Images after Hurricane Melissa expose Cuba’s descent into extreme poverty

Hurricane Melissa’s impact on eastern Cuba has exposed the country’s extreme poverty and the state of abandonment in remote ...
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Cuba battles virus outbreak despite shortages of food, medicine

Cuba has been gripped by an outbreak of the viral disease chikungunya, as it battles shortages of clean water, food, fuel and ...

Tourism to Cuba plunges as it reels from shortages and sanctions

International travel to Cuba is tumbling, putting the cash-strapped communist island on track for its worst showing since the ...

Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead in trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa left at least dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and ...
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'No internet, no phone lines'; Cuban native in PSL concerned after Hurricane Melissa

PORT ST. LUCIE − A native of Cuba living in Port St. Lucie who still has family in the island nation expressed concerns as Hurricane Melissa made landfall there early Oct. 29 after hitting Jamaica a ...
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Report: Protesters arrested in July 2021 demonstrations in Cuba detained in 'dismal conditions'

Hundreds of demonstrators detained for taking part in island-wide July 2021 protests in Cuba have been “subject to serious abuses" in prison, Human Rights Watch reported Friday. The global advocacy ...

Rescues continue in Cuba, where flooding from Hurricane Melissa left many trapped

Rescue operations and urgent evacuations continued in Cuba on Friday, as people remained trapped by severe flooding left by the torrential rains from Hurricane Melissa on rural areas and towns across ...