News: Cuba

We have started to collect the most important news related to Cuba in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Cuba – overview

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• May 22nd 2013 – February 21st 2013
• February 19th 2013 – December 25th 2012
• December 15th 2012 – October 22nd 2012
• October 17th 2012 – July 29th 2012
• July 27th 2012 – May 17th 2012
• May 12th 2012 – March 28th 2012
• March 27th 2012 – February 1st 2012
• January 30th 2012 – November 9th 2011
• November 4th 2011 – August 29th 2011
• August 29th 2011 – July 1st 2011
• July 1st 2011 – April 19th 2011
• April 19th 2011 – March 3rd 2011
• March 1st 2011 – January 4th 2011
• January 3rd 2011 – October 21st 2010
• October 14th 2010 – July 29th 2010
• July 28th 2010 – June 12th 2010
• June 11th 2010 – February 25th 2010
• February 24th 2010 – September 30th 2009
• September 30th 2009 – May 12th 2009
• May 11th 2009 – February 8th 2009
• January 28th 2009 – October 21st 2008
• October 20th 2008 – June 12th 2008
• June 7th 2008 – February 19th 2008
• February 18th 2008 – September 22nd 2007
• September 1st 2007 – June 3rd 2007
• June 2nd 2007 – January 20th 2007
• January 19th 2007 – September 20th 2006
• September 17th 2006 – July 1st 2006
• June 22nd 2006 – December 23rd 2005
• December 22nd 2005 – November 18th 2005

Cuba: news

VIDEO: Cuba gets its first curry house

Saturday, May 12th 2012, 23:06
related countries: United Kingdom

In Havana, a British man and his Cuban wife have just opened the Caribbean island's first curry house.
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VIDEO: Chavez returns from cancer treatment

Saturday, May 12th 2012, 10:30
related countries: Venezuela

President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has returned home following 11 days of cancer treatment in Cuba - declaring that the radiotherapy has been a success.
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Chavez cancer treatment 'success'

Saturday, May 12th 2012, 7:15
related countries: Venezuela

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returns from Cuba, saying his radiotherapy treatment for cancer is over and has been successful.
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Hard-up Cuba celebrates scaled-down May Day

Tuesday, May 1st 2012, 21:39

Cuba celebrates May Day but in scaled-down style
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Chavez urges exit from OAS body

Tuesday, May 1st 2012, 9:10
related countries: United States, Venezuela

Hugo Chavez says Venezuela should pull out of the Inter-American Human Rights Commission, in a speech ahead of returning to Cuba for cancer treatment.
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Cuban 'defector' actors reappear

Saturday, April 28th 2012, 20:47
related countries: United States
related places: New York

Two actors in a film about escaping Cuba emerge a week after disappearing on the way to a New York film festival, saying they will seek asylum in the US.
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VIDEO: 'Birthplace' of the mojito turns 70

Friday, April 27th 2012, 17:28
related places: Medio

A favourite haunt of writer Ernest Hemingway, Cuban restaurant La Bodeguita del Medio, is celebrating its 70th birthday.
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Cuban movie takes Tribeca prizes

Friday, April 27th 2012, 6:56

A movie about Cuban boat people, whose stars have gone missing, wins three prizes at the Tribeca Film Festival.
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Chavez back from Cuba treatment

Thursday, April 26th 2012, 8:28
related countries: Venezuela

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returns home after 11 days in Cuba for further radiation treatment for cancer.
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Cuban 'defector' actors disappear

Wednesday, April 25th 2012, 16:54

Two young Cuban actors starring in a film about defectors, presented at the Tribeca Film Festival, disappear in Miami on their way to New York.
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Chavez dismisses rumours of death

Monday, April 23rd 2012, 20:58
related countries: Venezuela

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez phones state TV to deny rumours he has died while undergoing radiotherapy in Cuba for a malignant tumour.
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Cuban ballet school turns 50

Saturday, April 21st 2012, 1:16

Cuba's world-renowned National Ballet School turns 50
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Cuba hails 'anti-US rebellion'

Wednesday, April 18th 2012, 18:18
related countries: United States

Cuba hails a Latin American "rebellion" against US dominance at the Summit of the Americas last weekend.
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VIDEO: Cuba's 'Harlistas' rev up for convention

Monday, April 16th 2012, 14:08
related places: Varadero

Motorcycle enthusiasts gather in Varadero for Cuba's first ever Harley Davidson convention.
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No Americas consensus over Cuba

Sunday, April 15th 2012, 22:59

Disagreement about inviting Cuba to their next meeting splits leaders at the Sixth Summit of the Americas, and there is no final declaration.
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Chavez to continue cancer therapy

Friday, April 13th 2012, 23:52
related countries: Venezuela

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he is going to Cuba on Saturday for more cancer treatment, casting doubt on a trip to the Americas summit.
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Chavez: Cancer battle advancing

Thursday, April 12th 2012, 7:19
related countries: Venezuela

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says his battle against cancer is "advancing" after he returns home from his latest treatment in Cuba.
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US coach out for Castro comments

Tuesday, April 10th 2012, 17:37
related places: Castro

The manager of the Miami Marlins baseball team is suspended for five games after saying he "loves" the former Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
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Chavez set for more radiotherapy

Sunday, April 8th 2012, 6:19
related countries: Venezuela

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez travels to Cuba for more treatment on a cancerous growth in his pelvic area.
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Ecuador boycotts Americas summit

Tuesday, April 3rd 2012, 4:53
related countries: Colombia, Ecuador

President Rafael Correa of Ecuador says he will boycott this month's Summit of the Americas in Colombia because Cuba is not invited.
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Chavez resumes Cuba radiotherapy

Saturday, March 31st 2012, 21:46
related countries: Venezuela

Hugo Chavez goes back to Cuba for more cancer treatment, but says he is still determined to win Venezuela's next election.
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VIDEO: Chavez warns 'big companies'

Friday, March 30th 2012, 17:07

After returning from radiotherapy treatment in Cuba, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez issues a nationalisation warning to big national and international companies that he says support his opponents.
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Pope criticises US Cuba embargo

Thursday, March 29th 2012, 2:23
related countries: United States

Pope Benedict XVI criticises the 50-year-old US trade embargo on Cuba and calls for greater rights as he ends his visit to the island.
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Thousands see Pope Mass in Cuba

Wednesday, March 28th 2012, 22:39
related places: Havana

Hundreds of thousands of Cubans flock to see Pope Benedict XVI celebrate a huge open-air Mass in Havana's Revolution Square.
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VIDEO: Pope Benedict XVI meets Fidel Castro

Wednesday, March 28th 2012, 19:47

Pope Benedict XVI has held a 30-minute meeting with Cuba's revolutionary leader and former President, Fidel Castro.
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Pope meets Raul Castro in Havana

Wednesday, March 28th 2012, 11:49
related places: Castro, Havana

Pope Benedict XVI meets Cuban President Raul Castro on the second day of his visit to the communist-run island, and is to meet Fidel Castro later.
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VIDEO: Papal visit sparks hope in Cuba

Wednesday, March 28th 2012, 5:49
related places: Havana

Pope Benedict will say mass in Havana's Revolution Square on Wednesday, the final event in his three day visit to Cuba.
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Papal visit sparks hope for further change in Cuba

Wednesday, March 28th 2012, 1:04

Will papal visit bring about further reform in Cuba?
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