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Thursday, April 16th 2015 - 22:23 UTC
Greenpeace reacts to NOAA report showing U.S. overfished stocks at all-time low

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released the 2014 Status of U.S. Fisheries report, which indicates that the number of US fish stocks listed as overfished or subject to overfishing has dropped to an all-time low since 1997, when NOAA began tracking stock status.
Wednesday, April 15th 2015 - 07:28 UTC
Cuba to be removed from terror sponsors' list, announced President Obama

The White House announced on Tuesday that President Obama intends to remove Cuba from the US government's list of nations that sponsor terrorism, eliminating a major obstacle to the restoration of diplomatic relations after decades of hostilities. The decision to remove Cuba from the list represents a crucial step in Obama’s effort to turn the page on a Cold War-era dispute.
Tuesday, April 14th 2015 - 11:29 UTC
Cuban-American Senator Rubio launches 2016 campaign for the White House

US Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio launched his presidential campaign at a rally on Monday in Miami, calling for a new era of American leadership that is not “stuck in the 20th century.”
Monday, April 13th 2015 - 08:48 UTC
Hillary Clinton launches presidential bid as 'champion for regular US citizens”

Hillary Clinton has promised to be a champion for regular US citizens as she kicked off a long-awaited second run for the White House as the commanding Democratic front runner. Clinton, who lost a bruising Democratic nominating battle to Barack Obama in 2008, was expected to travel soon to Iowa, the state that holds the kickoff nominating contest in early 2016.
Sunday, April 12th 2015 - 10:55 UTC
Castro and Obama make history: 'we have agreed we can disagree with respect and civility'

President Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro sat down together on Saturday in the first formal meeting of the two country's leaders in over a half-century, pledging to reach for the kind of peaceful relationship that has eluded their nations for generations.
Sunday, April 12th 2015 - 08:55 UTC
Obama praised the 'new beginning' in the bilateral relation with Cuba

United States President Barack Obama addressed American leaders in the meeting currently taking place in the City of Panama praising the diplomatic rapprochement between Washington and Cuba which he called “a new beginning” in the bilateral relation.
Sunday, April 12th 2015 - 08:46 UTC
Castro calls for a 'civilized relationship'; apologizes to Obama and condemns ten previous US presidents

Cuban President Raul Castro was received with a standing ovation as he readied to address the VII Summit of the Americas, held in Panama City, in a historic presentation. The Caribbean leader stressed the importance of the rapprochement with the United States but questioned the US policy towards Venezuela.
Saturday, April 11th 2015 - 06:25 UTC
Obama and Raul Castro shook hands at opening of the Americas summit in Panama

US President Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro on Friday shook hands and sat near each other at the historic Panama Summit of the Americas, a new milestone in efforts to shed decades of animosity. Obama and Castro greeted each other as UN chief Ban Ki-moon looked on, before taking their seats with other regional leaders at a Panama City convention center.
Saturday, April 11th 2015 - 05:38 UTC
Uruguayan president meets Obama; UNHCR will provide Guantanamo detainees with homes

The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, will provide homes to six former detainees of the US military prison in Guantanamo who have struggled to resettle in Uruguay, the country`s President said on Friday.
Friday, April 10th 2015 - 07:14 UTC
Cuba and US hold historic meeting at highest level in Panama

US Secretary of State John Kerry and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez have held talks, in the highest level meeting between the two countries in more than half a century. The two were involved in closed-door discussions after arriving in Panama for a summit.