Cuba
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Gold Cup: Cuba eliminated
Football | Jul 22, 2013, 06:30 AM ISTAtlanta (US), July 22: Caribbean Cup champions Cuba were eliminated from the CONCACAF Gold Cup Tournament with a 1-6 loss to Panama in a quarterfinal game.Cuba opened the scoring in the 21st minute from Jose
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Panama seizes North Korean ship carrying missiles from Cuba
World | Jul 16, 2013, 06:10 PM ISTPanama, Jul 16: Panama said it has seized a North Korean-flagged ship carrying what appeared to be ballistic missiles and other arms which had set sail from Cuba.Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli told RPC radio on
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Gold Cup: Cuba faces elimination
Football | Jul 14, 2013, 12:50 PM ISTSandy, (Utah), July 14: Caribbean Cup champions Cuba failed to capitalise on an early goal lead and suffered a 1-4 defeat to host United States in Group C of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.Cuba opened the
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Gold Cup: US defeat Belize 6-1; Costa Rica beats Cuba 3-0
Football | Jul 10, 2013, 11:37 AM ISTPortland, Jul 10: Chris Wondolowski scored a first-half hat trick as the United States opened its CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign on Tuesday with a 6-1 victory over Belize, which was making its debut in the
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Cuba, China sign agreement on sports cooperation
Other Sports | Apr 23, 2013, 06:39 PM ISTHavana, Apr 23: Cuba and China signed a collaboration agreement to enhance bilateral cooperation in the sports sector.The accord covers the exchange of advisory and scientific information, trainers' formation and the preparation of the Chinese
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FIFA chief Blatter to visit Cuba
Football | Apr 13, 2013, 07:20 PM ISTHavana, Apr 13: FIFA president Joseph Blatter is expected to arrive in Havana Tuesday on a two-day work visit for meetings with national sports officials.Blatter will arrive from Haiti, as part of a regional tour,
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US officials probe Beyonce, Jay-Z's trip to Cuba
Hollywood | Apr 10, 2013, 05:18 PM ISTWashington, April 10: The US Treasury Department is investigating the trip music icons Jay-Z and Beyonce made to Cuba last week.Republican lawmakers have requested an explanation about the type of travel authorization they were issued
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Julieta Venegas to perform in Cuba
Hollywood | Nov 02, 2012, 12:36 PM ISTHavana, Nov 2: Mexican singer-songwriter Julieta Venegas will perform for the first time in Cuba Dec 3 in a concert to help the UN's worldwide campaign to end violence against women, Cuban official media said
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Cubans tune in to Real Madrid vs Barcelona
Football | Apr 23, 2012, 01:46 PM ISTHavana, Apr 23: Nobody thinks the beautiful game is about to run baseball off this Caribbean island, although it's indisputable that Cubans have developed a near-fanatic interest in Messi and Ronaldo, Kaka and Xavi.That was
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De Armas Listed Absent For Cuba's Game With Canada
Football | Mar 27, 2012, 09:11 AM ISTNashville, Tenn., Mar 27: Cuba listed Yosmel de Armas as absent Monday against Canada in the CONCACAF men's Olympic qualifying tournament, and the Cuban coach declined to comment on why the midfielder was not present
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Flies To Cuba For Urgent Tumor Removal
World | Feb 25, 2012, 09:51 AM ISTCaracas, Feb 25: President Hugo Chavez bid an emotional farewell laced with references to Jesus Christ and independence hero Simon Bolivar as he departed Venezuela on Friday for Cuba for urgent surgery to remove a
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Chavez To Return To Cuba For Chemotherapy
World | Jul 16, 2011, 08:31 AM ISTCaracas, Venezuela, July 16: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced Friday that he will return to Cuba to begin a new phase of cancer treatment that will include chemotherapy.Chavez said he was seeking legislative approval to
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Chavez's Cancer Revelation Rattles Venezuela
World | Jul 02, 2011, 09:49 PM ISTCaracas, July 02: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he will meet with members of his Cabinet in Cuba to review government programs while recovering after surgery for a cancerous tumor.Chavez says he plans to meet
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Chavez Recovers From Surgery In Cuba
World | Jun 27, 2011, 08:37 PM ISTCaracas, Venezuela, Jun 27 : Elena de Chavez, the mother of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, on Sunday sent her blessings to her son who was recovering in Cuba following surgery there two weeks ago.De Chavez