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State terrorism and double standards

By   /  April 20, 2013  /  Conflict, World  /  No Comments

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By Lisa Karpova | Pravda.ru The hunger strike was held in the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to lawyers, involving over a hundred inmates. Prison officials argue that fasting prisoners are about 40 -, two months have already passed amid signs of deteriorating health and increased desperation of the prisoners. Last Sunday, the [...]

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Pentagon Requests $49 Million To Build New Gitmo Prison

By   /  March 23, 2013  /  In Other News, World  /  No Comments

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RT | PrinceVega The US Southern Command (Southcom) has requested $49 million to build a new prison building at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba “for special detainees” as well as carry out other “necessary” renovations, US media reveal. The proposed facility is an apparent replacement for Camp 7, which was constructed to hold 14 “high-value” detainees – including [...]

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Cholera Spreads in Cuba After Hurricane Sandy

By   /  December 27, 2012  /  Environment, News, World  /  No Comments

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ENS-Newswire A rise in cholera cases in the Cuban capital Havana is being traced back to parts of the country hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy, the worst natural disaster to strike Cuba in half a century. The Cuban government is saying little about reported cases of cholera. But doctors who have recorded new cases of [...]

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How Cuba came close to owning 100 Soviet nuclear weapons during Cuban Missile Crisis

By   /  October 12, 2012  /  Conflict, World  /  No Comments

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ANI The Soviet Union had secretly planned to leave over 100 nuclear weapons in Cuba after the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis but were so scared by Fidel Castro’s instability that they made up a law to retrieve them, according to a report. Documents released by the US National Security Archive disclose how close [...]

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Cuba tests prostate cancer vaccine

By   /  September 25, 2012  /  Health  /  No Comments

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IANS | NewKerala Cuban scientists said they have concluded the second round of the clinical trial of a potential vaccine against prostate cancer. Urologist Ranfis Rodriguez Monday said 56 patients, who were vaccinated in two hospitals, showed a remarkable improvement in their condition, reported Xinhua. A decrease in specific prostate tumour antigens was observed with little [...]

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Moment when JF Kennedy was mocked by top generals behind his back during Cuban Missile Crisis caught on tape!

By   /  September 25, 2012  /  In Other News, World  /  No Comments

Cuban Missile Crisis

ANI Former US President John F Kennedy’s top generals were actually bad-mouthing him behind his back, when the Cuban Missile Crisis has reached its peak in 1962, a new tape has revealed. When the former US President left the room, Marine Corps Commandant General David Shoup said that ‘Kennedy was doing things ‘piecemeal’ and needed a talking to’. [...]

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Power outages left millions without power in Cuba

By   /  September 10, 2012  /  Environment, World  /  No Comments

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By ChillyManjaro | The Watchers Power failed across a large swath of western Cuba on Sunday night, plunging millions of people into darkness including those in the capital of Havana and at the popular beach resort of Varadero. The outage knocked out air-conditioning units and electric fans on a sweltering late-summer Caribbean night. Other cities [...]

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American Fined For Traveling To Cuba

By   /  August 2, 2012  /  In Other News, World  /  No Comments

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A New Yorker who traveled to Cuba 13 years ago was fined by U.S. court on Friday for visiting the socialist country without government approval.

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