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The plane, the pilot, the boxes, and the parts found
Human error? Technical-mechanical failures? Both are possible, and they’ve both been present in the history of aviation. But to be told that the only objective of the ongoing…
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Cuban medicine HeberFERON found to be effective against skin cancer
The Cuban drug HeberFERON, developed by specialists from the island, has been confirmed to be an effective treatment against basal carcinoma, the most frequent disease associated with…
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Louis A. Pérez Jr.: In search of the enigma of being Cuban
HAVANA - This time I did not miss the opportunity to meet Louis A. Pérez Jr. (New York, 1943), whose investigative work of more than 30 years has been recently released to the Cuban…
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Mexico suspends Global Air operations
The General Directorate of Civil Aviation of Mexico decided this week to temporarily suspend Global Air while conducting investigations into last Friday's plane crash in Havana.
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One of three survivors of the Havana plane crash dies
HAVANA - Grettel Landrove, 23, one of the three survivors of the April 19 air disaster died at 3:45 on Monday (May 21) afternoon. The news was made public during the 8 p.m. Cuban TV…
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It exploded in every Cuban home
A Boeing 737-201 crashed at 12:08 p.m on Friday, shortly after taking off from Havana. Three women were pulled alive from the wreckage, and are in critical condition. The plane, which…
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EU, Cuba build ties in face of U.S. pressure
The EU and Cuba are to sign a renewable energy deal next week, a step towards normalizing relations in defiance of Washington's continuing hardline stance on Havana.
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U.S. trade embargo has cost Cuba $130 billion, U.N. says
A United Nations agency said on Tuesday an “unjust” U.S. financial and trade embargo on Cuba had cost the country’s economy $130 billion over nearly six decades.
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Cuba condemns U.S. aggression
In declarations made on television, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, the Foreign Ministry's director general for the U.S., condemned a speech given by V.P. Mike Pence stating that the United…
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Non-agricultural cooperatives: What the experts say
What some also call urban cooperatives were born without being recognized in the Constitution of the Republic. On the other hand, a history of advances and failures in agricultural…
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