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The Trump administration announces it will allow lawsuits by U.S. citizens against dozens of Cuban companies and other entities concerning property confiscated by the Cuban government. A spokesperson says Cuba's support for Venezuela's incumbent president, Nicolás Maduro, was taken into consideration when the decision was made.
2019-03-4

Cuban officials announce they have detected the first case of the Zika virus transmitted inside the country: a 21-year-old Havana woman who had not traveled abroad. Cuba has reported a handful of travel-associated Zika cases, all believed imported from Venezuela.
2016-03-16

President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez returns home after undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba.
2013-02-18

Venezuelan Cabinet ministers get together to pray for the recovery of President Hugo Chávez, who is in Cuba recovering from a cancer operation.
2012-12-31

Nicolás Maduro, the Vice President of Venezuela, warns that President Hugo Chávez faces a "difficult" recovery from cancer surgery in Cuba.
2012-12-12

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez arrives back in Cuba for chemotherapy treatment.
2011-07-16

President Hugo Chávez returns to Venezuela after undergoing surgery for cancer in Cuba.
2011-07-4

The President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez speaks on Venezuelan television that he is fighting cancer in Cuba.
2011-06-30

The inaugural meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States due to be held in Venezuela next week is deferred due to a slow recovery of President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez from an operation in Cuba.
2011-06-30

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez responds to criticism from Organization of American States Secretary General José Miguel Insulza by saying the OAS is interfering in the country's internal affairs and referring to Insulza as a "spokesman of the empire" during a radio address.
2011-01-10