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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 area of the Republic of Cuba is 110,860 square kilometres (42,800 sq mi). The island of Cuba is the largest island in Cuba and in the Caribbean, with an area of 105,006 square kilometres (40,543 sq mi), and the second-most populous after Hispaniola, with over 11 million inhabitants.

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Britain's Prince Charles heads to Cuba amid US tensions

BY KATELL ABIVEN (AFP) 22 MINS AGO Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla will make the first royal visit to communist-run Cuba on Sunday at a time when ally...
WorldNews - Published 3 days ago

Prince Charles heads to Cuba despite U.S. crackdown

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla arrive in Cuba on Sunday as part of a Caribbean tour, the first British royals to visit the Communist-run nation even as ally the United States seeks to isolate the..
Reuters - Published 3 days ago

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'The twilight hour of socialism has arrived': Trump

In a joint news conference with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro at the White House on Tuesday, President Trump said, "The twilight hour of socialism has arrived in our hemisphere." He was talking..

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:46Published 5 days ago

Russia created 'this crisis' in Venezuela: Pompeo

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday criticized the role of Russia in creating "this crisis" in Venezuela by vetoing a UN Security Council resolution and other tactics "further squandering"..

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:12Published 2 weeks ago

Dream Jobs: Illustrator

Marcella Kriebel is a food illustrator in Washington, D.C. She showed Newsy's Chance Seales around her Dream Job.

Credit: Newsy Studio Duration: 04:11Published 3 weeks ago

Cuba referendum: Results expected Monday

Ballots are being counted for the draft constitution that many say could open the country's economy up to the world.

Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 01:53Published on February 25, 2019

Former Cuba president Raul Castro casts vote in constitutional referendum

Former president Raul Castro cast his vote to approve a new Cuban constitution that institutes modest economic and social changes while maintaining the one-party socialist system. Rough cut (no..

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:27Published on February 25, 2019

Cuba to Vote On Constitutional Referendum

The vote's being viewed as a flash point for Cubans' thoughts on their single-party, socialist system.

Credit: Newsy Studio Duration: 00:36Published on February 24, 2019

Voters Flock To The Polls In Cuba

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cubans flocked to the polls on Sunday in a vote expected to approve a new constitution that institutes modest economic and social changes while maintaining the one-party socialist..

Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:46Published on February 24, 2019

Cubans vote on new constitution

Cubans flocked to the polls on Sunday in a vote expected to approve a new constitution that institutes modest economic and social changes while maintaining the one-party socialist system. Nathan..

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:21Published on February 24, 2019

Cuba constitution referendum is 'first chance for open dissent'

Cubans will vote on a new constitution for the first time in decades. It could mean more freedom in trade, property and foreign investment.

Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 04:03Published on February 24, 2019

Cubans vote on new constitution to replace Cold War-era charter

Vote presents 'unique opportunity' to show how many Cubans voice dissent, some analysts say.

Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:09Published on February 24, 2019

Watch: mobile internet rings the changes in Cuba

In the first 40 days that people could start buying mobile internet access, 1.8 million Cubans did.

Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:20Published on February 22, 2019

Fancy Cuban Missile Crisis #2? I'm ready - Putin

President Vladimir Putin says Russia is militarily ready for a Cuban Missile-style crisis if the United States is foolish enough to want one and that his country would have the edge if it came to a..

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:16Published on February 21, 2019

Putin: 'I'm Ready For Another Cuban Missile Crisis' With U.S.

According to Reuters- President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia is militarily ready for a Cuban Missile-style crisis if the United States is foolish enough to want one. He went on to say that his..

Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:50Published on February 21, 2019

Cuba Says U.S. Moving Special Forces, Preparing Venezuelan Intervention

According to Reuters, Cuba said that the United States was moving special forces closer to Venezuela as part of a covert plan to intervene in the chaotic South American country. U.S. President Donald..

Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:30Published on February 14, 2019

Cuba Charges U.S. Moving Special Forces, Preparing Venezuelan Intervention

Cuba charged that the U.S. was secretly moving special forces closer to Venezuela as part of a plan to intervene using the pretext of a humanitarian crisis. A “Declaration of the Revolutionary..

Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:39Published on February 14, 2019

Venezuelan oil or Florida politics: Why is Trump after Maduro?

The White House seeks to overthrow the governments in Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.

Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:45Published on February 2, 2019

Small Meteorite Hits Cuba

What seems to be a meteorite has struck the western Cuban town of Viñales, according to local news reports. Meteorite strikes are more common than you might think. Dust-grain size meteoroids strike..

Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published on February 2, 2019

Tornado In Cuba Kills 3, Injures 172

On Sunday night a tornado hit the Cuban capital, Havana, leaving three people dead and 172 injured. Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel wrote on Twitter that the damage was "severe." Strong winds damaged..

Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:33Published on January 28, 2019

Cuban migrants kidnapped at Mexican border released: newspaper

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A group of Cuban migrants reported as kidnapped at Mexico's northern border has been released, a newspaper reported on Monday, as officials continued probing the disappearances..
Firstpost - Published 6 days agoAlso reported by •Reuters