# Cuba

All time

Here's the Cuban man with two extra fingers and two extra toes

Known as polydactyly, Yoandri Hernandez Garrido’s condition is relatively common, but it’s rare for the extra digits to be so perfect.

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Aug 27th 2011, 1:36 PM

# Cuba

Cuba transgender wedding shows shifting attitudes

A gay man and a transgender woman have tied the knot in Cuba in a first-of-its kind wedding for the country.

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Aug 14th 2011, 4:49 PM

# hugo chavez

Chavez to return to Cuba for chemotherapy

The Venezuelan leader underwent surgery on a tumour in June.

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Aug 6th 2011, 5:38 PM

# Venezuela

Where's Hugo? He's running Venezuela on Twitter from his hospital bed

The Venezuelan president has also had plenty to say about his country’s performance at the Copa America.

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Jul 22nd 2011, 10:43 AM

# Venezuela

Where's Hugo? Chavez heads back to Cuba for chemotherapy

The socialist revolutionary is battling cancer but remains upbeat.

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Jul 16th 2011, 11:53 AM

# Zombies

Juan of the Dead brings Cuban zombie story to life

A new zombie horror film brings a different type of revolution to Cuba.

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Jul 13th 2011, 12:23 PM

# Venezuela

Chavez tells supporters "his return has begun"

The Venezuelan president appeared in public in his home country for the first time since his cancer battle was announced.

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Jul 5th 2011, 11:02 AM

# venezuala

Hugo Chavez returns to Venezuela after Cuban cancer treatment

The Venezuelan president arrives home after four weeks in Cuba, where he underwent emergency surgery.

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Jul 4th 2011, 4:17 PM

# hugo chavez

Chavez reveals cancer battle

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez made a statement on television last night explaining his recent absence.

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Jul 1st 2011, 8:23 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 In today’s 9 at 9: Some good news as VAT is lowered; a twist in the Strauss-Kahn case; new developments in the Race for the Áras; and who is a “snotty Miss Fancy Pants”?

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Jul 1st 2011, 8:18 AM

# Venezuela

Where's Hugo? He's in Cuba with his pal Castro

New pictures have emerged of the Venezuelan president chatting with his Cuban counterpart.

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Jun 29th 2011, 2:08 PM

# Venezuela

Where is Hugo Chavez?

The Venezuelan president reappeared on Twitter on Friday, but he hasn’t been seen in public for two weeks after undergoing surgery in Cuba.

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Jun 26th 2011, 12:27 PM

# Remote Control?

Question marks over health of Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez

Just who is pulling the strings in South America’s largest oil producer, while Hugo Chavez recovers from surgery in Cuba?

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Jun 22nd 2011, 3:42 PM

# Che Guevara

New Che Guevara diaries released

The diaries were written while the iconic revolutionary was leading the campaign that brought Fidel Castro to power in Cuba.

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Jun 15th 2011, 3:20 PM

# Happiness

China tops list of world's happiest countries (as compiled by North Korea)

China scores a perfect 100 in the Global Happiness Index, followed by North Korea in second – with the USA in bottom place.

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May 31st 2011, 3:39 PM

# Guantánamo Bay

Leaked Guantánamo files reveal Casio watch as sign of al-Qaeda training

Documents about the US’s military prison published by the New York Times show how al-Qaeda issued Casio watches.

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Apr 25th 2011, 10:54 AM

LIVE

Cuban leaders fail to follow through on promises to give way to fresh faces

The ailing leader Fidel Castro made a surprise appearance at Communist Party Congress, where delegates elected party veterans to key positions.

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Apr 19th 2011, 9:56 PM

# Cuba

Castro considers introducing 10-year term limit for Cuban leaders

Raul Castro says top politicians should be limited to two five-year terms – signalling a possible withdrawal from public life.

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Apr 17th 2011, 6:05 PM

LIVE

The 9 at 9: Sunday

Nine things you need to know by 9am: Man arrested in connection with discovery of a body in Laois; Japan’s nuclear crisis under control ‘within nine months’; shocking figures from the ISPCA; and Cuba’s socialist state could be about to undergo huge change.

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Apr 17th 2011, 9:03 AM

# Guantanamo Bay

September 11 suspects likely to be tried at Guantanamo

Obama has caved in to opposition to trying September 11 suspects in the US, and will allow trials to resume at Guantanamo – which he had pledged to close within a year of taking office.

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Mar 8th 2011, 12:48 PM

# alberto granado

Che Guevara's motorcycle companion Alberto Granado dies

Granado was a companion on the trip which is said to have awakened the revolutionary inside Che Guevara.

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Mar 6th 2011, 12:37 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you really need to know by 9am: We have an agreement on a coalition, a poll on gay marriage, Libya latest, and speculation on the Queen’s visit to Ireland.

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Mar 6th 2011, 9:05 AM

# World Title

'Big Bang' boxing broadcast likely to go ahead

Casey’s world title fight to be covered live after promoters agree to help with production costs.

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Mar 4th 2011, 2:02 PM

# Nobels

Record number of Nobel Peace Prize nominees this year

Awards committee today begins the secretive process of whittling 241 nominations down to one winner before October.

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Mar 1st 2011, 2:10 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five things you need to know: a bad day for Fianna Fáil, a gruesome Valentine’s attack in Newbridge, and the tipping point approaches for mortgage holders.

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Feb 16th 2011, 5:00 PM

# Che

Artist launches bid for legal rights on iconic Che Guevara image

Renowned artist Irish Jim Fitzpatrick is attempting to secure royalties on the world-famous work for the first time.

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Feb 16th 2011, 11:14 AM

# Cuba

Cuba commutes last death sentence

Supreme Court in Cuba has commuted sentence of man convicted for killing one person during an attempted coup in 1994.

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Dec 29th 2010, 10:23 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you really need to know this morning: Water, water everywhere; a 31-year-old is injured in a Clondalkin shooting, and a drop in 2010 tourism.

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Dec 29th 2010, 9:05 AM