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Body of last missing person recovered after explosion at Cuba's Hotel Saratoga, raising death toll to 45

The body of a waitress who is believed to be the final victim of a deadly explosion at the Hotel Saratoga has been pulled from the rubble of the destroyed building in Havana.

ABC News

Cuba explosion: last body recovered from Havana hotel ruin, taking toll to 45

Rescuers believe no more victims in debris of the Saratoga after blast that also badly damaged Cuba’s most important Baptist church

The Guardian - AU

Cuban rescuers recover body of last missing person after hotel blast; 45 dead

Cuban rescue officials said late on Thursday they had recovered the body of the last person believed to be missing following an explosion last week that blew the sides off a luxury hotel in historic Havana.

Reuters

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4 Of The Biggest Differences Between Capitalism And Communism

Most Americans are aware that Cuba has a communist government. However, the economic distinctions between the U.S. capitalist structure and Cuba’s communist structure may not be so clear.

Benzinga

Cuba hotel explosion badly damaged major Baptist church

The explosion that devastated Havana's Hotel Saratoga and killed at leat 43 people also badly damaged Cuba's most important Baptist church, which is next door

The Independent UK

Fabiola Santiago: Wait until students figure out that DeSantis’ Florida and communism are bedfellows!

What do Cuba and Florida have in common?

Miami Herald

Threats of boycott cast a shadow over Biden’s Summit of the Americas

The White House has not made a final decision on which countries will be invited to the forthcoming Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, following warnings by Mexico’s president that he would skip the regional gathering next month if the authoritarian leaders of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua are excluded.

Miami Herald

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Bolivian president will not attend U.S. summit if other nations excluded

Bolivian President Luis Arce has announced that he will not participate in next month's Summit of the Americas in the United States if Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela are excluded from the gathering.

Reuters

Mexico threatens to boycott Americas summit unless Biden allows Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to attend

Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he’s out if the US excludes certain nations

The Independent UK

The death toll rises to 42 after an explosion at a hotel in Cuba

Emergency workers continued to hunt through the ruins for the missing. Authorities have said they suspect the cause was a leak of gas as a tank truck was servicing the building.

WEKU

Mexico president threatens to skip Americas Summit

Mexico’s president says he won't attend next month’s Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles if the Biden administration excludes Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua

The Independent UK

Nearly 60 people from Cuba have arrived in the Florida Keys in six migrant groups

Six groups of people from Cuba arrived in the Florida Keys over the weekend and Monday, according to the U.S. Border Patrol. In all, 58 people from Cuba arrived up and down the island chain in rustic vessels, said Adam Hoffner, division chief of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Miami…

Miami Herald

Esper: Trump’s White House discussed blockade of Cuba and military action in Venezuela

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he prevented “dangerous things” from happening during the time President Donald Trump was in office, including military intervention in Venezuela and a blockade of Cuba.

Miami Herald

Death toll of Havana hotel explosion rises to 35

More bodies have been pulled from the ruins of a luxury hotel in Cuba’s capital, bringing the official death toll from a powerful explosion at the iconic building to 35

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Rescuers in Cuba hotel blast hold hope of survivors as death toll climbs

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Mexico president says hiring Cuban doctors, praises Cuban counterpart

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday lavished praise on Cuba's leader, reiterated his wish for the Caribbean island nation to be invited to the Summit of the Americas in June and said Mexico would be hiring over 500 Cuban doctors.

Tribune News Service

Mexico’s AMLO to call on Biden for Cuba inclusion in OAS meeting

Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sunday said he’ll call on U.S. President Joe Biden to include Cuba in the upcoming Summit of the Americas.

Axios

Esper says Biden admin had "shaky start " on response to Russian invasion of Ukraine

Esper told CBS he also had to stop plans to "blockade Cuba" and other "dangerous" ideas.

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Mexico president says no country should be excluded from Americas Summit

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday during a visit to Cuba that he will emphasize to his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden that no country should be left out of the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles in June.

WEKU

Crews work through 2nd night after Cuba hotel blast kills 27

Crews worked through a second night searching for victims of a hotel explosion that killed at least 27 people in Cuba's capital and left more than a dozen missing.

The Independent UK

Crews work through 2nd night after Cuba hotel blast kills 27

The search continues for victims of a hotel explosion that killed at least 27 people in Cuba’s capital and left more than a dozen missing amid the rubble

ABC News

Desperate search for survivors in Cuba hotel blast with at least 27 dead

Relatives of the missing people in Cuba's capital are desperately searching for victims of an explosion at one of Havana's most luxurious hotels that killed at least 27 people and left 81 injured.

The Independent UK

Ricardo Alarcón: Castro confidant and powerful Cuban diplomat

As well as being a major player in the 1959 Cuban revolution, he was also key in thawing relations with the US at the end of the 20th century

Miami Herald

Authorities release names of the 26 dead in explosion in Cuban hotel

Efforts to find victims trapped by the rubble of the Hotel Saratoga in Havana, which was rocked by a powerful explosion Friday, continued throughout the day Saturday, bringing the death toll to 26.

Miami Herald

4 children are among the 26 dead in explosion at Cuban hotel

Efforts to find victims trapped by the rubble of the Hotel Saratoga in Havana, which was rocked by a powerful explosion Friday, continued throughout the day Saturday, bringing the death toll to 26.

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