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United States sets new Cuba sanctions as Biden meets Cuban-Americans

The Biden administration announced new sanctions on Friday against Cuba's national revolutionary police

United States imposes new Cuba sanctions over human rights abuses

The move comes after the White House announced earlier this week that Biden had ordered his administration to take several steps to raise pressure on the communist regime

Cuba coronavirus update: 6,279 new Covid-19 cases, 62 deaths reported

The Cuban Ministry of Public Health reported on Sunday 6,279 cases and 62 deaths of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours

Cuba reports 6,062 new coronavirus cases, 52 deaths in past 24 hours

Cuba on Saturday reported 6,062 new cases and 52 deaths from Covid-19, the Ministry of Public Health said.

Protests in Cuba over lack of freedom, worsening economic conditions

In a rare protest, thousands of Cubans took to the streets in various parts of the country on Sunday against lack of freedom and worsening economic conditions.

Global coronavirus update: Cuba sets new record for daily Covid cases

Cuba broke another record for daily cases of Covid-19, with 3,519 new infections and 14 deaths, the Ministry of Public Health reported

Cuba coronavirus update: 1,079 fresh Covid-19 cases, 7 deaths reported

Cuba registered 1,079 new cases and seven more deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 141,166 and the death toll to 950, the Ministry of Public Health reported

Cuba: Era ends as Raul Castro steps down as Communist Party chief

Raul Castro said he is stepping down as Cuban Communist Party leader, leaving the island without a Castro guiding affairs for the first time in more than six decades

Raul Castro confirms he's resigning, ending long era in Cuba

Raul Castro said Friday he is resigning as head of Cuba's Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by he and his brother Fidel Castro that began with the 1959 revolution

Top Cuban official asks Biden administration to reconsider sanctions

The Cuban government is interpreting the document to mean there were no actual attacks against the diplomats

Russia blasts US for imposing sanctions on Cuba as terrorism sponsor

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement that Cuba was designated as a "State Sponsor of Terrorism" for "repeatedly providing support for acts of international terrorism

US imposes fresh sanctions on Cuba citing human rights violations

The new sanctions, which are largely symbolic, come less than a week before the end of Donald Trump's presidency, which has been characterized by strong hostility toward the Cuban govt

Trump administration re-designates Cuba as 'state sponsor of terrorism'

The Trump administration has re-designated Cuba as a "state sponsor of terrorism", reversing an Obama-era decision days ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden

Yemen, China, Cuba top Mike Pompeo's 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 the legacy of the president and themselves

Cuba to drop dual currency in its first devaluation since revolution

Cuba said it would start its long-awaited monetary reform in January, eliminating its dual currency and labyrinthine multiple exchange rate system in a bid to improve business conditions

Tropical Depression forms south of Cuba, set to strengthen into hurricane

Forecasters said the depression is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm sometime Sunday and could attain hurricane status

US trade embargo causes $144 billion losses for Cuban economy

The US trade embargo against Cuba has caused more than $144 billion in losses for the island nation's economy in the past six decades, Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodriguez said

China, Russia, Cuba getting seats on UNHRC an embarrassment for UN: Pompeo

The election of countries like China, Russia and Cuba on the Human Rights Council is a win for tyrants and embarrassment for the United Nations, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday

China and Russia win seats on UN human rights council, Saudi Arabia lose

China, Russia and Cuba won seats on the UN's premiere human rights body despite opposition from activist groups over their abysmal human rights records, but another target, Saudi Arabia, lost

US elections: Donald Trump imposes new bans on Cuban rum, cigars, hotels

Since Trump took office in January 2017, he has been rolling back a detente with America's old Cold War foe pursued by his Democratic predecessor, President Barack Obama