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Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located in the northern Caribbean where the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean meet. It is east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the U.S. state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Haiti and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. The official area of the Republic of Cuba is 109,884 square kilometers (42,426 sq mi). The main island of Cuba is the largest island in Cuba and in the Caribbean, with an area of 104,338 square kilometers (40,285 sq mi); it is also the second-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti, with over 11 million inhabitants.

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Holiday with fresh herbs at these Cuban hotels Cuban hotels along the beach resort of Varadero are growing their very own herbs and vegetables on-site in a bid to entice guests and boost profits amid the coronavirus pandemic. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:48Published 2 days ago

The Cuban band singing 'Vote for Trump' With Cuban flavor and in the best Celia Cruz style, the group "Los Tres de la Habana" is blasting Miami a week ahead of Election Day with 'The Trump Song', an earworm salsa beat with the lyrics "Oh my.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:22Published 2 days ago

Ana de Armas: 'Fame is not the most exciting thing about my job' The 32-year-old Knives Out actress spoke to Flaunt magazine about spending the Covid-19 lockdown in Los Angeles with boyfriend Ben Affleck, admitting that while the pair is loved up, she misses her.. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 00:54Published on October 2, 2020

Cuban entrepreneurs reinvent businesses to survive Despite a health and economic crisis, business owners in Cuba are innovating to give themselves the best chance of sustainable success during difficult times. Caroline Malone reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:38Published on September 30, 2020

Fearless pensioner celebrates turning 80 by skydiving from 10,000ft A fearless octogenarian celebrated turning 80 by skydiving at 10,000ft – justmonths after an earlier attempt resulted in her making an emergency jumpfollowing a mayday call. Known for marking.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 02:46Published on September 15, 2020

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U.S. Diplomats and Spies Battle Trump Administration Over Suspected Attacks American officials in China, Cuba and Russia say U.S. agencies are concealing the true extent of the episodes, leaving colleagues vulnerable to hostile actions abroad. NYTimes.com - Published 2 weeks ago
Russia and China win spots on U.N. human-rights council, but Saudi Arabia fails to make cut UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China, Russia and Cuba won seats on the U.N.’s premiere human-rights body Tuesday despite opposition from activist groups over their abysmal human-rights records, but another.. WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago
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Guantánamo Bay Navy Base Raises Health Alert and Closes Facilities Residents received little information about the source of the health scare that halted activities at the outpost in Cuba. NYTimes.com - Published 3 weeks ago
Twitter suspends 1,594 state-sponsored malicious accounts Micro-blogging platform Twitter has suspended 1,594 accounts associated with five state-sponsored networks, including ties to the Saudi government, for various violations of its platform manipulation.. WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago
Trump tightens Cuba sanctions as he woos Cuban American vote WASHINGTON — President Trump announced Wednesday that U.S. travelers won’t be allowed to bring home Cuban cigars and rum or stay in government-owned hotels there under new measures designed to help.. WorldNews - Published on September 24, 2020
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Trump announces new sanctions on Cuba President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Americans won't be allowed to bring home cigars and rum from Cuba under new sanctions likely to appeal to Cuban-Americans, a crucial voting bloc in the.. USATODAY.com - Published on September 23, 2020
Cuba’s Economy Was Hurting. The Pandemic Brought a Food Crisis. The island was able to control the coronavirus, but the dearth of tourists in the pandemic’s wake strangled an economy already damaged by mismanagement and U.S. sanctions. NYTimes.com - Published on September 20, 2020
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Gloria Estefan: 'Be in each and every moment, that's the only thing you really have that's guaranteed' Superstar singer talks about her parents' flight from Cuba, her roots and her comeback from being paralyzed in a 1990 bus crash. USATODAY.com - Published on August 25, 2020	Marco collapses, sets stage for Laura to hit US as hurricane NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Marco began falling apart Monday, easing one threat to the Gulf Coast but setting the stage for the arrival of Laura as a potentially supercharged Category 3.. WorldNews - Published on August 24, 2020
12/22: Deadly storm claims lives in two states; Cuban defector becomes rising star A large storm system draped across the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. has claimed the lives of several people as severe storms and flooding affected areas from Texas up to the Midwest; and, after.. CBS News - Published on August 14, 2020	Pres. Obama greets Cuban leader at Mandela memorial Pamela Falk, CBS News Foreign Affairs Analyst, joins UTTM to discuss the handshake between President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro. CBS News - Published on August 14, 2020
GOP Rep. wonders why Obama shook Raul Castro's "bloody hand" During a congressional hearing, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen told Secretary of State John Kerry that President Obama's handshake with Cuban President Raul Castro at a memorial service for Nelson Mandela.. CBS News - Published on August 14, 2020	Commemorating Nelson Mandela: Presidents, kings, citizens gather for memorial The memorial service for Nelson Mandela features tributes by some of the anti-apartheid icon's family members and foreign leaders, including President Obama, Cuban President Raul Castro, and the U.N... CBS News - Published on August 14, 2020
American detained in Cuba asks President Obama for help American contractor Alan Gross, in a letter to President Obama, is asking for help to win his release from a Cuban prison He is serving a 15-year prison sentence for "crimes against Cuba." CBS News - Published on August 14, 2020	US suspends private charter flights to Cuba It is the latest White House move to undo Barack Obama's thaw with communist-run Cuba. BBC News - Published on August 13, 2020
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Edén Pastora, Nicaraguan revolutionary, dead at 83 MANAGUA, Nicaragua — One of the most mercurial, charismatic figures of Central America’s revolutionary upheavals, Edén Pastora, died early June 16. He was 83. On Aug. 22, 1978, Pastora, better.. WorldNews - Published on June 16, 2020	Cuban doctors may stay longer in Mexico if coronavirus cases keep rising Hundreds of Cuban doctors and nurses who were sent to Mexico City to help respond to the coronavirus pandemic could stay longer if cases keep rising, a senior government official said. Reuters - Published on June 15, 2020
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