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Cuba extends rationing as shortages bite

Cuba imports 60 to 70% of its food and blames the latest shortages on the decades long US trade embargo.

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Gay rights activists arrested in unauthorised pride march in Cuba

Several gay rights activists have been arrested after clashing with police at an unauthorised pride march in Cuban capital, Havana.

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Venezuela crisis: Guaido defiant after failed coup attempt

The opposition leader showed no signs of easing the pressure on Nicolas Maduro

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EU warns of lawsuits if US targets European interests in Cuba

"The EU will consider all options at its disposal to protect its legitimate interests," the EU said in a statement on Wednesday.

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Bolton: No 'apologies' for U.S. policy on Cuba

The national security adviser said U.S. foreign policy should be "based on the pursuit of American national interests."

Cuba

Cuba cuts newspaper size due to paper scarcity as shortages bite

The Communist government said on Thursday that it was halving the edition size of some weeklies as well as Granma on certain days due to the lack of newsprint, which it imports.

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Cubans set to vote "yes" or "no" in referendum about the constitution

The new document will recognise private property for the first time, the role of foreign investment and the Internet. The current charter was approved in 1976.

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Watch: mobile internet rings the changes in Cuba

In the first 40 days that people could start buying mobile internet access, 1.8 million Cubans did.

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Meteorite hits western Cuba, sets social media on fire

The meteorite came down in pieces just outside the city of Vinales.

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Deadly tornado rips through Havana causing chaos

A powerful tornado that ripped through the Cuban capital of Havana on Sunday night has left three people dead and 172 injured.

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Huge clean-up effort in Cuba after freak tornado rips through Havana

President Miguel Diaz-Canel toured the worst-hit areas and tweeted about the devastation. He mentioned that several groups are helping to restore the city.

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Havana hit by severe floods

Malecon sea wall in Cuban capital is breached by monster waves that residents say they have never seen before.

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Cubans pray to St. Lazarus at annual pilgrimage

Thousands of Cubans walked and crawled up the hill to the Shrine of Saint Lazarus on Sunday, seeking relief from health problems and hoping for economic prosperity and general well-being.

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Scorpion power

Once a month for the last decade, Pepe Casanas, a 78-year-old Cuban, has hunted down a scorpion to sting himself with, vowing that the venom wards off his rheumatism pains.

Cuba

Watch: Cuban ballet dancers return to island after exile

Five Cuban ballet dancers, who were once banned from the country, have returned to dance in Havana's International Ballet Festival.

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Watch: Cubans break national record for largest Cuba Libre cocktail

Dozens of bartenders across the Americas participated in the event, which kicked off the Pan American Cocktail Championships.

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Bartenders from the Americas make giant Cuba Libre in Havana

Dozens of bartenders from the Americas gathered in Havana on Sunday (26 AUGUST 2018) to create a giant Cuba Libre cocktail.

Cuba

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

Cult

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.

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Cuba confirms 110 killed in country's deadliest plane crash since 1989

Fifteen of the crash victims have been identified so far, officials said.