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2011
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Cuba, January 2011
Cuba, February 2011
Cuba, March 2011
Cuba, April 2011
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Cuba, November 2011
Cuba, December 2011
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Cuba sacks construction minister
| Jan.14 |
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Obama eases US Cuba travel rules US President Barack Obama has said he will ease restrictions on US citizens travelling to Cuba
| Jan.28 |
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Cuban dissident is released again
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| Feb.12 |
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More dissidents out of jail The prominent Cuban political prisoner Hector Maseda has been released under a deal brokered by the Roman Catholic church
| Feb.19 |
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Cuba sets free dissident Hernandez The Cuban government has freed Ivan Hernandez, a jailed dissident who refused to go into exile in Spain as a condition for release
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| Mar.5 |
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Che's motorcycle companion dies Alberto Granado, the motorcycle companion of Ernesto Che Guevara, has died in Cuba at the age of 88
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Trial of U.S. contractor over, no verdict The trial of U.S. government contractor Alan Gross, accused of trying to destabilize the Cuban government, ended; no verdict was given
| Mar.10 |
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Church: 10 dissidents to be released Ten Cuban prisoners -- including a doctor nominated last month for the Nobel Peace Prize -- will be released from prison
| Mar.12 |
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U.S. contractor sentenced to 15 years Alan P. Gross, 61, was found guilty of working on a 'subversive' U.S. project intended to undermine the Cuban government | |
| Mar.30 |
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Carter criticises US Cuba policy Former US president Jimmy Carter - on a visit to Cuba - has criticised US policy towards the island
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| Apr.16 |
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Raul Castro proposes Cuba term limits Cuban President Raul Castro has said top political positions in the island should henceforth be limited to two five year terms | |
| Apr.19 |
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Castro brother now top Communist Cuba's Communist Party elected President Raul Castro to succeed Fidel Castro as head of the country's highest political body and only legal ...
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| May.8 |
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Cuban dissident dies after detention Juan Wilfredo Soto died early Sunday after being detained by police three days earlier, with a fellow activist blaming police for his death
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| Jun.28 |
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New Chavez footage on Cuban TV New pictures and video footage of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez have been shown on Cuban state television
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| Jul.15 |
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Chavez plans more Cuba treatment Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he will return to Cuba on Saturday to resume cancer treatment, including chemotherapy | |
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| Aug.1 |
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Flight diverted to Cuba due to odor A United Airlines flight was diverted to Cuba after its crew reported a strong odor in the plane
| Aug.13 |
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Cuba sees its first 'gay wedding' A Cuban man and transgender woman have married in what is being seen as the country's first 'gay wedding'. The bride is legally a woman
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| Sep.3 |
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Cuban Defence Minister Casas dies Julio Casas Regueiro, a veteran of the revolution, has died of heart failure, aged 75. He oversaw the military's economic activities until 2...
| Sep.15 |
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Quakes hit off Cuba, Japan and New Zeal. Cuba has magnitude 5.1 from magnitude 6.0. 6.2 earthquake rumbled off the coast of Japan. 7 minutes before 6.0 was recorded off New Zealand
| Sep.29 |
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Castro calls Obama stupid Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro lashed out at U.S. President for demanding changes on the island in order to improve bilateral relations
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| Oct.14 |
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Cuba 'Ladies in White' founder dies Map of Havana Cuba The leader of the influential Cuban protest group, Ladies in White, has died in the capital, Havana
| Oct.15 |
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Chavez to have Cuba cancer check Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he is travelling to Cuba for a health check-up, four months after he had surgery for cancer there
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| Nov.3 |
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Cuba legalises private home sales Cuba has approved a law allowing individuals to buy and sell homes privately for the first time in 50 years
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| Dec.23 |
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Cuba to release 2,900 prisoners Cuba says it will release 2,900 prisoners, including some convicted of political crimes, in the next few days | |
| Dec.24 |
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Haiti migrants found dead off Cuba's coast At least 38 migrants from Haiti have been found dead after their boat sank just off the eastern tip of Cuba. 87 people from the boat were rescued | |
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