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Another Cuban Oil Well Turns Up Dry

The Venezuelan government-owned company PDVSA reported that it found no commercially viable oil in Cuban waters in the Gulf of Mexico, making their exploration well the third unsuccessful search for oil in recent months.

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Cuba Acuses the USA of Subversion

Cuba accused the United States on Thursday of actively working to promote a “regime change” in Cuba. While the charges are not new, they come less than a week before the US presidential elections and on the heels of Hurricane Sandy which caused major damage in both countries.

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Post-Sandy: Castro Realistic & Optimistic

President Raul Castro’s main message to people is not to lose hope and assuring they will not be abandoned.The latest destruction reports show over 180,000 damaged or destroyed homes along with over 100,000 hectares of crops destroyed.

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Venezuela Sending More Aid to Cuba/Haiti

The Venezuelan government today sent 93 tons of foods to Cuba on an “air bridge” that will continue transporting humanitarian assistance in the wake of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, reported Venezuela’s minister of the Interior, Nestor Reverol.

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Bolivia to Send Water and Food to Cuba

The government of Evo Morales approved on Wednesday the sending of 120 tons of humanitarian assistance to Cuba to help address the destruction caused by the Hurricane Sandy, reported Bolivian Minister of Defense Ruben Saavedra.

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Cuba to Lose Trade Assistance from Europe

Cuba, along with other eleven countries, will be taken out of the 2014 European System of Tariff Advantages (SGP) after having been classified in recent years as being a medium-high income economy as determined by the World Bank, reported the executive office of the European Union on Tuesday.

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