Tag: Cuba

• Wednesday, August 24th 2022 - 10:10 UTC

  Patients with monkeypox die in Cuba, Mexico

  

  Cuba and Mexico have joined the list of countries such as Brazil, Peru, and Spain, where people with monkeypox have died, it was reported Tuesday. Worldwide, there have been 41,664 cases and 12 deaths.

• Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 17:26 UTC

  First Cuban case of monkeypox almost fatal, still serious

  

  Cuban authorities have confirmed during the weekend the first case of monkeypox in the country. It was a 38-year-old Italian tourist who was reported to be in serious condition, according to Granma.

• Friday, August 19th 2022 - 10:03 UTC

  Argentine President calls for an end to Venezuela, Cuba blockades

  

  Argentina's Alberto Fernández Thursday called for an “end” to blockades against Cuba and Venezuela during an event at the Kirchner Cultural Center (CCK) in Buenos Aires hosted by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), of which he currently holds the pro-tempore presidency.

• Monday, August 8th 2022 - 21:29 UTC

  Fuel deposit fire in Cuba reaches 4th day - one firefighter dies

  

  A gruesome fire in Cuba has reached its fourth day. A fuel deposit has been burning since Friday in Matanzas, in western Cuba, in what has already been described as the biggest industrial disaster in the country's history.

• Thursday, August 4th 2022 - 09:18 UTC

  Cuba to produce antibiotics locally to save on pricy imports

  

  Cuban health authorities announced earlier this week that the Caribbean nation will produce some antibiotics in high demand at Intensive Care Units (ICUs) to save on their high price.

• Tuesday, July 19th 2022 - 22:43 UTC

  Cubans to keep enduring power cuts in blazing summer

  

  The electricity supply in Cuba's capital city is showing increasingly recurrent cuts as the aging power plants seem to be reaching their point of technical exhaustion.

• Wednesday, June 8th 2022 - 09:34 UTC

  Cuba and Argentina deepen agricultural assistance

  

  Cuban and Argentina have agreed on mutual agricultural cooperation to boost the livestock of the Caribbean country with the support of the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) and Argentine companies, it was announced Tuesday.

• Monday, June 6th 2022 - 09:26 UTC

  Brazil: Mr. and Mrs. Lula test positive for COVID-19

  

  Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his wife Janja tested positive Sunday for COVID-19, due to which all campaign engagements have been suspended, the candidate's press office announced.

• Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 09:43 UTC

  US lifts restrictions on air services to and from Cuba

  

  The US Government of President Joseph Biden Wednesday lifted a series of restrictions on flights to and from Cuba stemming from the Donald Trump era, the Transportation Department announced.

• Friday, May 27th 2022 - 09:04 UTC

  Biden negotiating Argentina's presence at Summit of the Americas

  

  US President Joseph Biden's envoy Christopher Dodd arrived in Buenos Aires to talk Alberto Fernández into attending next month's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, a gathering many leaders intend to boycott following the host's decision not to invite the non-democratically ruled Nicaragua, Cuba, and Venezuela.