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Cuba’s top court says a former economy minister was sentenced to life in prison for espionage, in the highest-profile case against an ex-official in recent years on the island
In a rare high-profile case, Cuba's former vice prime minister and minister of economy, Alejandro Gil, was sentenced to life in prison on charges of espionage, the People's Supreme Court announced in a harshly worded statement on Monday.
Protests are intensifying across Cuba as residents endure blackouts lasting up to 20 hours, with the island’s power grid suffering repeated partial and total collapses. Crowds have gathered in the streets throughout the week,
Cuba denied it had reached out to the United States about what the region would look like without President Nicolas Maduro leading Venezuela, calling the media report "absurd and false."
Most of the deaths were attributed to chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that causes joint aches, fever and fatigue.
Protests are intensifying across Cuba after days of prolonged blackouts, with residents flooding the streets, banging pots and pans, and even setting fires as they demand electricity, water, and food.
A blackout has hit the western half of Cuba, including Havana, leaving millions of people without power on an island struggling with chronic outages blamed on a crumbling electric grid
Top law enforcement officials in Cuba said on Thursday the island was prioritizing the fight against narcotics trafficking in the Caribbean and continued to provide information to the U.S. Coast Guard amid escalating tensions and surging U.
For the fifth time this year, Cuba suffered a massive power outage, leaving Havana and western provinces without electricity due to a partial collapse of the electrical grid, a system heavily dependent on oil and suffering from deterioration and import shortfalls.
A severe mosquito-borne virus outbreak in Cuba has led to dozens of deaths since midsummer, including many young children, health officials there have reported.
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Cuba Sentences Former Economy Minister to Life in Prison Following Corruption, Espionage Conviction
HAVANA, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Cuba's Supreme Popular Tribunal on Monday sentenced former economy minister Alejandro Gil to life in prison following a brief trial that found him guilty of espionage in one of the highest-profile corruption cases in the communist-run country in decades.
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