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Antonio Perdomo, who guided the Cuban women's volleyball team to Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1996 and the bronze in 2004, has died of respiratory failure, according to a state television report. He was 66. Cuba's Institute of Sports told state TV that Perdomo died suddenly Monday morning in Havana.
About 400 people visit the emergency room every day at the Hospital Pediatrico William Soler in Havana, Cuba. Here in the South Hills, St. Clair Hospital gets about 175 patients a day to its ER.
Ida’s maximum sustained winds increased to about 105 miles (168 kilometers) per hour, from 100 mph earlier today, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Ida was 140 miles west-northwest of the western tip of Cuba at 7 p.m. Miami time, the center said.
Growing numbers of Cuban Americans are changing their views on the longstanding ban on U.S. travel to the communist island, which means the law may finally actually change
Havana - The Vatican on Saturday called on the government of Cuba to allow the Catholic Church greater access to mass media in the communist country. Our wish is for the Cuban church to have a more normal access to mass communication media, Archbis...
Dueling visits to Brazil by the presidents of Israel and Iran are showing the South American powerhouse's growing role in Mideast diplomacy.
(Raleigh, NC – October 22, 2009) Environmental Defense Fund will send a team of experts to Havana, Cuba, on Sunday to discuss ways to eliminate overfishing, protect coral reefs, conserve coastal areas, and tap potential ocean energy – a signal that greater environmental cooperation may be on the horizon.
Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 1:21 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 1:21 p.m. HAVANA - The pitcher who helped Cuba defeat the Baltimore Orioles in the United States a decade ago is in stable condition after his face was crushed with a blunt object while trying to stop a fight.
Hurricane Ida intensified off the Mexican resort of Cancun on Sunday and aimed for the Gulf of Mexico as the storm's heavy rains killed at least 42 people in El Salvador.
The United States is likely to decide soon to send an envoy to North Korea, the first such mission by President Barack Obama's administration to jumpstart denuclearization talks, an official has said.
Hurricane Ida strengthened off the Mexican resort city of Cancun on the Yucatan Peninsula on Sunday as the storm's heavy rains killed at least 42 people in El Salvador.
Parts of coastal Louisiana and Mississippi are now under a Hurricane Watch as Hurricane Ida makes its way through the Gulf of Mexico. The Hurricane Watch is in effect from Grand Isle, Louisiana to the Mississippi/Alabama border. New Orleans is not affected by the watch. At 10 a.m. Eastern time, the center of Ida was about 80 miles west-southeast of the western tip of Cuba.
MIAMI, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Hurricane Ida grew into a Category 2 storm Sunday as it neared the northeastern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula, forecasters said.
Tropical storm warnings were issued Saturday for parts of Mexico and Cuba as Ida rapidly gained strength over Caribbean waters, and the storm could start affecting the U.S. Gulf Coast by Tuesday.
The United States must lift the embargo and travel restrictions enacted in 1962 in order for Cuba to move forward, Cuban and American political leaders said....
CANCUN, Mexico — Ida grew into a hurricane for a second time as it roared over the Caribbean on a path that could take it between Mexico's resort-studded Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba ...
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