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US rips Cuba to reach World Baseball Classic final

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 20 05:19 PM

Defending champion United States routed political rival Cuba 14-2 on Sunday to reach the World Baseball Classic final. Read more »

Bird strike forces jetliner to make emergency landing

Agence France Presse
Posted at Mar 06 04:02 PM

A US jetliner taking off from Cuba experienced engine trouble after hitting birds and returned to Havana for an emergency landing on Sunday. Read more »

Meta shutters fake account 'cheerleaders' for Cuban, Bolivian governments

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 24 03:12 AM

California-based Meta launched a probe last year into the two fake news rings, which it said had no ties to one another. Read more »

Biden says US immigration system 'broken'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 04:30 AM

US President Joe Biden said he had previously sent Congress comprehensive legislation to overhaul 'what has been a broken immigration system for a long time.' Read more »

Andy Cruz training for pro debut after leaving Cuba

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 22 09:54 AM

Olympic and triple world amateur boxing champion Andy Cruz -- who was expelled from Cuba's official federation in July -- is planning to turn pro. Read more »

Cuba calls up MLB baseball stars for first time

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 15 09:39 AM

Andy Ibanez and Yoan Lopez both play in Major League Baseball, having defected from the communist-run island nation in 2014. Read more »

Cuban envoy wants to improve ties with PH

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 04:41 PM

Cuban Ambassador to the Philippines Florentino Batista-Gonzalez wants to beef up relations between Cuba and the Philippines. Read more »

Cuba votes to legalize same-sex marriage, surrogacy

Carlos Batista, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 27 06:27 AM

Cubans voted to legalize same-sex marriage and adoption as well as surrogate pregnancies in a referendum over the weekend. Read more »

Cuba to hold referendum on same-sex marriage

Leticia Pineda, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 25 08:42 PM

Cubans on Sunday will vote in a landmark referendum on whether to legalize same-sex marriage and adoption, allow surrogate pregnancies and give greater rights to non-biological parents. Read more »

Italian tourist dies in Cuba's 1st case of monkeypox

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 23 05:22 PM

An Italian tourist with monkeypox, the first reported case in Cuba, has died, the country's health ministry announced on Monday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 11, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 12:04 AM

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

Fighting massive fire at Cuba fuel depot

Yamil Lage, AFP
Posted at Aug 11 02:04 PM

The Mexican firefighting vessel "Bourbon Artabaze" and helicopters battle to contain the days-old blaze at a fuel depot sparked by a lightning strike in Matanzas, Cuba. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 9, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 12:04 AM

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

Cuba fire worsens

Yamil Lage, AFP
Posted at Aug 09 10:00 PM

A firefighter helicopter drops water on a massive fire at a fuel depot sparked by a lightning strike in Matanzas, Cuba. Read more »

Cuba seeks help to contain depot fire

Leticia Pineda, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 07 04:07 PM

Cuba asked for help Saturday to contain a massive fire at a fuel depot that has left at least one person dead, 121 people injured and 17 firefighters missing. Read more »

Fire hits fuel depot in Matanzas, Cuba

Yamil Lage, AFP
Posted at Aug 07 12:14 PM

People look at the black smoke from an oil tank on fire in Matanzas, Cuba, on Saturday. Read more »

Cuba sentences 74 more anti-government protesters

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 23 11:45 AM

Cuban courts issued prison terms for another 74 people involved in last summer's unprecedented anti-government protests, officials said. Read more »

No petrol, no cars: Cubans turn to electric transport

Leticia Pineda, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 22 11:37 AM

As fuel shortages and US sanctions take their toll, Cubans are turning to smaller, cheaper, plug-in alternatives. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 11, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 12 12:15 AM

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

40 killed in Havana hotel explosion

Yamil Lage, AFP
Posted at May 11 11:41 AM

Men on a crane look at the remains of the Saratoga Hotel in Havana, Cuba on Tuesday, days after an explosion. Read more »