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Russia Calls Cuba 'Closest Partner,' Says: 'We Have No Right to Abandon Them'

A Russian tanker carrying roughly 730,000 barrels of crude arrived at the Cuban port of Matanzas this week, marking the first such delivery in three months

Latin Times

Russian ship carrying oil docks in Cuba, allowed to proceed despite US energy blockade

A Russian vessel laden with 730,000 barrels of oil has docked at the Cuban port of Matanzas, the first time in three months that an oil tanker reached the island

The Independent UK

Cuba Celebrates LGBTQ+ Rights Milestone With Inclusive Church

Metropolitan Community Church in Matanzas, Cuba promotes LGBTQ+ inclusivity in a changing societal landscape.

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Bespoken Word – Guy finds further proof of how mountain biking can help communities

Guy Kesteven has been gallivanting on the other side of the world while visiting Specialized Chile. What he found in Matanzas showed him just how important mountain biking can be to communities and how some companies are helping to expand that

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Migrant repatriations continue as Florida steps up patrols

The U.S. Coast Guard repatriated 273 migrants to Matanzas, Cuba, over the weekend following interdictions off the Florida Keys

The Independent UK

Cuba welcomes gay rights as progressive family code takes hold

Cuban Pedro Rafael Delgado, a 56-year-old accountant, saw his life change dramatically just days after Cuba approved a set of laws by referendum in September that allow gay marriage.

Reuters

Cuba asks for U.S. technical assistance in oil fire clean-up

Cuba said on Friday it sought U.S. technical assistance in cleaning up after a massive fire at an oil storage facility that killed 16 fire fighters.

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Are Cuban migrants in the United States ‘illegals’? That might be the wrong question

MIAMI — Cuba’s coastal cities of Matanzas and Cienfuegos each have around 177,000 residents.

Miami Herald

Cuban experts say they can’t identify remains of victims of fire in Matanzas

Cuban experts said Wednesday they haven’t been able to identify the remains of 14 victims believed to be firefighters who died combating the fire that ravaged an oil storage facility at the port of Matanzas earlier this month.

Miami Herald

Venezuela to support reconstruction of Cuban port damaged by oil fire

CARACAS - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday that Venezuela would support Cuba in the reconstruction of its only supertanker port in Matanzas, which was partially destroyed by a fire after lightning struck one of the its crude tanks.

Reuters

Deaths of young recruits cast a shadow on Cuba’s claimed victory over Matanzas fire

One wanted to be a neurosurgeon and was a Real Madrid soccer fan. Another one loved to play basketball. A third one liked to pose for selfies to show off his tattoos.

Miami Herald

Cuba tames its largest fire, fuel depot locals begin to return

Massive clouds of steam rose from Cuba's largest fuel depot in Matanzas on Wednesday as firefighters, helicopters and boats poured water and foam on the smoldering remains of the largest fire in the island's history.

Reuters

Cuba’s enormous blaze fuels fears of instability even as flames are doused

As the country grapples with power outages and US sanctions, its government faces a perilous moment

The Guardian - US

Cuba has not officially requested US help to put out oil fire, State Department says

U.S. firefighting experts have provided technical advice to Cuban officials regarding the fire at an oil storage facility at the port of Matanzas, but that is as far as the cooperation has gone because the Cuban government has not requested other types of assistance from the United States, the State…

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Reuters

Cuba brings oil depot fire under control, worst in island's history

Firefighters on Tuesday finally overcame what officials described as the worst fire in Cuba's history that over five days destroyed 40% of the Caribbean island's main fuel storage facility and caused massive blackouts.

Reuters

Devastating fire may force Cuba to resort to floating oil storage

An inferno at Cuba's largest oil storage facility has killed at least one firefighter, injured many more, and threatens to further swell the fuel import bill for the impoverished island nation that relies on foreign oil for everything from transportation to its power grid.

Miami Herald

As Cuba struggles to put out oil tank fire, questions about disaster response mount

Cuban authorities were still struggling Monday to contain a raging fire at an oil storage facility at the port of Matanzas, after new explosions spread the flames to other oil tanks, raising questions about the country’s disaster preparedness and its ongoing energy crisis.

Reuters

Third oil storage tank collapses in Cuba terminal following fire, spill -governor

A third crude tank caught fire and collapsed at Cuba's main oil terminal in Matanzas, its governor said on Monday, as an oil spill spread flames from a second tank that caught fire two days earlier in the island's biggest oil industry accident in decades.

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The Independent UK

Pope encourages Cuban search crews after Matanzas blaze

Pope Francis is offering support to firefighters and search crews in Cuba following explosions at a big oil tank farm in the western province of Matanzas

The Independent UK

One dead, 122 injured in massive fire at Cuban oil facility after lightning strike

Lightning struck one tank at the Matanzas facility, causing it to catch fire and ignite another nearby tank

France 24

Cuba asks for international help as deadly oil depot fire rages

A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged uncontrolled in the Cuban city of Matanzas, where four explosions and flames injured 121 people and left 17 firefighters missing. Cuban authorities said a unidentified body had been found late Saturday.

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17 missing, 121 hurt, 1 dead in fire at Cuban oil facility

A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged uncontrolled in the Cuban city of Matanzas, where four explosions and flames injured 121 people and left 17 firefighters missing.

Miami Herald

More than 100 injured and 17 firefighters missing as oil tank fire rages in Cuba

A blazing fire in a crude oil tank in the port of Matanzas in Cuba caused several explosions Saturday morning that have left at least 121 people injured, local authorities said.

Miami Herald

Cuba was already facing an electricity crisis. These explosions could make that much worse

A fire at an oil storage facility in Matanzas adds to a string of bad news hitting Cuba this summer, already facing a major energy crisis that has fueled anti-government protests and a migrant exodus to the United States.

Miami Herald

Dozens are injured and 17 firefighters are missing as crude oil tank fire rages in Cuba

A blazing fire in a crude oil tank in the port of Matanzas in Cuba caused several explosions Saturday morning that have left at least 77 people injured, local authorities said.

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