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Raul Castro (June 3, 1931 - ) is the President of Cuba and younger brother of Fidel Castro who transfered power to his brother on July 31, 2006.
Raul Castro (June 3, 1931 - ) is the President of Cuba and younger brother of Fidel Castro who transfered power to his brother on July 31, 2006.
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Canadian businessman goes on trial in Cuban corruption crackdown
ReutersHAVANA (Reuters) - The trial of a Canadian businessman who has confessed to bribing Cuban officials began on Thursday, almost two years after his arrest in a sweeping government crackdown on corruption. The closed trial of 53-year-old Sarkis Yacoubian,...Tags: Police Arrests, Prosecution, Defendants, National Government, Court Preliminary
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Leaked recording stirs political furor in Venezuela
Reuters* Opposition says recording shows corruption, division * Gov't ally Silva calls recording manipulation by CIA * Affair stirs already volatile post-Chavez politics By Brian Ellsworth CARACAS, May 21 (Reuters) - A recording released by Venezuela's...Tags: Hugo Chavez, U.S. Congress, Fidel Castro, Venezuela, National Government
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Tweeting with the enemy? US diplomat uses social media to engage Cuban critics of Washington
Associated PressHAVANA (AP) — The meeting on a sunny Havana square was a little bit revolutionary for Cuba's revolution. And for U.S. diplomacy as well. Dozens of young bloggers and tweeters gathered to talk about their place in a socialist society whose leaders...Tags: Havana (Cuba), Munich (Germany), U.S. Department of State, Computer Networking and Internet, Twitter, Inc.
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EXCLUSIVE-Cuba readies corruption trials of Western businessmen
Reuters* Executives facing charges of various economic crimes * Arrests part of broad government crackdown on corruption * Cases have strained diplomatic relations By Marc Frank HAVANA, May 14 (Reuters) - Canadian and British executives of three foreign...Tags: Police Arrests, Prosecution, Defendants, National Government, Corporate Officers
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Cuban agent begins renouncement of U.S. citizenship
Reuters* Still must formally renounce before U.S. officials * Says happy to be in "society I belong to" * Foreign Minister says Alan Gross case has "no relation" By Jeff Franks HAVANA, May 6 (Reuters) - A Cuban agent who served 13 years behind bars in the...Tags: Fidel Castro, Punishment, National Government, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Government
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Cuba says will consider U.N. and Red Cross visits
Reuters* Red Cross halted prison visits in Cuba in 1989 * Cuba denies allegations of arbitrary detention, torture * Call for access among 293 recommendations at rights forum By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, May 3 (Reuters) - Cuba said on Friday it would consider...Tags: Havana (Cuba), Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Fidel Castro, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
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Cuban blogger says underground networks changing society
ReutersBy Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, May 2 (Reuters) - A thriving underground social media network is challenging the Communist government's grip on power and information in Cuba and beginning to bring change, a leading dissident said on Thursday. But blogger...Tags: Government, Politics, Fidel Castro, Social Media, Cuba
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No freedom of speech in Cuba despite easier foreign travel-activist
Reuters* Dissident among 19 Cubans allowed to leave so far * Says Havana controls media * Britain, Spain and U.S. call for freedom of association By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, May 1 (Reuters) - The Castro government's easing of foreign travel restrictions...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Travel, U.S. Navy, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Human Rights
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FEATURE-Cuba's young see bleak future, many want to leave
ReutersBy Jeff Franks HAVANA, April 29 (Reuters) - On weekend nights in Havana, young hipsters fill the sidewalks at a busy intersection near the seafront and spill into the park below, passing rum bottles between them, smoking cigarettes and playing guitars....Tags: Fidel Castro, Interior Policy, Spain, Personal Data Collection, National Government
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Venezuela's Maduro pledges continued alliance with Cuba
Reuters* Cuba-Venezuela alliance is like "brotherhood" -Maduro * Maduro meets with Fidel Castro for five hours HAVANA, April 27 (Reuters) - Cuba and Venezuela signed cooperation accords on Saturday for 51 projects as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, on his...Tags: Hugo Chavez, Elections, Havana (Cuba), Nicolas Maduro, Politics
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Venezuela's Capriles raised false hopes on vote audit -election body
Reuters* Opposition leader to challenge loss in court * Maduro won April 14 election by narrow margin By Daniel Wallis and Enrique Andres Pretel CARACAS, April 27 (Reuters) - Venezuela's electoral authority said on Saturday the opposition created false...Tags: Hugo Chavez, Government, Petroleum Industry, Elections, U.S. Congress
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Jeff Van Gundy: It's amazing how Stan Van Gundy defends Dwight Howard
Running off at the typewriter. … Even Jeff Van Gundy is flabbergasted at how his brother, former Magic coach Stan Van Gundy, has become Dwight Howard's biggest advocate in the past few months. While Dwight has been getting criticized unmercifully...
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May 23, 2013
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Apr 29, 2013
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Mar 15, 2013
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