Sources: The Guardian
Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Western Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane. Residents of the Tampa Bay area of Florida, United States, are ordered to evacuate. 2022-09-27
Firefighters in Cuba bring a catastrophic fire at an oil terminal in Matanzas under control after it burned out of control for five consecutive days, destroying 40% of the country's main fuel storage facility and causing widespread blackouts. 2022-08-9
Cuba recognizes cryptocurrency as legal tender, becoming the second nation to do so after El Salvador. 2021-08-27
Hurricane Laura heads toward the Gulf Coast of the United States. The storm is now over western Cuba after killing multiple people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The coasts of Texas and Louisiana prepare to receive Laura as a category 3 (or higher) hurricane. 2020-08-25
Hurricane Irma regains category 5 strength just before it makes landfall on Cuba's Camaguey Archipelago. 2017-09-8
Monitoring group Turkey Blocks reports that a provisional administrative order blocks access to all language editions of Wikipedia in Turkey. 2017-04-29
IBM's Watson artificial intelligence program wins on the U.S. quiz show "Jeopardy!", defeating Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings, the series' most successful contestants. [https:--www.pcmag.com-article2-0,2817,2380489,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121 (PC Mag)] "Watson" used Wikipedia, among other sources, as its knowledge base. "[https:--web.archive.org-web-20121021042319-http:--www.vancouversun.com-entertainment-Watson+computer+Ottawa+roots-4290481-story.html (The Vancouver Sun)]" "[https:--www.npr.org-2011-02-11-133686004-IBM-Computer-Faces-Off-Against-Jeopardy-Champs (NPR)]" "[http:--www.ibm.com-ibm100-us-en-icons-watson- (IBM)]"2011-02-16
Three more dissidents released by Cuba on humanitarian grounds arrive in Spain. 2010-07-22
Cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas ends a 134 day hunger strike after the Cuban government is to release 52 political prisoners. 2010-07-8
Haiti acknowledges the immediate international assistance it received from Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela following the recent earthquake and confirms the death toll has reached 150,000. 2010-01-29