out on entire island of Cuba, leaving 10 million people without electricity
The electricity went out Friday in Cuba, affecting the entire island’s population of 10 million after one of its main power plants failed, according to Cuba’s energy ministry.
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Former US ambassador accused of working for Cuban government
Former U.S. diplomat Victor Manuel Rocha was taken into custody in Miami on charges of secretly working for the Cuban government for decades.
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Manuel Rocha, charged as intelligence mole for Cuba, served as career US diplomat in Latin America
The former U.S. ambassador accused of being a mole for Cuba’s intelligence services is a longtime diplomat who served throughout Latin America.
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Molotov cocktails thrown at Cuban embassy were a ‘terrorist attack,' ambassador says
The incident remains under investigation by the Washington D.C. police, the Secret Service and the State Department.
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Molotov cocktails thrown at Cuban Embassy in Washington, officials say
A video shared by Cuba’s foreign minister on X shows the moment a man lights and throws at least one Molotov cocktail at the Cuban Embassy in Washington on Sunday.
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Cuban coach goes missing at Little League World Series
A Little League International spokesperson said Monday that Cuban coach Jose Perez left the Little League International Grove late Saturday night and did not return.
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Cuba calls presence of US nuclear submarine at Guantanamo Bay a ‘provocative escalation'
A statement from Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the submarine was at the U.S. naval base on the island from July 5 to July 8. It gave no more details.