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07 Aug 2022

80 injured, 17 missing as lightning strikes oil storage facility in Cuba

Firefighters are still trying to quell the blaze at the Matanzas Supertanker Base, where the fire began during a thunderstorm Friday night.

08 May 2022

Havana explosion: 27 dead after a massive explosion in Cuba hotel

A natural gas leak was the apparent cause of Friday's blast at the 96-room hotel. The 19th-century structure in the Old Havana neighbourhood did not have any guests at the time because it was undergoing renovations.

07 May 2022

Blast at iconic Havana hotel kills at least 22, injures over 70

A deadly explosion hit a famous hotel in Havana on Friday. It killed at least 22 people and injured over 70. Speaking from the scene, President Miguel Diaz-Canel said the blast appeared to have been caused by a gas leak.

06 May 2022

Powerful explosion damages hotel in Cuban capital, Watch

A powerful explosion damaged a hotel in the Cuban capital Multistory Hotel Saratoga in downtown Havana was damaged in the explosion The Cuban news agency ACN published photos of the explosion showing smoke and flames coming from the hotel building

29 Jan 2019

Cuba's strongest tornado in nearly 80 years kills at least four

The devastation wrought suggested it was an "EF4" tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale, the second most powerful category with winds up to 322 Km per hour.

06 Sep 2018

Cubans use latex condoms to catch fish, ferment wine, fix punctures - Find out

Ferment wine, fix punctures or tie up hair - latex condoms have become the ultimate multipurpose tool on the Communist-run island.

29 Sep 2017

US halves Cuba diplomatic staff over mysterious 'attacks'

Routine visa operations will also be suspended indefinitely, in response to the mysterious health attacks that left several US embassy staff with brain injuries and hearing loss.

17 Sep 2017

After Irma ravages Havana, city highlights housing replacement drive

Around 50,000 families in total were in need of new housing.

11 Sep 2017

Cuban government says 10 people killed by Hurricane Irma

A statement from civil defence authorities said the victims perished due to various causes such as accidents.

15 Jul 2017

Despite setback in relations, Cuba to continue dialogue with United States

Castro said that Trump's decisions ignored large sectors of the US and most Cuban emigrants in support of lifting the embargo and normalising bilateral ties, and merely satisfied a small group in Florida.

08 Jan 2017

Over 70,000 people visit Fidel Castro's tomb in a month

About 70,000 people have visited Cuban leader Fidel Castro`s tomb in the city of Santiago de Cuba over the past month since his interment.

30 Dec 2016

Cubans surf the web at home in Havana pilot project

Only 5 percent of Cubans are estimated to enjoy the Internet at home, which requires government permission.

21 Dec 2016

India lauds Fidel Castro in UN homage to revolutionary leader

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had called Fidel Castro as "one of the most important Latin American leaders of the 20th century".

30 Nov 2016

Ashes of Fidel Castro begin final journey across Cuba

The urn containing the remains of Castro, who died Friday at age 90, was covered by a Cuban flag and protected by a crystal covering as it was transported.

29 Nov 2016

Rajnath Singh leaves for Havana to pay last respects to Fidel Castro

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday left for Cuban capital Havana to pay his last respects to the country's former president and revolutionary leader Fidel Castro who passed away on Friday.

28 Nov 2016

Tens of thousands of Cubans pay last respects to Fidel Castro

Galvanized by a 21-gun salute that thundered across Havana, tens of thousands of Cubans paid final respects on Monday to Fidel Castro.

28 Nov 2016

North Korea begins three-day mourning for Cuban leader Fidel Castro

In the Pyongyang subway, commuters in one station crowded around a glass case containing a Castro obituary published by the ruling party newspaper, Rodong Sinmun.

26 Nov 2016

Party in Miami as news of Fidel Castro`s death spreads

Some sang the Cuban national anthem, others shook up bottles of champagne and sprayed the fizz onto the crowd of revelers.

26 Nov 2016

Fidel Castro and the 11 US presidents

From Dwight Eisenhower, who broke US diplomatic relations with Cuba, to Barack Obama, who decided to normalize them, 11 US presidents faced off with Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, who died late Friday.

26 Nov 2016

Timeline of Fidel Castro's life

Key events in the life of longtime Cuban leader Fidel Castro, whose death at 90 was announced on Saturday.

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