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Topic: Cuba

What is Havana syndrome, mysterious illness that struck CIA chief’s team member on India visit

CIA Director William Burns' team was in India earlier this month when a member experienced symptoms of Havana syndrome, a mysterious illness that first struck US diplomats in 2016.

Cuba sees biggest anti-govt protests in decades, dozens arrested

The Cuban govt also blocked access to some social media and messaging sites as President Miguel Diaz-Canel blamed social media for fanning the flames of discontent.

Raul Castro announces resignation as head of Cuba’s Communist Party, ending long era

Ending an era that began with the 1959 Cuban revolution, Castro said he was retiring with the sense of having 'fulfilled his mission and confident in the future of the fatherland.'

India prepares to test Itolizumab, the drug credited for lowering Covid mortality in Cuba

The drug will go under trial in six hospitals in India, including AIIMS-Delhi, KEM Hospital in Mumbai and Narayana Health in Bengaluru. 

Cuba has enough doctors, free healthcare to fight Covid-19. But there’s one problem

Cuba has several advantages, including free healthcare, world’s highest ratio of doctors to population, and positive health indicators.

Hoaxposed: Video of children twerking in school is actually from Cuba

The video went viral in India on the back of claims that it happens in the country’s ‘convent’ schools.

The Trump Organization struck a deal with Indians in the US, and the Afghan VP returns

Iran and US presidents in war of words, and Cuba's constitution goes east on Communism. Trump family's only hotel deal since 2016 election is with...

Global Pulse: Turkey’s President Erdogan has called for early elections in a move to cement his power

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for elections to be held on June 24 — a year and a half earlier than expected.

Global Pulse: For the first time in 60 years, there will be a non-Castro Cuban president tomorrow

April 17 is Raul Castro's last day as the President of Cuba, and the transition to a new presidency is a landmark for the country.

Global Pulse: Xi Jinping is now allowed to be in power forever

The Chinese Communist Party has removed a limit on the number of presidential terms, essentially making Xi Jinping president for life.

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What the key political events of 2025 tell us about Narendra Modi and India’s future

From Operation Sindoor to India-US tensions to the EC controversies, a clear understanding has emerged about where the politics is headed now.

Antitrust watchdog Competition Commission to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.