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Cuba extends shutdowns after blackouts and hurricane

Cuba extends shutdowns after blackouts and hurricane

Authorities in Cuba decided to extend shutdowns of workplaces and schools through Sunday after the country’s electrical grid collapsed four times last week due to the failure of the country’s largest power plant. The …

Russian football team defeats Cuba in friendly match

Russian football team defeats Cuba in friendly match

The Russian national football team defeated their opponents from Cuba 8-0 in a friendly home match on Monday night at a stadium in Volgograd. Hosts Russia chalked up 3 goals in the first half of the match with Ivan Oblyakov scoring a …

Cuba becomes Russian tourists favorite location

Cuba becomes Russian tourists favorite location

The Russians set a new record for tourist flow to Cuba. According to the tourist flow, Russian tourists became the fourth after Canadians, Cuban immigrants and US residents, ATOR writes.

Iran and Cuba unite in number of areas

Iran and Cuba unite in number of areas

The presidents of Iran and Cuba have signed the agreements on cooperation in various fields. The documents concern cooperation in the political, legal and technological fields.

Turkish and Cuban presidents meet in Ankara for talks

Turkish and Cuban presidents meet in Ankara for talks

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed his Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez with an official ceremony at the presidential complex in the capital Ankara on Wednesday. The leaders will hold one-on-one talks, to be …

Russia's Mir cards to start working in Cuba in 2022

Russia's Mir cards to start working in Cuba in 2022

Cuba will begin accepting Russia's Mir payment cards by the end of the year, Minister of Tourism Juan Carlos Garcia Granda said. "Russian customers will be able to use their Mir cards in Cuba, we will implement this by the end …

China displaces US from Latin America

China displaces US from Latin America

While the West has largely ignored Latin America, or tried to force the region to bend to its will, China has been offering regional actors huge perks with none of the conditions

Cuba says Iran to start producing its COVID-19 vaccine

Cuba says Iran to start producing its COVID-19 vaccine

Iran will next week become the first country outside of Cuba to start producing one of the Communist-run island’s homegrown COVID-19 vaccines on an industrial scale, Cuban state-run media said on Wednesday. The allies are under …

Cuba: why protesters took to the streets

Cuba: why protesters took to the streets

This week Cuba declared a state of emergency in the country amid massive protests calling for free elections and more decisive action to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Pandemic devastated tourism industry and cut state’s ability to finance food imports, leading to higher prices