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Putin pledges to help Cuba explore for offshore oil
HAVANA (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to help revive Cuba's struggling offshore oil exploration on Friday at the start of a six-day tour of Latin America as Russia...
Cuba opens pipeline of baseball talent to Japan, U.S. left out
HAVANA/TOKYO (Reuters) - Cuba is allowing some of its best baseball players to take their skills to Japan and make good money instead of risking their lives at sea with...
Cuba opens pipeline of baseball talent to Japan, U.S. left out
HAVANA/TOKYO (Reuters) - Cuba is allowing some of its best baseball players to take their skills to Japan and make good money instead of risking their lives at sea with...
Cuba sells 50 cars–yes, 50–in the first 6 months of the year
Cuban dealers sold 50 cars and four motorcycles nationwide in the first six months of the year under a new law that removed limits on auto purchases for the first...
Cubans celebrate gay rights, but marriage remains distant
By Daniel Trotta HAVANA (Reuters) - Several hundred Cubans danced to a conga beat, waved the rainbow flag and proclaimed their same-sex love on Saturday, celebrating great advances in gay...
Cuba arrests four Miami-based exiles suspected of attack plot
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba has arrested four Miami-based exiles suspected of planning attacks on military installations with the goal of promoting anti-government violence on the communist-run island, the Interior Ministry...
U.S. delegation urges talks to free American jailed in Cuba
HAVANA (Reuters) - Four U.S. lawmakers visiting Cuba on Monday urged President Barack Obama to authorize negotiations with the Cuban government about freeing jailed U.S. contractor Alan Gross. The visiting...
Cuba calls terrorism designation by U.S. absurd, manipulative
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba labeled as absurd and manipulative an annual U.S. State Department report that once again designated Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, a setback for advocates...
Ukraine crisis affects start of EU talks with Cuba
HAVANA (Reuters) - The European Union told Cuba on Wednesday it disagreed with its support of Russia in the Ukraine crisis as the dispute cast a shadow over talks aimed...
Oldest ex-Major League Baseball player dies in Cuba at 102
HAVANA (Reuters) - Conrado Marrero, at 102 the oldest former Major League Baseball player and a patriarch of Cuban baseball known for his quick wit and goofy pitching delivery, died...