# Cuba

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# Caribbean

Unresponsive US plane that flew over Cuba crashes off Jamaican coast

The plane was pursued by US fighter jets until it entered Cuban airspace.

57.4k

Sep 5th 2014, 7:14 PM

# the rebel

The Cuban boxer from Cork who is one win away from a world title shot

Mike Perez has been living in, and boxing out of, Ireland for the past six years.

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Jul 25th 2014, 4:54 PM

# Diplomatic Relations

So, how are we getting on with Cuba these days?

Pretty well, it turns out…

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Jul 12th 2014, 10:45 AM

# Irish music

Did you know the uilleann pipes were big in Cuba?

Alexander Suarez Mendez is one of about 20 adults in Cuba learning the uilleann pipes.

11.8k

Apr 26th 2014, 10:33 AM

# cold war games

US denies it created Twitter-style app to stir Cuban unrest

The White House insists it was part of a “development assistance” scheme to allow Cubans to “talk freely among themselves”.

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Apr 3rd 2014, 10:23 PM

# Smoking

Why are Cuban cigars getting shorter?

Is there a place for the Cuban cigar in a world that is starting to slowly hate tobacco?

11.0k

Mar 1st 2014, 9:45 AM

# in his time

Cuba makes Hemingway bills, letters and recipes available to USA

The Nobel Prize-winning author spent more than two decades living in Cuba.

9.6k

Feb 18th 2014, 10:30 PM

Voices

Column: The abuse a US President – and the world – chooses to ignore

In January 2009, Barack Obama signed an executive order to close the notorious detention centre at Guantánamo Bay. Five years on, detainees remain uncharged and subjected to waterboarding, prolonged isolation and force feeding.

Jan 22nd 2014, 7:00 AM

Voices

Extract: ‘Soldiers have an affinity with the detainees in Guantanamo. It would be bad to shoot them – it’ll be lethal injection’

The new book, Whistleblower, Soldier, Spy, charts Tom Clonan’s progression from soldier to academic and journalist and offers an honest and vivid account of life on and off duty.

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Dec 16th 2013, 7:00 AM

# US-Cuba relations

PHOTO: Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuban president Raul Castro

The moment is a significant one in US-Cuban relations.

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Dec 10th 2013, 12:43 PM

# Cuba

Elian Gonzalez blames US laws for his childhood ordeal

Gonzalez became the centre of a major battle between the US and Cuba in 1999 when he was saved from a boat which overturned on the way to Florida. His mother died during the journey.

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Nov 18th 2013, 4:49 PM

# fearless

64-year-old becomes first person to swim Cuba to Florida without a shark cage

“You’re never too old to chase your dream,” Diana Nyad said as she reached the beach in Florida this evening.

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Sep 2nd 2013, 10:07 PM

# cold war buddies

Cuba says everything's fine: Weapons on North Korean ship are 'obsolete'

The ship was travelling to Cuba when it was stopped and searched – and lots of Soviet-era weapons were discovered.

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Jul 17th 2013, 11:26 AM

# Wikileaks

Edward Snowden to follow Julian Assange to Ecuadoran shelter?

Ecuador’s Foreign Minister says it has received a formal request for asylum.

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Jun 23rd 2013, 8:00 PM

# sitdown sunday

Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads

The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.

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Apr 21st 2013, 10:00 AM

# busy busy busy

Barack Obama has better things to do...

…than sort out Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s holiday to Cuba, thanks very much.

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Apr 18th 2013, 10:54 AM

# Guantánamo

Hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay prison enters seventh week

26 low-risk detainees are now refusing food – more than twice the number from a week ago – in protest at conditions.

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Mar 23rd 2013, 3:20 PM

# cigar cuisine

Cooking with tobacco: it’s a thing now apparently

Tobacco sauces, spreads and tobacco salt for use in any dish – two years of trial and error lead to cigar-infused menu in Cuba. But would you eat it?

7.5k

Mar 10th 2013, 9:30 AM

Voices

Column: Chávez was a charismatic leader - but his economic legacy should be a warning

We’ve lost a colourful world leader who genuinely seemed to have the best interests of his people at heart. But the facts don’t lie – Chávez’s economic legacy is a warning against statist socialism, writes Aaron McKenna.

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Mar 9th 2013, 7:45 AM

# El Presidente

No surprises: Raul Castro re-elected president of Cuba

This is the second five year term for the 81-year-old Raul Castro who officially took over from his brother Fidel in 2008.

