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Cuba power outage leaves millions in dark

Nationwide blackout after grid collapse Millions in Cuba have been left without power after the national electric grid collapsed on Monday, the country's power operator...

ON THIS DAY: Fidel Castro becomes Prime Minister of Cuba (1959)

On 16 February 1959, Fidel Castro was sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba, just weeks after the overthrow of President Fulgencio Batista. The...

Hurricane leaves trail of destruction across Caribbean

The scale of devastation left by Hurricane Melissa is becoming clear after the record-setting storm tore through Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba, leaving at least...

Eye of Hurricane Melissa exits Jamaica, heads towards Cuba

Hurricane Melissa has been dubbed the “storm of the century” by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as the slow-moving system barrels across the Caribbean. Jamaica...

ON THIS DAY: Cuban missile crisis begins (1962)

On this day in 1962, the world stood on the brink of nuclear war as the Cuban Missile Crisis began. The 13-day confrontation between the...

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Hezbollah rejects ceasefire plan by Washington

Hezbollah has rejected a ceasefire framework agreed by the...

Second food poisoning case investigated at same venue

Health authorities are continuing their investigation into a suspected...

Nine killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza Strip

At least nine Palestinians, including five members of the...

EU accession talks start for Ukraine and Moldova

A major EU accession milestone was reached on Wednesday...
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