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The Cuban government rejects a request from the opposition to hold a protest in Havana on November 15, claiming involvement of the United States government.
2021-10-12

Nicaragua authorizes the Cuban Abdala and Soberana COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use.
2021-10-2

Cuban president Raúl Castro prepares to step down as Miguel Díaz-Canel is elected as his successor. This marks the first time since the Cuban Revolution that the country is not led by a member of the Castro family.
2018-04-18

Tropical storm warnings are issued for western Cuba and the northwestern Bahamas, and tropical storm warnings are announced for coastal South Florida in the U.S., as a strengthening Tropical Storm Philippe treks north-northeast with maximum sustained winds at 35 mph (55 km-h).
2017-10-28

The first commercial flight from the United States to Cuba since 1961 takes place as "JetBlue Flight 387" lands in Santa Clara, Villa Clara province, after a 51-minute flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. "JetBlue Flight 387" had 150 passengers, including United States Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx.
2016-08-31

Pope Francis meets with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow in Havana, Cuba. It is the first time that the heads of the Roman Catholic Church and Russian Orthodox Church have ever met.
2016-02-12

At least seven people have been killed and another 40 hospitalised from drinking illegal alcohol in the Cuban capital Havana.
2013-07-31

As he arrives in Cuba to begin a three day visit there, Pope Benedict XVI offers a prescription for change.
2012-03-26

United States aid worker Alan Gross is sentenced to 15 years in a Cuban jail, ostensibly for working to undermine the Government of Cuba.
2011-03-12

Fidel Castro reports activities of 500 Cuban-trained doctors in Haiti.
2010-01-18