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Trump administration puts Cuba back on ‘sponsor of terrorism’ blacklist
Mike Pompeo cites US fugitives and support for Venezuela Move will heap sanctions on Havana before Biden inauguration Donald Trump has reclassified Cuba as a “state sponsor of terrorism” in a last-minute move that could complicate efforts by Joe Biden’s incoming administration to re-engage with Havana. The controversial step was announced by secretary of state …
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Trump administration labels Cuba as ‘state sponsor of terrorism’
Observers say move in final days of Donald Trump’s administration will complicate Joe Biden’s foreign policy plans.
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Trump hits Cuba with new terrorism sanctions in waning days
The Trump administration has re-designated Cuba as a “state sponsor of terrorism” in a move that hits the country with new sanctions shortly before President-elect Joe Biden takes office
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Outgoing President Trump to label Cuba state sponsor of ‘terror’
Trump’s move days before he leaves office will make it harder for President-elect Biden to reset relations with Cuba.
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Cuba with record of 431 new cases of coronavirus and more than 15,000 since March
The Cuban health authorities reported this Monday a new record of 431 new infections of coronavirus in one day, with which the number of cases detected on the island since the beginning of the pandemic exceeded 15,000 (15,007). In addition, at the close of yesterday there were two new deaths from COVID-19 and 159 discharges, …
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Cuba: requirement of negative PCR for foreign travelers takes effect
Starting yesterday, January 10, the Cuban authorities require that travelers from abroad present a negative PCR test for COVID-19, carried out by a certified laboratory in the country of origin. The test must have been carried out within a maximum of 72 hours prior to arrival in the national territory. Prensa Latina, alluding to the …
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Cuba and Iran alliance on COVID-19 vaccine
Cuba and Iran signed a bilateral agreement this Friday that establishes an alliance in the work for the development of a COVID-19 vaccine. The agreement was signed by the Finlay Vaccine Institute, belonging to the Cuban state group BioCubaFarma, and the Iranian Pasteur Institute “to complement clinical evidence of the Soberana 02 vaccine candidate,” the …
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Yemen, China, Cuba top Pompeo to-do list as time runs down
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced he will designate Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels as a “foreign terrorist organization” as time runs down on the Trump administration
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Yemen, China, Cuba top Pompeo to-do list as time runs down
As time runs down on the Trump administration, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and top aides are rushing to complete actions they believe will cement their legacy and the president’s
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Coronavirus: Cuba with 388 new infections, most of them autochthonous
Cuba closes a week in which each day surpassed the previous one in terms of new infections by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In fact, on Saturday the health authorities identified 388 new cases while the confirmed active ones rose to 2,534. According to the report issued today by the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP), at the …
