SAN LUIS, Cuba (AP) — A neighbor lent him a house to dry leaves, and he had a little fertilizer saved, so he plucked up
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Cuban Pet Lovers Struggle To Care For Island’s Silky-Haired Native Lapdog
HAVANA (Reuters) — Maylin Amador breeds and styles one of Cuba’s most attractive dogs — the Havanese bichon, a small but lively lapdog with abundant
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Cuba’s Internet Slows To Crawl As More Island Residents Connect
HAVANA (Reuters) — Cubans suffering long lines for food, fuel and medicine now have a new problem: painfully slow internet. Internet service, never speedy in
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Cubans Want Lechon For Christmas This Holiday Season … But Can’t Get It
HAVANA (AP) — As Belkis Fajardo, 69, walks through the dense streets of downtown Havana with a small bag of lettuce and onions in hand,
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Cuban Scientists Work To Save Rare Crocodile
CIENAGA DE ZAPATA — Shirtless and waist-deep in the dark waters of Cuba’s palm-speckled Zapata Swamp, researcher Etiam Perez releases a baby crocodile confiscated from
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2nd Firefighter Dies as Cuba Controls Big Oil Facility Fire
HAVANA — Officials said that a second firefighter has died in Cuba, where crews have controlled a massive blaze that began last week at a
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Cuba Brings Oil Depot Fire Under Control, Worst In Island’s History
HAVANA — Firefighters on Tuesday finally overcame what officials described as the worst fire in Cuba’s history that over five days destroyed 40 percent of
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Oil Facility Fire Jeopardizes Cuba’s Frail Electric System
HAVANA — A deadly fire that began at a large oil storage facility in western Cuba spread today, threatening to plunge the island into a
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Fire at Cuba Oil Facility Spreads as 3rd Tank Ignites
HAVANA — A deadly fire that began at a large oil storage facility in western Cuba spread today after flames enveloped a third tank that
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Cuba Fire Rages at Fuel Storage Port; Mexico, Venezuela Sending Help
HAVANA — A massive oil-fed fire burned for a second day on Saturday near Cuba’s supertanker port in Matanzas, as Mexico and Venezuela sent teams
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