Castro’s China visit to help speed up Cuban economy (Lead)
July 3rd, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 3 (IANS) Cuban President Raul Castro will begin a state visit to China Wednesday, during which he will sign a number of deals that will help accelerate Cuba's ... Read more...
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Cuban defence minister dies
September 4th, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Sep 4 (IANS) Gen. Julio Casas Regueiro, Cuban defence minister and a longtime aide of President Raul Castro, has died of a heart failure at the age of 75, ... Read more...
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Castro confirms he won’t be in top Cuban leadership
April 19th, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, April 19 (IANS) Fidel Castro in an article published Tuesday confirmed that he would no longer be part of the top leadership of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC).
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Jimmy Carter visits Cuba over the issue of tension with US
March 29th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Havana, Mar 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former US President Jimmy Carter is on a mission to Cuba to help ease tensions between the country and the United States. It is also expected that ... Read more...
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Castro to reappear on TV after four-year absence
July 13th, 2010 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Havana, July 12 (DPA) Veteran Cuban leader Fidel Castro was expected to make his first formal television comments in four years later Monday, when he is expected to appear on Cuban television.
Castro, ... Read more...
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Fidel Castro to appear on public TV after almost a year
July 12th, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by BNO News
HAVANA, CUBA (BNO NEWS) -- Fidel Castro on Monday will be appearing live on public television for the first time in years, state media said.Castro, 83, will be hosting a special discussion ... Read more...
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Cuba doesn’t lack future generation of leaders: Vice president
January 11th, 2010 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Jan 11 (IANS/EFE) First Vice President Jose Ramon Machado has said that Cuba does not lack leaders to replace those who carried out the revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power ... Read more...
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‘Google disabling applications for Cuban users’
December 4th, 2009 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Dec 4 (EFE) Cuba's official Juventud Rebelde newspaper has criticised Google for blocking access to certain applications, including the Zeitgeist search trends tool, for users on the island.
"Even though Google ... Read more...
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Castro praises Obama’s `courageous’ stand on climate change
September 24th, 2009 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Sep 24 (EFE) Cuban leader Fidel Castro has praised US President Barack Obama for taking a "courageous" stand on climate change, but added it was not right that Obama tried ... Read more...
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Fidel Castro’s book on Colombia reveals new facts
November 13th, 2008 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Nov 13 (IANS) A new book by Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Colombia's leftist groups fighting the government to gain power reveals new facts about the Latin American country and his ... Read more...
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Raul Castro tightens grip on Cuban government
May 1st, 2008 - 11:53 am ICT by admin
By Silvia Ayuso
Havana, May 1 (DPA) New Cuban President Raul Castro has publicly proclaimed the end of the 21-month "temporary" phase opened by the illness of his brother, long-time Cuban leader Fidel ... Read more...
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‘No room’ for dissidents in Cuba: Communist Party
April 17th, 2008 - 7:20 pm ICT by admin
Havana, April 17 (IANS) The Cuban Communist Party has said it will maintain its monopoly on political power as the government introduces measures to lift the country's creaking economy, Spain's EFE news ... Read more...
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Ricardo Alarcon re-elected to lead Cuban Parliament
February 25th, 2008 - 5:02 pm ICT by admin
Havana, Feb 25 (Prensa Latina) Ricardo Alarcon, incumbent president of Cuba's National Assembly of People's Power, has been re-elected to the post during the opening of the assembly's seventh legislature. This is ... Read more...
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Cuban leader Castro steps down
February 19th, 2008 - 10:10 pm ICT by admin
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Prensa Latina
Havana, Feb 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuban leader Fidel Castro stepped down Tuesday as president and leader of the country's military, citing physical constraints, but said he would continue to guide his ... Read more...
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