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Cuban-developed vaccine enters Phase III trial

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 05 11:15 AM

A Cuban-developed coronavirus candidate vaccine entered into Phase III trials Thursday, the first shot developed by a Latin American country to get this far, the government said.   Read more »

Biden wants to close prison at Guantanamo Bay: White House

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 13 10:56 AM

US President Joe Biden wants to close the Guantanamo Bay prison for terror suspects before the end of his term, the White House said Friday, echoing an unfulfilled campaign promise from Barack Obama's administration.  Read more »

5 dead in Cuba chopper crash: official

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 30 10:36 AM

Five people died in Cuba on Friday when their helicopter crashed on its way from the province of Holguin to Guantanamo in the east of the island, the armed forces ministry announced.    Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 21, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 05:05 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Cuba aims to produce 100M doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Yamil Lage, AFP
Posted at Jan 21 01:22 PM

Technician Mayelin Mejias works at the Vaccine Aseptic and Packaging Processing Plant at the Finlay Vaccine Institute in Havana, Cuba on Wednesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 18, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 12:12 AM

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No need to call Lazarus

Adalberto Roque, AFP
Updated as of Dec 18 12:57 PM

Priests wearing face masks, shields and gloves gesture as they receive pilgrims during the Saint Lazarus procession in El Rincon, Havana, Cuba Read more »

Cuba sees rare protest over freedom of expression

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 28 12:30 PM

About 200 Cuban artists demonstrated outside the country's culture ministry on Friday in a rare protest over freedom of expression that received support from leading Cuban cinema figures. Read more »

Western Union to close in Cuba following new US sanctions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 28 09:08 AM

US-based money transfer company Western Union will close its offices in Cuba following new sanctions from Washington which prevent it from working with Fincimex, a financial company run by the island's military, Havana said Tuesday. Read more »

Trump appointee rescinds rule shielding gov't news outlets from federal tampering

Pranshu Verma, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 28 06:32 AM

WASHINGTON — The chief of the U.S. Agency for Global Media on Monday rescinded a rule that protects news outlets funded by the government, including Voice of America, from federal tampering.  Read more »

TINGNAN: ‘Bright turquoise’ na view ng Earth tampok sa larawan ng NASA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 12:30 PM

Tanaw sa larawan ang mga Cuba, The Bahamas, and southern Florida na kuha ng isa sa kanilang astronauts. Read more »

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. accused of rape

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 19 11:44 AM

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr., already charged for groping three women, has also been accused of raping a woman in 2013, according to a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday. Read more »

Cuba credits 2 drugs with slashing coronavirus death toll

Sarah Marsh, Reuters
Posted at May 23 06:04 AM

Health authorities have reported just two virus-related deaths over the past nine days among more than 200 active cases on the Caribbean's largest island, a sign they may have the worst of the outbreak under control.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 23, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 01:04 AM

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Helping Italy: Cuba sends doctors, nurses as coronavirus cases rise

Daniele Mascolo, Reuters
Posted at Mar 23 08:52 AM

An emergency contingent of Cuban doctors and nurses arrive at Italy's Malpensa airport after travelling from Cuba to help Italy battle the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), near Milan, Italy on Sunday. Read more »

Cuba allows police to snoop electronically

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 28 07:19 AM

HAVANA - Cuba has authorized state security agencies to use electronic surveillance without prior approval from a court, prompting criticism from  Read more »

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr pleads not guilty to new charges in groping case

Brendan Pierson, Reuters
Posted at Nov 01 06:59 AM

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actor Cuba Gooding Jr pleaded not guilty on Thursday to new charges of sexual misconduct involving a third woman, less than a month after pleading not guilty to accusations of groping one woman’s breasts and pinching another’s buttocks. Read more »

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr charged with unlawfully touching third woman: lawyer

Brendan Pierson, Reuters
Posted at Oct 31 06:39 AM

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actor Cuba Gooding Jr, already facing a criminal case over accusations he touched a woman’s breasts in a bar and pinched another’s buttocks in a nightclub, has been charged in connection with a third woman, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Read more »

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. denies groping 2 women

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 05:03 AM

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. pleaded not guilty Tuesday to groping two women as prosecutors revealed that a dozen others had accused the Oscar winner of sexual misconduct.   Read more »

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. to face new US charges in groping case

Brendan Pierson, Reuters
Posted at Oct 11 07:17 AM

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actor Cuba Gooding Jr.’s trial on charges of groping a woman at a Manhattan bar was postponed Thursday as prosecutors revealed they had brought new charges against him in connection with another incident. Read more »