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Feb 25th 2013, 8:00 AM

# Hasta luego?

Raul Castro raises possibility of retiring as Cuban president

The 81-year-old is due to be installed for another five-year term on Sunday – but may not see it through.

4.7k

Feb 22nd 2013, 6:50 PM

# El Presidente

Chavez uses Twitter to announce his surprise return to Venezuela

Hugo Chavez has spent more than two months in Cuba for cancer surgery and treatment.

7.1k

Feb 18th 2013, 2:30 PM

# Sorry

Spanish newspaper apologises for fake Chavez hospital picture

El Pais published a photograph it said was of ailing president Hugo Chavez in his hospital bed – provoking a furious reaction from Venezuela.

9.9k

Jan 24th 2013, 10:22 PM

# El Presidente

Chavez not in coma, responding well to treatment, says brother

The brother of Hugo Chavez says reports that the family is discussing ending life support for the Venezuelan leader are totally false.

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Jan 13th 2013, 12:43 PM

# Chavez

Chavez suffering from 'respiratory insufficiency'

Hugo Chavez’s top aides say the opposition and the media have used the Venezuelan president’s poor health to wage a “psychological war” to destabilise the country.

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Jan 4th 2013, 7:30 AM

# El Presidente

Venezuela cancels New Year's Eve parties as Chavez takes turn for the worse

The Venezuelan president has developed new complications from an infection after undergoing his latest round of cancer-related surgery.

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Dec 31st 2012, 4:09 PM

# Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro visited Ireland in 1982 (and almost met Charles Haughey)

Cuban leader Fidel Castro left a gift for then-Taoiseach Charles Haughey during his brief stopover in Shannon in late 1982.

9.9k

Dec 28th 2012, 8:30 AM

# review 2012

First Irish TV, Titanic, a famous ceiling: the big anniversaries of 2012

The Titanic disaster, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Anglo-Irish Treaty: 2012 has been a big year for commemorations. Here’s your guide to the bigger commemorations held this year.

8.0k

Dec 26th 2012, 7:47 PM

# El Presidente

Chavez suffered 'complications' but recovering, his aides say

The leader of Venezuela underwent treatment for cancer in Cuba earlier this week.

2.7k

Dec 14th 2012, 7:31 AM

# Chavez

Chavez recovering after 'successful' cancer surgery

The Venezuelan president flew to Havana, Cuba, for surgery on Monday after revealing his cancer had returned.

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Dec 12th 2012, 7:00 PM

# Venezuela

Venezuela: Chavez admits cancer relapse and designates his successor

Chavez has not disclosed details of the type of cancer has has but in a significant move he has designated his successor, vice president Nicolas Maduro.

4.6k

Dec 9th 2012, 11:03 AM

# El Presidente

Chavez returns from Cuba after cancer treatment

The Venezuelan president said he was very happy to be back but did not elaborate on his health.

3.4k

Dec 7th 2012, 12:00 PM

# Colombia

Colombian rebels announce cease-fire

The top negotiator for the group announced the unilateral cease-fire before heading into peace talks.

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Nov 19th 2012, 8:30 PM

# Sandy

Cuba urged to allow duty-free imports after storm

Cuba’s government has been asked to help victims of Hurricane Sandy by suspending duties on imports of basic necessities such as food and medicine.

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Oct 30th 2012, 5:32 PM

# hurricane sandy

Hurricane Sandy death toll rises to 38 in Caribbean

Hurricane Sandy raged through the Bahamas today after leaving 38 people dead across the Caribbean.

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Oct 26th 2012, 7:40 PM

# hurricane sandy

Hurricane Sandy kills 21 in Caribbean, takes aim at US

Forecasters have warned that the massive hurricane could now merge with North American weather systems and morph into a powerful hybrid that US media have dubbed a “Frankenstorm.”

4.9k

Oct 26th 2012, 7:31 AM

# hurricane sandy

Hurricane Sandy strikes Cuba, Jamaica

One person was killed in Jamaica while 1,700 people were evacuated in Santiago de Cuba as a precautionary measure.

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Oct 25th 2012, 8:03 AM

# Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro is 'seen in public' as reports of stroke are dismissed

Venezuela’s Vice President, Elias Jaua, said that he met with the aging revolutionary, which was Castro’s first public appearance in a number of months.

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Oct 22nd 2012, 9:53 AM