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A view of the U.S. and Cuban flags prior to the signing of agreements between the Port of Cleveland and the Cuban Maritime authorities in Havana, Cuba, Oct. 6, 2017. | Photo: Reuters

CUBA | US Marks Bay of Pigs Anniversary by Imposing New Sanctions Against Cuba

WASHINGTON DC, April 17, 2019 - The Trump administration today marked the US defeat at The Bay of Pigs, by imposing fresh sanctions against Cuba with the re-imposition of limits on the amount of money Cuban Americans can send to relatives on the island and ordering new restrictions on U.S. citizen, non-family travel to Cuba.

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  • Countries Cuba
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called the U.S. decision to sanction US$7 billion in assets from the country's oil sector a "robbery." | Photo: Presidencia

Maduro Denounces Citgo Takeover as 'Robbery'

CARACAS, Jan. 29, 2019 - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he plans to take legal action against the United States in defiance of a move on Monday by that country to expropriate seven billion dollars in assets from Citgo Oil Company owned by  the Venezuelan state.

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  • Countries Latin America
G20 Summit: BRICS Pushes For 'Democratic International Order'

G20 Summit: BRICS Pushes For 'Democratic International Order'

High-level representatives of the world's 20 most industrialized countries gathered Friday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in an attempt to rescue the global economy from its worst crisis in seven decades. Following an informal side-meeting, the heads of state from BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) issued a joint statement calling for the strengthening of multilateral institutions and rules.

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  • Countries Latin America
Mamie Till Mobley and her son, Emmett Till, whose lynching in 1955 became a catalyst for the civil rights movement. | Photo: Mamie Till Mobley Family

US Reopens 1955 Case on Black Teen Emmett Till's Murder

The U.S. government has reopened an investigation into the 1955 killing of Black teenager Emmett Till in Mississippi, saying it had discovered new information in the case, which helped spark the nation's civil rights movement.

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  • Published in Justice
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