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Cuba announces that citizens living abroad will be permitted to invest in and own businesses in the country as the government seeks to expand commercial activity amid an economic crisis.
2026-03-16

Cuban authorities arrest five people after a small group of protesters damaged and set fire to a Communist Party office in Morón, Ciego de Ávila Province, during demonstrations over prolonged blackouts and shortages of basic goods.
2026-03-14

Cuba reports a record 9,907 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 602,526.
2021-08-24

The Senate begins to debate the legalization of abortion up until the 14th week of pregnancy. If passed, Argentina will become the third Latin American country to allow abortion to be performed on demand, after Cuba and Uruguay. The Catholic Church opposes the move. The bill has already been approved by the lower house.
2020-12-29

Catholics in Portugal converge in a shrine in Fatima for a visit by Pope Francis.
2017-05-12

Hurricane Matthew becomes a category-5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds up to 160 mph, the strongest hurricane to form over the Caribbean Sea since Hurricane Felix in 2007. It is expected to impact parts of Haiti, Jamaica and eastern Cuba.
2016-09-30

Swedish charismatic pastor Ulf Ekman, who established the "Livets Ord" ministry, breaks with his megachurch and converts to Roman Catholicism.
2014-03-9

Cuba frees Ivan Hernandez, a dissident who refused to go into exile in Spain.
2011-02-19

Cuba – United States relations: A Cuban website questions the release of "Call of Duty: Black Ops", an American shooter video game in which United States forces try to murder Fidel Castro.
2010-11-11

The Cuban government considers another large-scale round of political prisoner releases after the release of 52 in July.
2010-10-4