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Cuba’s Minister for Labour and Social Security, Marta Elena Feito-Cabrera, has resigned following a wave of public outrage over controversial comments in which she claimed that “there are no beggars in Cuba.” Photo: Bohemia
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Cuban minister under pressure for saying country has no beggars

"We have seen people who appear to be beggars, but when you look at their hands, when you look at the clothes those people wear, they are disguised as beggars ... In Cuba, there are no beggars...

Cranes dot the skyline as the building of luxury hotels and the renovation of historic buildings are underway, in Havana, Cuba May 16, 2017. Picture taken May 16, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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US says Cuba 'not fully cooperating' with counter-terrorism efforts

Cars drive on a street during a national electrical grid collapse, in Havana, Cuba, March 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Norlys Perez
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Cuba reconnects electrical grid, restores power to much of Havana

A man uses his mobile phone during an electrical grid collapse, in Havana, Cuba, December 4, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/File Photo
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Cuba's electrical grid collapses, millions without power

A view of Cuban and US flags beside the US Embassy in Havana, Cuba, May 13, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/File Photo
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Biden looks to relax Cuba sanctions in final days before Trump

A driver checks the line as he waits for gasoline in Havana, Cuba, December 13, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
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Cuba runs short on fuel at pump as energy crisis festers

Cuba's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Fernandez de Cossio, speaks during a news conference in Havana, Cuba, November 15, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/File Photo
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Cuba calls Trump plan for mass deportation of immigrants unrealistic

People gather near a fountain as Cuba makes fast progress restoring power to swaths of the Caribbean island nation, both in Havana and outlying provinces, after the entire national electrical grid crashed last Friday, in Havana, Cuba October 21, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Norlys Perez
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Havana, Cuban provinces see power restored; Tropical Storm Oscar leaves six dead

People walk during a blackout as the country's electrical grid collapsed again on Sunday, according to Cuba's energy and mines ministry, in the latest setback to the government's efforts to restore power to the island, in Havana, Cuba October 20, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Norlys Perez
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Cuba grid collapses again, hurricane heaps on misery

A woman prepares food with the aid of a cell phone light as Cuba is hit by an island-wide blackout, in Havana, Cuba, October 18, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Norlys Perez
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Cuba restores power to one-fifth of population after nationwide blackouts

A woman prepares food with the aid of a cell phone light as Cuba is hit by an island-wide blackout, in Havana, Cuba, October 18, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Norlys Perez
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Cuba slowly starts restoring power after island-wide blackout

A ship from Russia's Baltic Fleet enters Havana's bay, in Havana, Cuba July 27, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Norlys Perez
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Russian warships make routine visit to Cuba

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In Cuba, a haven for the world's tiniest bird