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Cuba pardons 2,010 prisoners amid US pressure

Cuba pardons 2,010 prisoners amid US pressure

Cuba's government announced Thursday that it was pardoning 2,010 prisoners as a "humanitarian" gesture during Holy Week, after pledging in March to release dozens amid heightened US pressure on Havana. The major announcement comes days after US President Donald Trump eased a de facto oil

Cuba hit by second nationwide blackout in a week

Cuba hit by second nationwide blackout in a week

Cuba plunged into darkness for the second time in less than a week on Saturday after its national power network failed again, strained by aging infrastructure and a US oil blockade. As night fell, Havana's streets were mostly pitch black, with people navigating using phone lights or flashlights,

Cuba releases prisoners, confirms talks with US

Cuba releases prisoners, confirms talks with US

Cuba's communist authorities on Friday began a prisoner release negotiated with the Vatican and confirmed that talks were underway with the United States amid intense pressure from President Donald Trump. The Justicia 11J rights group said it had been able to confirm the release of two people jailed

Starved of fuel, Cubans scramble to make ends meet

Starved of fuel, Cubans scramble to make ends meet

The US-imposed oil blockade on Cuba is upending the lives of everyday workers, who are switching jobs and ditching their cars to make do amid rolling blackouts and fuel shortages. Yixander Diaz jettisoned both his ride and his work when the father of two, a taxi driver, turned to