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Belated hurricane relief headed to battered Caribbean islands
World NowUnited Nations relief agencies are heading up a global mission to bring food, shelter and construction materials to Caribbean islands battered by Hurricane Sandy last week -- a belated response by the world body whose New York headquarters and staff... -
Cuba lifts 'exit visa' requirement for its citizens
World NowMEXICO CITY -- The Cuban government announced Tuesday that it plans to rescind the requirement that its citizens obtain exit visas in order to travel abroad, generating hope on the island that a longstanding bureaucratic hindrance to their freedom of... -
Latin American governments congratulate Chavez win in Venezuela
World NowGovernments in Latin America quickly congratulated Hugo Chavez on his reelection Sunday as president of Venezuela, a sign of his convincing win over strong opposition challenger Henrique Capriles.... -
Venezuela's Chavez in Cuba for Cancer Surgery
CNNHavana -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived Monday in Cuba for surgery just days after saying his cancer had returned. State-run VTV showed Chavez embracing Vice President Nicolas Maduro and other top Venezuelan officials before his plane took off...Tags: Politics, Cuba, Hugo Chavez, Havana (Cuba), Venezuela
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Community & Clubs: Cultural trip to Cuba a flashback to 1950s
In the past, once a year I deviate from my usual Community & Clubs column for the Thanksgiving Turkey of the Year column and with this column, I will deviate again. * A trip to Cuba I was among a group of 65 who flew on a charter flight from Los...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Los Angeles International Airport, Culture, Arts, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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Castro Publishes Article Dismissing Deathbed Rumors
CNNHavana -- Cuba has stepped up efforts to douse speculation over the health of its former leader Fidel Castro by publishing an article under his name in state-run media in which he scoffs at recent rumors and those who circulated them. The article,...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Benedict XVI, Stroke, Cuba, Hugo Chavez
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Oswaldo Paya dies at 60; Cuban anti-Castro activist
Cuban activist Oswaldo Paya, who spent decades speaking out against the communist government of Fidel and Raul Castro and became one of the most powerful voices of dissent against their half-century rule, died Sunday in a car crash in Cuba. He was 60....Tags: Roman Catholicism, Human Rights, Accidental Death, Government, National Government
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Alan Gross, in Cuban prison, asks to see his ailing mother
Alan Gross, the Maryland man who is serving 15 years in a Cuban prison after taking communications equipment into the communist nation, is asking authorities there to let him return to the United States to visit his ailing mother before she dies.
Gross,...Tags: Wolf Blitzer, Government, Cancer, National Government, Bill Richardson
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Castro's daughter tours U.S. to tout gay rights, sparks controversy
KIAHCuban President Raul Castro's daughter is touring the U.S. with a group of other Cuban scholars and it's causing a bit of an uproar. Mariela Castro Espin is talking about gay rights. But some folks don't like that she's here at all. Republicans and...Tags: Human Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Politics, Civil Rights
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Orlando bishop heads to Cuba for pope’s visit
Hispanosphere - Orlando SentinelOrlando bishop John Noonan and a small group of parishioners from Central Florida will be part of a pilgrimage to Cuba for the Pope Benedict XVI visit to the island nation on March 26-29. The pilgrimage from Florida is being organized by the Archdiocese... -
Fidel Castro's niece heading to Bay Area with rare U.S. visa
World NowMariela Castro, the outspoken daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro and niece of his brother Fidel, is scheduled to appear this week at a major conference in San Francisco after receiving a controversial U.S. visitor's visa.... -
Rubio, Cuban House members condemn visa to Raul Castro’s daughter
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and fellow Cuban-Americans from Florida chided U.S. officials on Thursday for issuing a travel visa to Cuban President Raul Castro’s daughter, saying it would allow her...
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