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Strong quake rocks eastern Cuba, damaging buildings, infrastructure

Cuban authorities said more than 15 perceptible aftershocks followed the first two jolts and warned locals to be vigilant as further aftershocks were possible.
10 November 2024, 17:13 IST
Strong quake rocks eastern Cuba, damaging buildings, infrastructure
Strong quake rocks eastern Cuba, damaging buildings, infrastructure

Strong quake rocks eastern Cuba, damaging buildings, infrastructure

10 November 2024, 17:13 IST

Cuba suffers third major setback in restoring power to island, millions still in dark

Cuba's national electrical grid first crashed around midday on Friday after the island's largest power plant shut down. The grid collapsed again on Saturday morning, state-run media reported.
20 October 2024, 09:02 IST
Cuba suffers third major setback in restoring power to island, millions still in dark
Cuba suffers third major setback in restoring power to island, millions still in dark

Cuba suffers third major setback in restoring power to island, millions still in dark

20 October 2024, 09:02 IST

Cuba restores power to one-fifth of population after nationwide blackouts

The unprecedented nationwide blackout is the latest blow in the nation of 10 million, already suffering from dramatic shortages of food, medicine and fuel.
20 October 2024, 03:51 IST
Cuba restores power to one-fifth of population after nationwide blackouts
Cuba restores power to one-fifth of population after nationwide blackouts

Cuba restores power to one-fifth of population after nationwide blackouts

20 October 2024, 03:51 IST

Darkness grips Cuba as power grid collapses across the country for second time

Cuba's electrical grid first collapsed around midday on Friday after one of the island`s largest power plants failed, suddenly leaving more than 10 million without power.
19 October 2024, 13:10 IST
Darkness grips Cuba as power grid collapses across the country for second time
Darkness grips Cuba as power grid collapses across the country for second time

Darkness grips Cuba as power grid collapses across the country for second time

19 October 2024, 13:10 IST

Cuba slowly starts restoring power after island-wide blackout

The vast majority of the country's 10 million residents were still in the dark on Friday night, but scattered pockets of the capital Havana, including some of the city's major hospitals, saw lights flicker back on shortly after dark.
19 October 2024, 04:24 IST
Cuba slowly starts restoring power after island-wide blackout
Cuba slowly starts restoring power after island-wide blackout

Cuba slowly starts restoring power after island-wide blackout

19 October 2024, 04:24 IST

Olympics 2024: Cuba's Mijain Lopez Nunez wins same event 5 times, sets record

Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez Nunez has etched his name into the annals of Olympic history by securing his fifth consecutive gold medal in the same individual event. At the Paris Olympic Games 2024, Lopez Nunez achieved an unprecedented milestone by defeating Chile's Yasmani Acosta in the 130kg Greco-Roman final. Lopez has set a record to become the first athlete in any sport to win gold in the same event five times.
07 August 2024, 11:16 IST
Olympics 2024: Cuba's Mijain Lopez Nunez wins same event 5 times, sets record
Olympics 2024: Cuba's Mijain Lopez Nunez wins same event 5 times, sets record

Olympics 2024: Cuba's Mijain Lopez Nunez wins same event 5 times, sets record

07 August 2024, 11:16 IST

A senior North Korean diplomat defected to South Korea from Cuba: Reports

Before fleeing to the South, Ri Il Kyu, 52, was a counsellor at the North Korean embassy in Cuba, major South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo said, citing an interview with Ri. Yonhap News Agency also reported Ri had defected to the South, citing an anonymous government source.
16 July 2024, 04:26 IST
A senior North Korean diplomat defected to South Korea from Cuba: Reports
A senior North Korean diplomat defected to South Korea from Cuba: Reports

A senior North Korean diplomat defected to South Korea from Cuba: Reports

16 July 2024, 04:26 IST

US attack sub, Canada navy patrol ship arrive in Cuba on heels of Russian warships

Canada's Margaret Brooke patrol vessel began maneuvers early on Friday to enter Havana harbor, part of what the Canadian Joint Operations Command called 'a port visit ... in recognition of the long-standing bilateral relationship between Canada and Cuba.'
15 June 2024, 03:03 IST
US attack sub, Canada navy patrol ship arrive in Cuba on heels of Russian warships
US attack sub, Canada navy patrol ship arrive in Cuba on heels of Russian warships

US attack sub, Canada navy patrol ship arrive in Cuba on heels of Russian warships

15 June 2024, 03:03 IST

Kremlin says no need for US to worry about Russian warships in Cuba

A Russian navy frigate and a nuclear-powered submarine churned into Havana harbour on Wednesday, a stopover the US and Cuba said posed no threat but which was widely seen as a Russian show of force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war.
13 June 2024, 12:57 IST
Kremlin says no need for US to worry about Russian warships in Cuba
Kremlin says no need for US to worry about Russian warships in Cuba

Kremlin says no need for US to worry about Russian warships in Cuba

13 June 2024, 12:57 IST

US removes Cuba from list of countries not cooperating fully against terrorism

The official cited the resumption of law enforcement cooperation between Cuba and the US as one the reasons why the previous designation was deemed 'no longer appropriate.'
16 May 2024, 01:48 IST
US removes Cuba from list of countries not cooperating fully against terrorism
US removes Cuba from list of countries not cooperating fully against terrorism

US removes Cuba from list of countries not cooperating fully against terrorism

16 May 2024, 01:48 IST