For 30 years, the Soviet Union was the main supporter of Cuba’s communist dictatorship, pumping into it more than $29 billion worth of money, weapons, food, oil and technology — a debt that ...

Under the previous left-wing Peronist government, Argentina enjoyed close relations with Cuba, backing the end of the economic embargo, which the US imposed in the 1960s when Cuba adopted communism.

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday once again urged the United States to end its economic, commercial, and financial embargo on Cuba, renewing a demand it has made annually since 1992. The ...

I first arrived in the Caribbean’s largest city in January 1989 to research the first independent guidebook to Cuba. Fidel Castro began that year basking, as he had for three decades ...

Cuba has “amplified narratives” suggesting that US support for Israel and Ukraine has diverted resources from disaster relief efforts, echoing some of the same themes as Russia and China ...

Travellers departing Metro Vancouver for Cuba may be in for a rude awakening, even if they visit the island in a few months. While the Cuban Tourism Board says power is back online at hotels across ...

HAVANA TIMES – “Low prices, magnificent beaches, a popular destination, and ignorance: these are the reasons that push Canadians to keep going to Cuba,” says Manon Girardin, deputy director of the ...

Cuba is in the throes of a severe energy crisis, driven by fuel supply disruptions and compounded by obstacles in securing vital technologies and supplies needed to modernize and operate its aging ...

HAVANA — Cuba’s hotels and tourist areas are back online following a nationwide blackout on Oct. 18. Working round the clock, country officials were able to quickly respond to the glitch that ...

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Valle Vista Mall in Harlingen is without power once again. Many of the businesses within the mall have been forced to close due to the outage. One business ...

HAVANA, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Cuba said on Wednesday it would keep schools closed and non-essential workers home through Sunday as the crisis-racked Caribbean island nation struggled to recover from ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE - Residents are illuminated by the headlights of a car during a blackout after a major power plant ...