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Cuba cancels cigar festival as fuel crisis escalates
AFP, Published on 15/02/2026
» HAVANA - Cuba on Saturday announced the cancellation of its iconic cigar festival, amid a major energy crisis sparked by US pressure on the cash-strapped island.
Cubans queue for fuel as Trump issues energy ultimatum
AFP, Published on 31/01/2026
» HAVANA - Cubans queued around the block for fuel Friday, as the island's Communist government decried US efforts to "suffocate" the already‑stricken economy with a virtual oil blockade.
Chip war and censorship hobble Chinese tech giants in chatbot race
AFP, Published on 22/03/2023
» BEIJING - Search giant Baidu's lacklustre unveiling of its chatbot exposed gaps in China's race to rival ChatGPT, as censorship and a US squeeze on chip imports have hamstrung the country's artificial intelligence ambitions.
'Not afraid of the virus': Wuhan turns page on Covid, three years on
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» WUHAN, China: Residents of China's Wuhan said Monday they were hopeful for the future and no longer afraid of Covid-19, three years after the city was locked down over what was then a mysterious virus.
Help from Mexico, Venezuela arrives as Cuba battles deadly depot fire
AFP, Published on 07/08/2022
» MATANZAS (CUBA) - Aircraft, firefighters and specialists from Mexico and Venezuela arrived in Cuba Sunday to help put out a massive fire at a fuel depot that has left at least one person dead, 121 people injured and 17 firefighters missing.
Gas tank graveyard has Mexico City residents up in arms
AFP, Published on 11/04/2022
» MEXICO CITY - Thousands of disused gas cylinders sit outside under the sun at a former refinery in Mexico City, producing a foul smell that neighbors say has made their lives a nightmare.
Biden touts US as democracy champion, China scoffs
AFP, Published on 11/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said Friday that democracy "knows no borders" as he closed a two-day summit on democratic freedoms while fending off a storm of criticism from China and domestic critics alike.
400,000 people facing famine in war-torn Tigray: UN
AFP, Published on 03/07/2021
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Over 400,000 people have "crossed the threshold into famine" in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region, a senior UN official said Friday, appealing for urgent humanitarian action to help the millions affected by the brutal eight-month long conflict.
Brazil Senate opens Bolsonaro Covid probe
AFP, Published on 28/04/2021
» BRASíLIA - Brazil's Senate opened an inquiry Tuesday into the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, a politically explosive investigation that could damage President Jair Bolsonaro as he gears up to seek re-election next year.
Florida homes evacuated as wastewater leak risks 'catastrophic' flood
AFP, Published on 05/04/2021
» MIAMI - Emergency crews in central Florida were working Sunday to prevent an environmental catastrophe at a leaking reservoir that risked sending millions of gallons of contaminated wastewater toward nearby homes and into the Tampa Bay.