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HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba on Tuesday slammed U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest comments about the island as “disrespectful, unacceptable and meddling,” while reiterating it was not involved in the alleged incidents that had harmed U.S. diplomats in Havana. The sharply worded Foreign Ministry statement came after U.S. and Cuban delegations met in Washington to discuss […]
Enlarge / The Capri Hotel in 2008. (credit: Getty | ADALBERTO ROQUE) On Tuesday, the State Department confirmed that two more Americans have fallen victim to an ongoing series of mysterious attacks targeting diplomats in Cuba, the Associated Press reports. The new cases bring the total of Americans affected by the assaults to 21. US authorities […]
A group of hard-line Republican senators are urging Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to demand Cuba take action against alleged attacks on American diplomats or shut down the US embassy in Havana. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and four other GOP senators sent a letter to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Friday, calling on the […]
The mysterious stories of US diplomats in Cuba falling victim to bizarre “health attacks” including hearing loss and brain injuries have become even more bizarre, with AP discovering that some symptoms were limited to specific rooms or parts of rooms. Details surrounding what the White House has only described as “incidents” are sparse, and the […]
AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File WASHINGTON (AP) — Two more Americans have been confirmed to be affected by unexplained health attacks against U.S. diplomats in Cuba, the United States said Tuesday, raising the total number of victims to 21. The additional two individuals appear to be cases that were only recently reported but occurred in the […]
Published time: 9 Sep, 2017 09:34 With Cuba facing two extremely destructive hurricanes this weekend, tourists and even dolphins have been evacuated from the projected paths of the storms. READ MORE: Hurricane Irma on track for direct hit on Miami (LIVE UPDATES) Hurricane Irma barrelled into the island’s northern coast early Saturday, fresh from claiming […]
Published time: 9 Sep, 2017 01:14 President Donald Trump has announced the extension of the trade embargo against Cuba for another year after rolling back much of the previous administration’s policies that reopened American investment and travel policy. The White House issued the presidential memorandum Friday, extending the ban under the Trading with the Enemy […]
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AP WASHINGTON (AP) — Mysterious health attacks on the American diplomatic community in Cuba continued as recently as August, the United States said Friday, despite earlier US assessments that the attacks had long stopped. The US increased its tally of government personnel affected to 19. The new US disclosures came the same day that the […]
Thomson Reuters One of the few foreign energy companies with a presence in Cuba is now seeking funding for a 2018 exploration drilling campaign for Block 9, which is expected to hold over 44 billion barrels of in-place potential oil reserves. Melbana Energy, an Australia-based oil and gas explorer, has announced a funding round to finance its […]
