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Cuba gets first prime minister in over 40 years
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Cuba gets first prime minister in over 40 years

Cuba’s first prime minister in more than four decades — long-serving tourism minister Manuel Marrero — took office Saturday as…
Castro warns Cubans to brace for shortages
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Castro warns Cubans to brace for shortages

HAVANA (AP) — Communist Party leader Raúl Castro warned Cubans on Wednesday that they should brace for worsening shortages due…
Cuba celebrates 60 years of revolution amongst challenges and change
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Cuba celebrates 60 years of revolution amongst challenges and change

  Cuba will celebrate 60 years of revolution on Tuesday amidst economic crises and political reforms, the first time it…
Cuba decides to scrap same-sex marriage law in new constitution: official
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Cuba decides to scrap same-sex marriage law in new constitution: official

  Cuba will leave out of its new constitution changes that would have paved the way for legal same-sex marriage,…
Bureaucrat set to replace Raul Castro as Cuba’s president
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Bureaucrat set to replace Raul Castro as Cuba’s president

A 57-year-old bureaucrat will take Raul Castro’s place as the president of Cuba on Thursday as a government led by…
New leader in Cuba: What’s in store after the Castros?
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New leader in Cuba: What’s in store after the Castros?

Analysts say little will change as Miguel Diaz-Canel is expected to take over the presidency in Cuba. The country’s economy…
Fidel Castro’s eldest son ‘Fidelito’ commits suicide
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Fidel Castro’s eldest son ‘Fidelito’ commits suicide

The eldest son of late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, committed suicide on Thursday aged 68 after…
Castro to be laid to rest next to Cuban independence hero Marti
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Castro to be laid to rest next to Cuban independence hero Marti

Fidel Castro will be laid to rest on Sunday alongside the mausoleum of Cuban independence hero Jose Marti, ensuring that…
Key events in Fidel Castro’s life
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Key events in Fidel Castro’s life

Fidel Castro, polictical leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, died on November 25, 2016. Born Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz on…
Cubans salsa into Fidel Castro’s 90th birthday
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Cubans salsa into Fidel Castro’s 90th birthday

Thousands partied along Havana's Malecon seafront into the early hours of Saturday, celebrating retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro turning 90…
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