This nuclear plant was meant to free Cuba from dependence on oil. Now, it’s a symbol of its shattered dreams

in the early 1980s, Fidel Castro announced plans for a nuclear power plant to be built with the help of the Soviet Union. Today, it lies in ruins ...
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Cuba’s military wants to show readiness. Footage reviewed by CNN reveals its limits

In the spring of 1990, Cuban President Fidel Castro was grappling with the likelihood of conflict with the United States — for the first time without the promise of Russian help. Backed into a corner, ...
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The $9 billion issue at the heart of US-Cuba tensions

Despite his title, the president of the National Association of Sugar Mill Owners of Cuba has never been to Cuba. Nor does he operate any sugar mills there. “I grew up here in Miami,” Nicolás J.
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Cuba’s hotels sit empty as US pressure campaign drives tourists away

Havana, Cuba (CNN) — Cuba’s tourism sector seems to have everything from white sandy beaches to Spanish colonial forts. Everything except for tourists. The island’s economy has been caught in a death ...