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Olympics 2024: Cuba's Mijain Lopez Nunez wins same event 5 times, sets record

Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez Nunez has etched his name into the annals of Olympic history by securing his fifth consecutive gold medal in the same individual event. At the Paris Olympic Games 2024, Lopez Nunez achieved an unprecedented milestone by defeating Chile's Yasmani Acosta in the 130kg Greco-Roman final. Lopez has set a record to become the first athlete in any sport to win gold in the same event five times.

07 August 2024, 11:16 IST

Olympics 2024: Cuba's Mijain Lopez Nunez wins same event 5 times, sets record

Olympics 2024: Cuba's Mijain Lopez Nunez wins same event 5 times, sets record

Olympics 2024: Cuba's Mijain Lopez Nunez wins same event 5 times, sets record

07 August 2024, 11:16 IST

A senior North Korean diplomat defected to South Korea from Cuba: Reports

Before fleeing to the South, Ri Il Kyu, 52, was a counsellor at the North Korean embassy in Cuba, major South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo said, citing an interview with Ri. Yonhap News Agency also reported Ri had defected to the South, citing an anonymous government source.

16 July 2024, 04:26 IST

A senior North Korean diplomat defected to South Korea from Cuba: Reports

A senior North Korean diplomat defected to South Korea from Cuba: Reports

A senior North Korean diplomat defected to South Korea from Cuba: Reports

16 July 2024, 04:26 IST

US attack sub, Canada navy patrol ship arrive in Cuba on heels of Russian warships

Canada's Margaret Brooke patrol vessel began maneuvers early on Friday to enter Havana harbor, part of what the Canadian Joint Operations Command called 'a port visit ... in recognition of the long-standing bilateral relationship between Canada and Cuba.'

15 June 2024, 03:03 IST

US attack sub, Canada navy patrol ship arrive in Cuba on heels of Russian warships

US attack sub, Canada navy patrol ship arrive in Cuba on heels of Russian warships

US attack sub, Canada navy patrol ship arrive in Cuba on heels of Russian warships

15 June 2024, 03:03 IST

Kremlin says no need for US to worry about Russian warships in Cuba

A Russian navy frigate and a nuclear-powered submarine churned into Havana harbour on Wednesday, a stopover the US and Cuba said posed no threat but which was widely seen as a Russian show of force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war.

13 June 2024, 12:57 IST

Kremlin says no need for US to worry about Russian warships in Cuba

Kremlin says no need for US to worry about Russian warships in Cuba

Kremlin says no need for US to worry about Russian warships in Cuba

13 June 2024, 12:57 IST

US removes Cuba from list of countries not cooperating fully against terrorism

The official cited the resumption of law enforcement cooperation between Cuba and the US as one the reasons why the previous designation was deemed 'no longer appropriate.'

16 May 2024, 01:48 IST

US removes Cuba from list of countries not cooperating fully against terrorism

US removes Cuba from list of countries not cooperating fully against terrorism

US removes Cuba from list of countries not cooperating fully against terrorism

16 May 2024, 01:48 IST

Protest erupts in Cuba amid blackouts, food shortages

Tensions have soared in recent weeks on the Communist-run Caribbean island as food, fuel and medicine shortages have also grown more acute.

18 March 2024, 02:52 IST

Protest erupts in eastern Cuba amid blackouts, food shortages

Protest erupts in eastern Cuba amid blackouts, food shortages

Protest erupts in Cuba amid blackouts, food shortages

18 March 2024, 02:52 IST

Daylight saving time to begin in US, Canada soon; what is it and why was it created?

Here is everything you need to know about daylight saving time and the arguments to end it.

08 March 2024, 02:29 IST

Daylight saving time to begin in US, Canada soon; what is it and why was it created?

Daylight saving time to begin in US, Canada soon; what is it and why was it created?

Daylight saving time to begin in US, Canada soon; what is it and why was it created?

08 March 2024, 02:29 IST

South Korea establishes diplomatic ties with Cuba, North Korea's old friend

Cuba, however, continues to maintain close relations with North Korea, which were first established in 1960, with their shared socialist ideology and their hostility towards the United States helping bilateral ties.

14 February 2024, 15:50 IST

South Korea establishes diplomatic ties with Cuba, North Korea's old friend

South Korea establishes diplomatic ties with Cuba, North Korea's old friend

South Korea establishes diplomatic ties with Cuba, North Korea's old friend

14 February 2024, 15:50 IST

Cuba charges 30 people for massive 'chicken heist'

Thieves took the meat, in 1,660 white boxes, from a state facility in the capital Havana, and used the sale proceeds to buy refrigerators, laptops, televisions and air conditioners.

10 February 2024, 15:56 IST

Cuba charges 30 people for massive 'chicken heist'

Cuba charges 30 people for massive 'chicken heist'

Cuba charges 30 people for massive 'chicken heist'

10 February 2024, 15:56 IST

China's President Xi meets Cuban PM Marrero in Beijing

Marrero's China visit comes as Cuba's economy, which is heavily dependent on food, fuel and other imports, is close to collapse amid a more than 50% decline in its export earnings.

06 November 2023, 13:08 IST

China's President Xi meets Cuban PM Marrero in Beijing

China's President Xi meets Cuban PM Marrero in Beijing

China's President Xi meets Cuban PM Marrero in Beijing

06 November 2023, 13:08 IST