November 19th, 2008 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
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Havana, Nov 19 (Prensa Latina) Chinese President Hu Jintao, on a state visit to Cuba apparently to have a close look at the partially reforming new administration under Raul Castro, has said ...
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November 17th, 2008 - 8:40 am ICT by IANS
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Buenos Aires, Nov 17 (IANS) Former Cuban president Fidel Castro "is in very good health" and "could return to power" if he desired, a Spanish doctor who treated the leftist leader when ...
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November 13th, 2008 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
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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 ...
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November 12th, 2008 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
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Moscow, Nov 12 (IANS) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said Cuba is one of Russia's "key partners" in Latin America, while announcing a renewal of economic ties and the visit to Moscow ...
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November 3rd, 2008 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Nov 3 (ANI): A 1941 iconic portrait of British PM Sir Winston Churchill is all set go on display in an exhibition of works by the legendary photographer Yousuf Karsh. ...
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October 23rd, 2008 - 3:20 am ICT by IANS
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Washington, Oct 23 (DPA) Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama Wednesday refuted attacks by Republican rival John McCain that he was advocating socialism by wanting to raise taxes on the wealthier, saying ...
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October 13th, 2008 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
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London, October 13 (ANI): Former Cuban President Fidel Castro sees it as a "pure miracle" that U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has not been assassinated as yet.
He believes that ...
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October 6th, 2008 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
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Havana, Oct 6 (IANS) Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has said his country will remain socialist and rejected calls by Western experts to speed up the reform process in the wake of ...
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September 18th, 2008 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
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New York, Sept 18 (ANI): Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has slept with 35,000 women in his 82 years of life, according to an upcoming documentary.
"He slept with at least two ...
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September 8th, 2008 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
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Rabat (Morocco)/Washington, Sep 8 (DPA) The United States has rejected a request by the Cuban government that it lift its decades-old embargo for a limited time to allow relief goods and reconstruction ...
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August 13th, 2008 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
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Havana, Aug 13 (IANS) Cuba's outlawed rights body has said repression of freedom of expression continues in the country and expressed apprehension that improvement in the situation is “unlikely in near future”, ...
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August 5th, 2008 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
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Havana, Aug 5 (IANS)Pre-empting a move by Cuban athletes to defect during the Beijing Olympics beginning Friday, Fidel Castro has cautioned them that while people would cherish the "struggle" of those who ...
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August 2nd, 2008 - 9:33 am ICT by IANS
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Toronto, Aug 2 (IANS) Two 18-year-old Cuban baseball players, who went missing from the ongoing World Junior Baseball Championship in Edmonton, have possible defected to the US for big paycheques. The disappearance ...
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July 27th, 2008 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Havana, July 27 (DPA) Cuba will not "neglect" its defence regardless of who becomes the next US president, President Raul Castro has said. "The defence will not be neglected regardless of the ...
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July 5th, 2008 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
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Havana, July 5 (IANS) Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has expressed his happiness over the rescue of former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other people held hostage by the Revolutionary ...
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July 2nd, 2008 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
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London, July 2 (IANS) Oscar winning actor Morgan Freeman worked as a telegrapher with a wire service before he became an actor and describes his stint as exciting. Contactmusic.com reports that Freeman ...
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June 20th, 2008 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
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Brussels, June 20 (IANS) The European Union (EU) has agreed to lift diplomatic sanctions against the Cuban regime and open a dialogue with Havana, a move that is expected to draw criticism ...
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June 20th, 2008 - 9:01 am ICT by IANS
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DPA
Brussels, June 20 (DPA) European Union foreign ministers agreed late Thursday to lift sanctions on Cuba, diplomats said. The sanctions, imposed in 2003 but suspended in 2005, are largely symbolic. They include ...
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June 19th, 2008 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
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Havana, June 19 (IANS) After almost six months, Cuba's ailing leftist leader Fidel Castro has appeared on state television. This time he was shown chatting with his younger brother and the country's ...
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June 18th, 2008 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
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Havana, June 18 (IANS) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has met his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro and Raul's elder brother Fidel Castro here and discussed the current global food and energy crises, EFE ...
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June 13th, 2008 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
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By Cecilia Caminos
Buenos Aires, June 13 (DPA) Argentine-born Ernesto "Che" Guevara, the physician who imprinted his forceful personality on revolution in Latin America during the second half of the 20th century, would ...
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May 20th, 2008 - 5:01 am ICT by admin
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DPA
Havana, May 20 (DPA) Cuba has accused the top US diplomat in Havana of providing money from exiled groups in the US to dissidents on the communist island. The Cuban government said ...
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May 18th, 2008 - 8:11 pm ICT by admin
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By Pranay Sharma
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) A large Cuban trade delegation has arrived in India looking for cooperation in cars, pharmaceuticals, tourism and more. Of course, armed with its famous rum ...
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May 16th, 2008 - 12:48 pm ICT by admin
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New York, May 16 (ANI): Controversial artist Daniel Edwards, the man behind Britney-giving-birth-on-a-bearskin-rug and Paris Hilton Autopsy, has created a new piece this time a gold-painted bust of Oprah Winfrey with ...
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May 11th, 2008 - 9:00 am ICT by admin
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By Silvia Ayuso
Havana, May 11 (DPA) When Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez was awarded the Spanish journalism prize Ortega y Gasset, she had to celebrate it from her home in Havana. She could ...
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May 8th, 2008 - 6:43 am ICT by admin
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DPA
Washington, May 8 (DPA) US President George W. Bush said Wednesday the US will not ease sanctions on Cuba until the communist island's leadership enacts real reforms that will lead to democracy. ...
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May 6th, 2008 - 8:59 pm ICT by admin
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Havana, May 6 (IANS) Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has come down heavily on the US for its decision to revive the 4th Fleet saying it was an attempt to intimidate Latin ...
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May 5th, 2008 - 12:14 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, May 5 (ANI): After losing the February 18 general elections, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf lost powers and is no more in the capacity to harm the press, hence his name ...
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May 1st, 2008 - 11:53 am ICT by admin
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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 ...
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April 17th, 2008 - 7:20 pm ICT by admin
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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 ...
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