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Island country in the Caribbean

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Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, and 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet. Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola, and north of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital. Cuba is the third-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti and the Dominican Republic, with about 10 million inhabitants. It is the largest country in the Caribbean by area.

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Caribbean Nations on Tsunami Alert after Powerful 7.6 Earthquake – Urgent Evacuations Underway A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean Sea near the Cayman Islands, triggering tsunami warnings across multiple nations. Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Cuba, Jamaica, and.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 03:05Published on February 9, 2025

Celebrating Life and Death: Havana's Annual Mock Funeral Tradition In Havana, Cubans celebrated life and death with a mock funeral for 77-year-old Ricardo "Pachencho" Herrera, a retired mechanic Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:00Published on February 6, 2025

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GB's Cunningham battles into men's +80kg taekwondo semi-finals Watch as Great Britain's Caden Cunningham beats Cuba's Rafael Alba to reach the men's +80kg taekwondo semi-finals, scoring four points in the last 10 seconds of the deciding round. BBC Sport - Published on August 10, 2024
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Cuba Gooding Jr. Surfaces in Miami Amid Diddy's Federal Raid Drama Cuba Gooding Jr. was in Miami this past weekend -- the same place Diddy has been amid an ongoing federal investigation ... interesting considering their alleged connection. TMZ obtained a photo of Cuba.. TMZ.com - Published on April 2, 2024

Celebrity Scramble Guess Who! Hidden behind this reworked photo is a famous young lady from Cuba with quite the harmony! Put your celeb knowledge to the test and see if you can guess the celebrity perking their pretty lips! Yes,.. TMZ.com - Published on March 3, 2024
Former US ambassador admits to decades of spying for Cuba A former US ambassador has admitted to spending decades spying for Cuba. Sky News - Published on March 1, 2024
Fidel and Raul Castro's sister, who fled Cuba and worked with CIA, dies aged 90 Juanita Castro, the younger sister of Cuban rulers Fidel and Raul Castro, who was a CIA informer and outspoken critic against their communist government, has died in Miami aged 90. Sky News - Published on December 7, 2023
Ex-US ambassador accused of being Cuban spy A former US ambassador to Bolivia has been charged with secretly acting as a Cuban agent for "decades". Sky News - Published on December 4, 2023

Hurricane Idalia is about to hit Florida – why could it be more dangerous than usual? Idalia was upgraded from a tropical storm to a hurricane early on Tuesday after causing major flooding and landslides in Cuba. Sky News - Published on August 29, 2023
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan flies to Cuba, via US In an ironic political twist at a time much attention and hoopla is centered on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to Washington later this month, Kerala's chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan is.. IndiaTimes - Published on June 14, 2023
Plane forced to turn back to Cuba after collision with birds caused engine fire A plane heading from Cuba to Florida was forced to turn back on Sunday, after it hit birds, casing an engine to set on fire, filling the cabin with smoke. Sky News - Published on March 6, 2023	'Very deadly' female spy who revealed identities of four US agents is freed from jail A former American defence intelligence analyst, who became a Cold War-era double agent and spied for Cuba, has been freed from jail. Sky News - Published on January 8, 2023