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Storm-hit Haitians starve on rooftops

guardian.co.uk     8 hrs ago   58 related          

Haiti was reeling last night from a series of tropical storms which devastated crops and infrastructure and left bodies floating in flooded towns. Three storms in three weeks unleashed "catastrophe" and submerged much...                    

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cnn.com: An aerial view this week shows the aftereffects of Hurricane Gustav in Isla de la Juventud, Cuba. cnn.com

Cuban activists ask U.S. to ease embargo

cnn.com     11 hrs ago   5 related          

Hurricane Gustav damages 100,000 homes in Cuba; no deaths reported on island Dissidents ask U.S. to loosen restrictions temporarily on travel, money transfers Cuban President Raúl Castro has not asked for international aid...                    

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Cuba to appeal spy case to U.S. Supreme Court

washingtonpost.com     8 hrs ago          

Reuters Thursday, September 4, 2008; 7:32 PM HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba said on Thursday it will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court part of a lower court decision against five Cuban agents who have been imprisoned nearly 10...                    

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2008 Republican National Convention: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez

earthtimes.org     3 hrs ago   64 related          

SAINT PAUL, Minn., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Below is the text of remarks that will be delivered as part of the 2008 Republican National Convention's program this evening. The text is "as prepared for delivery"...                    

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telegraph.co.uk: Che Guevara, Cuba: Escaping Castro's Shadow telegraph.co.uk

Cuba escaping Castro's shadow

telegraph.co.uk     20 hrs ago          

Fidel’s reign is over, but his presence is palpable everywhere – from the faded revolutionary slogans to the magnificent utopian failure of the National School of Arts. International organisations such as Unesco and the...                    

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yahoo.com: View of houses damaged by Hurricane Gustav in Nueva Gerona, Cuba. Cuba's longtime leader Fidel Castro said Gustav hit his country like a nuclear blast, and estimated it would take three to four billion dollars to cope with the emergency. yahoo.com

Castro terms Gustav atomic bomb on Cuba

thenews.com.pk     yesterday   6 related          

Thursday, September 04, 2008 HAVANA: Fidel Castro likened Hurricane Gustav’s destruction in Cuba to an atomic explosion, saying on Wednesday it could mean billions of dollars in losses for the communist government. Video...                    

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Champs and chumps

expressindia.com     yesterday          

Posted online: Thursday , September 04, 2008 at 22:30 hrs Updated On: Thursday , September 04, 2008 at 22:30 hrs An e-mail circulating in Jamaica states that international sporting authorities have banned cassava on the...                    

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Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic hit hard by string of storms

bradenton.com     yesterday   14 related          

Already soaked and battered from Hurricane Gustav, the Caribbean took another thrashing Wednesday as an enormous Tropical Storm Hanna drenched the region with heavy rains, killing at least 26 people in Haiti, where bodies...                    

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Numbers dwindle, but county golf tournamentturns 50

theithacajournal.com     yesterday          

By Brandon Thomas • Journal Staff • September 4, 2008 ITHACA — A lot can change in 50 years. And locally, Warner “Butch” Berry won the first Tompkins County Golf Amateur Tournament in 1959. This year's competition begins...                    

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Hurricane Gustav like a nuclear bomb says Fidel Castro

telegraph.co.uk     yesterday   3,309 related          

Fidel Castro, the former Cuban leader, has said that Hurricane Gustav hit Cuba like a nuclear bomb, reminding him of the "desolation" he witnessed on a visit to Hiroshima. Gustav slammed into western Cuba with winds of...                    

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