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Cuba's new cabinet signals continuity rather than change

Cuba's new President Miguel Diaz-Canel has named his new cabinet and is keeping a majority of ministers from predecessor Raul Castro

22/07/2018

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Cuban singer releases album at 87 years old

Known as 'The Diva', Omara Portuondo shot to international fame through Wim Wenders documentary film about the Buena Vista Social Club in 1999.

04/06/2018

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Cuba's set to update its constitution

The country's national assembly has named Fidel Castro's brother, Raul Castro to head the commission charged with carrying out the changes

03/06/2018

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Death toll from Cuba plane crash rises

The death toll from the Cuban air disaster rose to 111 on Monday as concern grew over the operations of the Mexican company that leased the 39-year old Boeing 737 to Cuba's airline.

22/05/2018

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Investigation launched into Cuban plane crash

According to local media, three people survived the crash but were in a critical condition in hospital

19/05/2018

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Cuba and Albania march for LGBT rights

Members of Cuba's LGBT community staged a colourful parade through the streets of Havana on Saturday .... while a similar march took place in Albania.

13/05/2018

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Cubans march against homophobia

Thousands of members of Cuba's LGBT community staged a colourful parade through the streets of Havana on Saturday (May 12), marching against homophobia and calling for equal rights for the community.

13/05/2018

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Dawn of a new era in Cuba as Miguel Diaz-Canel takes charge

Raúl Castro stepped down as president but remains at the head of the communist party

21/04/2018

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The Castro era ends in Cuba but the US says nothing to celebrate

Washington claims change is no change at all, as Cubans were not given a choice over their new leader.

20/04/2018

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New Cuban leader emerged from local politics

Miguel Díaz Canel governed his native Santa Clara

19/04/2018

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Castro era ends as Miguel Diaz-Canel is sworn in as president in Cuba

Fidel and Raul Castro had ruled the Carribean island since the 1959 revolution

19/04/2018

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The end of almost 60 years of Castro rule for Cuba

Cubans wait to see if a change in leadership can re-vitalise the island's flagging economy

18/04/2018

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Cuba after the Castros

Cubans are set to welcome their first non-Castro president in more than 40 years as lawmakers gather for a two-day session to name the country's new leader

18/04/2018

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Miguel Diaz-Canel: The Post-Castro President

A new era begins in Cuba this week, when Fidel Castro's younger brother Raul Castro, 86, steps down as president

17/04/2018

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Cuban cigars take centre stage at Havana festival

Tobacco fans from around the world have gathered to celebrate the iconic product, amid talk of booming sales

27/02/2018

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Castro son 'kills himself' after 'battle with depression'

State media reported the death of Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart at the age of 68

02/02/2018

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Cuba stilll holds torch for Marti

Cities across the island hold torchlit marches for 165th anniversary of revolutionary hero Jose Marti's birth

28/01/2018

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EU's top diplomat on Cuba visit

EU's top diplomat tells Cubans that relations with Europe are stronger than ever. Federica Mogherini started a two-day visit to the island on Wednesday. Mogherini also told Cuba that the EU rejects unilateral sanctions against the island.

04/01/2018

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Havana's Malecon threatened by climate change

Havana's iconic Malecon boulevard is under threat from storms and rising sea waters.

02/01/2018

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Dozens of people injured after a fireworks accident in cuba

The incident occurred at Cuba’s traditional Parrandas festival in the town of Remedios on Christmas Eve.

26/12/2017

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Cubans vote in local elections

Millions of Cubans vote in local polls, the only publically contested part of the electoral process

27/11/2017

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Cuba remembers Fidel one year on

Cuba has been paying tribute to its revolutionary father, Fidel Castro, on the first anniversary of his death.

26/11/2017

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Fifty years after his death, Cuba honours Che Guevara

Cuba is remembering Che Guevara on the 50th anniversary of his murder in Bolivia.

08/10/2017

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Daiquiri bar celebrates 200 years

Daiquiri bar celebrates 200 years

06/10/2017

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US cuts embassy staff in Cuba after mystery attacks

American citizens are also being advised not to visit the island

30/09/2017

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US diplomats ordered to leave embassy in Cuba over mystery illness

Staff ordered to leave US Embassy in Havana after "specific attacks" on diplomats.

29/09/2017