Tag: Cuba
U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for 10 missing Cubans
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for 10 Cuban migrants who went missing last week after their boat capsized...
Cuban baseball player defects after arriving in Florida
HAVANA — The Cuban Baseball Federation confirmed Wednesday night that one of the players on the national team defected a few hours after the...
US grants Cuban baseball players visas days before tourney
HAVANA — The U.S. government finally issued visas for the players and coaches of the Cuban national baseball team to compete in the Baseball...
Growing mystery of suspected energy attacks draws US concern
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is facing new pressure to resolve a mystery that has vexed its predecessors: Is an adversary using a microwave...
Cuba baseball squad without visas as Olympic qualifier nears
HAVANA — Just over a week before the start of the Americas Olympic qualifying tournament in Florida, the Cuban team does not have visas...
Lawyer: US approves release of oldest Guantanamo prisoner
WASHINGTON — A 73-year-old from Pakistan who is the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center was notified on Monday that he has...
Cuba rolls out mass vaccines while awaiting study results
HAVANA — The jab didn't even hurt, and Mabel Aguilera figures it may finally let her see granddaughters on the other side of Cuba...
US opens 2nd-chance Olympic baseball qualifying vs Nicaragua
CARY, N.C. — The United States will open its second chance to qualify for the baseball tournament at the Tokyo Olympics when it faces...
US military: 32 of 40 Guantanamo prisoners now vaccinated
WASHINGTON — Most of the prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of Tuesday,...
Cuba’s Communist Party chooses Miguel Díaz-Canel as leader
HAVANA — In many ways, Cuba's new maximum leader is nothing like those who have governed the island for the past six decades.
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