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Chavez makes surprise return from CubaVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez made a surprise return from Cuba on Monday more than two months after surgery for cancer that threatens to end his 14-year rule of the South American Opec member. The 58-year-old socialist leader u More… |
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Chavez still has 'severe' respiratory problemVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez is still suffering a "severe" respiratory infection that has hindered his breathing as he struggles to recover from cancer surgery in Cuba, the government said on Thursday. The 58-year-ol More… |
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Chavez returns to Cuba for surgery, names successorVenezuela's Hugo Chavez returns to Cuba on Sunday for another operation after doctors found a recurrence of his cancer, and the president named a successor for the first time in a sign his illness could force him to step as More… |
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38 die in Haitian shipwreck off CubaAt least 38 people died on Saturday when a boat carrying Haitian migrants sunk off the coast of Guantanamo province in far eastern Cuba, Cuban television reported. It said 87 people, including seven women, were rescued after civil defense More… |
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Cuba cedes to farmers right to purchase suppliesCuba's private farmers will purchase supplies directly in future instead of having them allocated by the state, the government said, in the latest concession to their demands for more autonomy. Economy Minister Marino Murillo made the More… |
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Qatari Diar signs $75m joint venture with CubaQatari Diar Real Estate Investment, a leading sustainable development projects provider, has signed a $75 million joint venture agreement with a Cuban-government owned firm towards developing an exclusive 5-star resort in Cuba. The joint More… |
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Mexican has Cuba’s ‘first H1N1 flu case’A Mexican studying medicine in Cuba has been diagnosed with the island's first confirmed case of H1N1 flu, the government said yesterday (May 11). The student had returned from vacation in Mexico in late April when he came down wi More… |
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Qatar signs deal for new luxury hotel in CubaQatar and Cuba signed have an agreement to build a $75 million luxury hotel on Cuba's Cayo Largo in the first major joint venture between the Gulf country and the communist island. Construction on the 250-room project would begin next year More… |
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Hurricane pounds Cuba on way to Gulf of MexicoHurricane Ike pounded northeastern Cuba with 120 mile per hour (195 kph) winds, torrential rains and massive waves that rolled through coastal towns. The hurricane is now on a path toward the Gulf of Mexico oil fields and possibly New Orle More… |
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Hurricane threatens Cuba, Gulf of MexicoHurricane Ike barreled toward Cuba as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm on Sunday and was forecast to sweep into the central Gulf of Mexico as a large and powerful storm echoing Hurricane Gustav. Ike's top sustained winds reached More… |
