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  • us to loosen trade finance and travel embargo against cuba

    US to loosen trade, finance, and travel embargo against Cuba

    World | January 16, 2015 8:13 IST

    Washington: The Obama administration said on Thursday that it will loosen trade, finance, and travel embargo against Cuba.The US Departments of Treasury and Commerce on Thursday announced regulatory amendments to sanctions on Cuba following the

  • cuba celebrates first christmas eve after reconciliation

    Cuba celebrates first Christmas Eve after reconciliation with US

    World | December 25, 2014 9:02 IST

    Havana: People in Cuba celebrated the first Christmas Eve after their government agreed to reconciliation with the US.Without lavish Christmas decorations on the streets and with the initial euphoria accompanying the announcement now quite subdued.Just

  • cuba open to reciprocal dialogue with us

    Cuba open to reciprocal dialogue with US

    World | December 21, 2014 8:40 IST

    Havana: Cuban President Raul Castro informed the parliament on Saturday that his government is willing to have reciprocal dialogue on any topic with the US."We reiterate our willingness for respectful and reciprocal dialogue concerning disagreements,"

  • hillary clinton backs shift in us policy toward cuba

    Hillary Clinton backs shift in US policy toward Cuba

    World | December 19, 2014 6:36 IST

    Washington: Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, widely considered the Democratic frontrunner for the 2016 White House race, said on Thursday that she supported President Barack Obama's decision to "change course" in Washington's policy

  • india hails us move to revive diplomatic ties with cuba

    India hails US move to revive diplomatic ties with Cuba

    India | December 18, 2014 16:17 IST

    New Delhi: India today welcomed the US' decision to re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba after a gap of more than five decades.“India, which enjoys excellent relations with the United States of America and the Republic

  • us cuba restoring ties very positive un chief

    US, Cuba restoring ties very positive: UN chief

    World | December 18, 2014 6:35 IST

    United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday heralded restoration of ties between the US and Cuba as "positive news", thanking leaders of both countries for "the very important step"."The news is very positive.

  • cuba says doctor catches ebola in sierra leone

    Cuba says doctor catches Ebola in Sierra Leone

    World | November 19, 2014 10:57 IST

    Havana: A member of the 165-member medical team Cuba sent to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone has been diagnosed with the disease, state media reported on Tuesday.Dr. Felix Baez Sarria is being treated by British

  • un general assembly again urges us to end cuba embargo

    UN General Assembly again urges US to end Cuba embargo

    World | October 29, 2014 12:54 IST

    United Nations: The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to demand that the US end its 52-year-old economic embargo against Cuba.The assembly has adopted a similar resolution every year going back to 1992.Tuesday's vote was 188-2,

  • head of cuba s ebola effort expects more aid soon

    Head of Cuba's Ebola effort expects more aid soon

    World | October 18, 2014 8:00 IST

    Havana: A leftist Latin American summit next week should generate more aid to fight Ebola, including additional Cuban doctors and support staff from other nations, the head of Cuba's effort to slow the disease said

  • cricketers fight for foothold in baseball mad cuba

    Cricketers fight for foothold in baseball-mad Cuba

    Cricket | October 09, 2014 10:42 IST

    Havana: The ball bounced off the pavement and Yordeni Caballero swung, whacking it with a soft thud and hurling his bat to the side as if he'd hit a homerun. As the 7-year-old raced down

  • cuba mulls economy graft in parliament session

    Cuba mulls economy, graft in Parliament session

    World | July 06, 2014 6:57 IST

    Havana, Cuba: Cuban parliamentarians met Saturday in one of their twice-annual sessions, with the country's limping economy and the 2014 budget foremost on the agenda.Government-run website Cubadebate published pictures of President Raul Castro presiding over

  • cuba mobile email experiment causes chaos

    Cuba mobile email experiment causes chaos

    May 17, 2014 18:46 IST

    Havana: On an island where most people have no Internet access, the arrival of mobile phone email service was embraced with joy.Tens of thousands of Cubans began emailing like crazy in March - for days,

  • revealed us planned fake terror attacks in 1962 to blame

    Revealed: US planned fake terror attacks in 1962 to blame Cuba

    World | November 23, 2013 22:33 IST

    New Delhi: According to secret and long-hidden documents, the Joint Chiefs of Staff drew up and approved plans for what may be the most corrupt plan ever created by the U.S. government – a fake

  • vice president ansari in cuba

    Vice President Ansari in Cuba

    World | October 30, 2013 9:54 IST

    Havana: Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari arrived in Cuba on Tuesday  to hold talks with the political leadership on bilateral and multilateral issues. Ansari held wide-ranging bilateral talks with his counterpart, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez. Ansari will call

  • cuban hurdler ortega defects from national team

    Cuban hurdler Ortega defects from national team

    Other Sports | August 22, 2013 22:35 IST

    Havana:  Cuba's 110 metres hurdler Orlando Ortega, who finished sixth in the London Olympics, defected from the national team during the recently concluded World Athletics Championships in Moscow."Attitudes like his have nothing to do with

  • gold cup cuba eliminated

    Gold Cup: Cuba eliminated

    Football | July 22, 2013 6:30 IST

    Atlanta (US), July 22: Caribbean Cup champions Cuba were eliminated from the CONCACAF Gold Cup Tournament with a 1-6 loss to Panama in a quarterfinal game.Cuba opened the scoring in the 21st minute from Jose

  • panama seizes north korean ship carrying missiles from cuba

    Panama seizes North Korean ship carrying missiles from Cuba

    World | July 16, 2013 18:10 IST

    Panama, Jul 16: Panama said it has seized a North Korean-flagged ship carrying what appeared to be ballistic missiles and other arms which had set sail from Cuba.Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli told RPC radio on

  • gold cup cuba faces elimination

    Gold Cup: Cuba faces elimination

    Football | July 14, 2013 12:50 IST

    Sandy, (Utah), July 14: Caribbean Cup champions Cuba failed to capitalise on an early goal lead and suffered a 1-4 defeat to host United States in Group C of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.Cuba opened the

  • gold cup us defeat belize 6 1 costa rica beats cuba 3 0

    Gold Cup: US defeat Belize 6-1; Costa Rica beats Cuba 3-0

    Football | July 10, 2013 11:37 IST

    Portland, Jul 10: Chris Wondolowski scored a first-half hat trick as the United States opened its CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign on Tuesday with a 6-1 victory over Belize, which was making its debut in the

  • cuba china sign agreement on sports cooperation

    Cuba, China sign agreement on sports cooperation

    Other Sports | April 23, 2013 18:39 IST

    Havana, Apr 23: Cuba and China signed a collaboration agreement to enhance bilateral cooperation in the sports sector.The accord covers the exchange of advisory and scientific information, trainers' formation and the preparation of the Chinese

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