Cuba

Hurricane Ian strengthens to Category 3 storm ahead of Cuba, Florida landfall

2:30 AM EDT 9/27 Update: Hurricane #Ian strengthens into a major hurricane. A tropical cyclone update has been issued. More:…

Cuba, Florida brace for Hurricane Ian

  by Leticia Pineda Agence France-Presse  HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Cuba declared an emergency alert in multiple provinces Monday as…

Ian strengthens to Category 1 hurricane as it nears Cuba: NHC

9/26 5 AM- The latest NHC advisory is out with Ian officially upgraded to a hurricane. The center of the…

Firefighters, helicopters battle to contain Cuba fuel depot blaze

MATANZAS, Cuba (AFP) -- Helicopters and firefighters battled Tuesday to contain a days-old blaze at a fuel depot in Cuba…

No petrol, no cars: Cubans turn to electric transport

  by Leticia PINEDA Agence France Presse SANTA CLARA, Cuba (AFP) -- There is a new sight on the streets…

Death toll climbs to 22 in Havana hotel blast, gas leak suspected

  by Rigoberto DIAZ Agence France Presse HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- The death toll from a powerful explosion at a…

128 Cuban protesters given sentences of 6 to 30 years

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) - A group of 128 Cubans who took part in unprecedented anti-government protests last July were sentenced…

In Cuba, queueing for hours ‘just to be able to eat’

by Rigoberto DIAZ HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Cubans are no strangers to queuing for everything from bread to toothpaste, often…

Maduro makes surprise visit to Cuba for anniversary of Castro death: TV

MADURO, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro made a surprise appearance in Havana Thursday at the inauguration of the…

Cuba seeks WHO approval of its Covid-19 vaccines

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Cuba said Wednesday it would seek World Health Organization approval for two home-grown coronavirus vaccines it…

In world first, Cuba starts Covid jabs for toddlers

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Cuba on Monday became the first country in the world to vaccinate children from the age…

Hurricane Ida makes landfall in southwest Cuba: weather service

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Hurricane Ida made landfall Friday as a Category 1 hurricane on the southwestern coast of Cuba,…

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