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Videos show Cubans building ‘The Winner’ before voyage to Florida Keys
Read full article: Videos show Cubans building ‘The Winner’ before voyage to Florida KeysMore and more Cubans are risking their lives at sea to get to the United States. Michael Bustamante, a historian at the University of Miami, and Andy Gomez, an expert on post-Fidel Castro Cuba, said there is an ongoing immigration crisis that is going largely ignored.
2nd firefighter dies as Cuba controls big oil facility fire
Read full article: 2nd firefighter dies as Cuba controls big oil facility fireA second firefighter has died in Cuba, where crews have controlled a massive blaze that began last week at a key oil storage facility amid a deepening energy crisis.
Firefighters subdue deadly blaze at key oil facility in Cuba
Read full article: Firefighters subdue deadly blaze at key oil facility in CubaCuba authorities say a deadly fire that has consumed at least half of a large oil storage facility in western Cuba and threatens to bring more power failures to the island's already fragile electric system has been largely controlled after nearly five days.
Cuba: U.S. says Cuban government has not formally requested help after massive fire
Read full article: Cuba: U.S. says Cuban government has not formally requested help after massive fireThe Cuban government has yet to formally request U.S. assistance for the ongoing massive oil storage facility fire in Matanzas, Local 10 learned Tuesday.
Raging fire consumes 4th tank at Cuba oil storage facility
Read full article: Raging fire consumes 4th tank at Cuba oil storage facilityFlames have engulfed a fourth tank at an oil storage facility in western Cuba as the raging fire consumes critical fuel supplies on an island facing a growing energy crisis.
77 hurt, 6 critically, 17 missing as fire still rages at Cuban oil tank farm
Read full article: 77 hurt, 6 critically, 17 missing as fire still rages at Cuban oil tank farmCuban authorities say lightning struck a crude oil storage tank in the city of Matanzas, causing a fire that led to four explosions that injured 52 people, 13 of them critically.
Virus slams Cuba as it races to roll out its new vaccines
Read full article: Virus slams Cuba as it races to roll out its new vaccinesThe COVID-19 pandemic is slamming Cuba like never before, even as the country races to roll out its homegrown vaccines — the only locally developed shots widely used in Latin America.
Violent crackdown in Cuba: Soldiers leave ‘pool of blood’ during arrest in Cárdenas, activist says
Read full article: Violent crackdown in Cuba: Soldiers leave ‘pool of blood’ during arrest in Cárdenas, activist saysVito LaNave said his friend in Cuba was panicking. The South Florida resident said his friend in Havana sent him text messages asking him to tell friends in Miami that Cuban police officers were arresting, beating, and killing unarmed civilians.