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President Kovind leaves on three-nation visit to Greece, Suriname, Cuba

Odisha News Insight Jun 16, 2018 0

President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday left on a three-nation eight-day visit to Greece, Suriname and Cuba. which will be the first by an Indian head of state. This is Kovind's fourth state visit as President and the first outside Africa.…

World

Obama in Cuba on historic visit, to meet Raul Castro

Odisha News Insight Mar 21, 2016 0

Havana, March 21: Barack Obama, the first US president visiting Cuba in nearly 90 years, was set to meet Cuban President Raul Castro on Monday on a historic trip that seeks to seal a new chapter in US-Cuban ties. Obama touched down in…

World

Pope in historic talks with Russian Orthodox leader

Odisha News Insight Feb 13, 2016 0

Havana, Feb 13: Pope Francis on Friday held a historic first meeting with Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, in Cuba. The meeting was the first between a Pope and a Russian Church head since the Western and Eastern…

Business

Mexican Senate calls for free-trade agreement with Cuba

Odisha News Insight Jan 6, 2016 0

Mexico city, Jan 6: The Mexican Senate urged the government to expand economic ties with Cuba, including through signing of a free-trade agreement. In a press release on Tuesday, the Senate prodded the foreign affairs ministry into…

Sports

Cuban pole vaulter Yarisley seeks Olympic glory

Odisha News Insight Jan 1, 2016 0

Havana, Jan 1: Reigning world women's pole vault champion Yarisley Silva is tuning up for 2016 and hoping to win a gold medal at the Rio Olympic Games in August. Yarisley is seeking to go one better than in London 2012, where she won a…

Business

Cuba reinstates travel curbs on Medical Professionals

Odisha News Insight Dec 2, 2015 0

Havana, Dec 2: Cuba has reinstated travel restrictions on medical professionals in a bid to avoid a medical brain drain, the media reported. As from December 7, Cuban medical professionals are required to apply for a permit from the…

Travel

Cuba to see Record-High Foreign Tourists in 2015

Odisha News Insight Nov 17, 2015 0

Havana, Nov 17: Cuba is expected to see a record high of foreign visitors this year as three million people have already visited the island nation so far, according to official figures. By the end of this year, the total number of…

Business

Cuba opens Doors to US Investors

Odisha News Insight Nov 6, 2015 0

Havana, Nov 6: Cuba has allowed US tractor company Cleber to set up a manufacturing centre in its special economic development zone of Mariel (ZEDM), making it the first US business to enter the country in over half a century. Cleber…

World

UN votes to end embargo on Cuba, US says no

Odisha News Insight Oct 28, 2015 0

United Nations, Oct 28: The United Nations General Assembly has backed a resolution that Cuba has been submitting every year since 1992 demanding that the US lift the economic embargo it imposed on the communist island more than 50 years…

World

Pope Francis to start his Four-day visit to Cuba

Odisha News Insight Sep 19, 2015 0

Washington, Sep 19 : Pope Francis will start his four-day visit to Cuba on Saturday before heading to the US. Obama will host Pope Francis at the White House on Wednesday. US President Barack Obama discussed with his Cuban counterpart…

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