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Cuba, an Internet laggard, opens Wi-Fi hotspots across country

Last Updated: Friday, July 3, 2015, 03:17

Cuba has opened 35 Wi-Fi access points nationwide, offering unprecedented online access in a country that until now has restricted use of the Internet to an elite few.

British companies to invest $400 mn in Cuba

Last Updated: Friday, May 1, 2015, 07:16

British companies will invest $400 million in Cuba initiatives, in areas that reportedly include agriculture, tourist infrastructure and energy, a business delegation said Thursday.

Cuba, sorely lagging online, says it wants Internet for all

Last Updated: Saturday, February 21, 2015, 03:20

Internet laggard Cuba once again pledged online access for all its people on Friday, acknowledging the country cannot develop without being better connected.

Netflix launches streaming service in Cuba

Last Updated: Monday, February 9, 2015, 22:37

The service, starting at $7.99 per month, will be available to customers with international payment cards, Netflix said in a statement.

UN chief meets with Fidel Castro in Havana

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 03:39

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has met with former Cuban leader Fidel Castro in Havana.

LatAm foreign ministers kick off Cuba summit

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 04:14

Foreign ministers from 33 Latin American and Caribbean nations have met in the Cuban capital for a summit of Western Hemisphere countries minus the United States and Canada.

Dozens of dissidents arrested in Cuba as major summit looms

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 06:59

Dozens of dissidents have been detained in a "wave of political repression" ahead of a major international summit in Cuba, activists said Sunday.

Cuban dissident arrested after meeting with European leaders

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 03:57

Leading Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer has been arrested after meeting with European diplomats in Havana, activists said Saturday.

Cuba to freeze foreign funds linked to al Qaeda, Taliban

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 03:35

The Cuban government adopted legislation to immediately freeze funds from foreign banks linked to terror groups, including al Qaeda and the Taliban, officials said Friday.

Six Cuban asylum-seekers stuck at Bogota airport

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 07:34

Colombia refused to entertain asylum applications from six Cubans who have been stuck in the transit area of Bogota`s international airport since New Year`s Day after a failed attempt to enter Ecuador.

EU should revise position on Cuba: Netherlands FM

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 01:27

The European Union should seek to strengthen ties with Cuba, Netherlands Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans said Tuesday during a two-day visit to the Communist-run Caribbean nation.

Castro tells US to drop the demands on political front

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 05:05

President Raul Castro has warned his country could remain estranged from the United States for decades if Washington does not drop political demands.