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US: Super Typhoon Sinlaku Barrels Toward Northern Mariana Islands and Guam 3

Super Typhoon Sinlaku, the strongest tropical cyclone on Earth so far in 2026, has been barreling toward the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam in the Pacific Ocean, with the National Weather Service warning of potentially "devastating damage." As of Monday, April 13, Sinlaku carried sustained winds of 175 mph — equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane — with typhoon warnings in effect for Saipan, Tinian and Rota, as typhoon conditions were expected by Tuesday. An island-wide power outage hit the Northern Mariana Islands, while flight cancellations were also reported amid the worsening weather.

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Spain: Flooding Hits Girona After Torrential Rain 2

Severe storms in northeastern Spain caused widespread flooding across the Girona region after two days of torrential rain, with rivers overflowing and roads closed. Firefighters recovered the body of a man believed to be a local resident whose car was swept away by floodwaters during Storm Harry, as authorities urged residents to avoid travel and remain at home.

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UNGA - General Debate - NY

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla delivers a speech during the General Debate of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York on Sept. 27, 2025. Photo by Li Rui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Cuban foreign minister in Beijing

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla (L) and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi shake hands at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing on May 12, 2025. (Pool photo)

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US: Fire Burns Multiple Buildings In Lynn, Massachusetts

A massive fire burned at least two buildings, including a church, in downtown Lynn, Massachusetts on Friday, February 21. There are no reports of injuries.

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Italy: Raging Flood Roars Through Gussago In Brescia

Fast-moving floodwater and mud roared through Gussago in Italy's Lombardy province of Brescia on Sunday night, June 9, following hail and heavy downpours. A stream that runs through Gussago overflowed, flooding streets and shops there. In nearby Chiari, vehicles were stuck in flooded roads.

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Italy: Raging Flood Roars Through Gussago In Brescia 2

Fast-moving floodwater and mud roared through Gussago in Italy's Lombardy province of Brescia on Sunday night, June 9, following hail and heavy downpours. A stream that runs through Gussago overflowed, flooding streets and shops there. In nearby Chiari, vehicles were stuck in flooded roads.

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CHINA-BEIJING-LI XI-CUBA-MEETING (CN)

(240607) -- BEIJING, June 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Li Xi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, meets with Special Envoy of Cuban President and Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yue Yuewei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-LI XI-CUBA-MEETING (CN)

(240607) -- BEIJING, June 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Li Xi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, meets with Special Envoy of Cuban President and Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yue Yuewei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-LI XI-CUBA-MEETING (CN)

(240607) -- BEIJING, June 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Xi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, meets with Special Envoy of Cuban President and Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-LI XI-CUBA-MEETING (CN)

(240607) -- BEIJING, June 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Xi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, meets with Special Envoy of Cuban President and Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla in Beijing, capital of China, June 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-HE LIFENG-CUBA-MEETING (CN)

(240605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Special Envoy of Cuban President, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)

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CHINA-BEIJING-HE LIFENG-CUBA-MEETING (CN)

(240605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Special Envoy of Cuban President, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)

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CHINA-BEIJING-HE LIFENG-CUBA-MEETING (CN)

(240605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Special Envoy of Cuban President, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Ye)

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CHINA-BEIJING-HE LIFENG-CUBA-MEETING (CN)

(240605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Special Envoy of Cuban President, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Ye)

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G77+China Summit to tackle "core" development issues, says Cuban top diplomat

STORY: G77+China Summit to tackle "core" development issues, says Cuban top diplomat DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a press conference on G77+China Summit 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): BRUNO RODRIGUEZ, Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): BRUNO RODRIGUEZ, Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister STORYLINE: The upcoming Group of 77 plus China (G77+China) Summit Havana this Friday and Saturday will tackle "core" development issues, Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodriguez said Wednesday. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): BRUNO RODRIGUEZ, Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister "The summit aims to evaluate and debate the main challenges and core issues of the development of the nations of the South." SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): BRUNO RODRIGUEZ, Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister "The draft document, which is expected at the end of this summit, is progressive, universal in scope, and with a positive and constructive tone, but at the same time loyal to

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Ex-Cuban President Castro still exerts political influence: Rodriguez

TOKYO, Japan - Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the Cuban Embassy in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2009. Rodriguez said former Cuban President Fidel Castro, who stepped down in February last year, is still an influential figure and remains an ''ethical and political reference point'' in the country.

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(SP)QATAR-LUSAIL-2022 WORLD CUP-ROUND OF 16-POR VS SUI

(221206) -- LUSAIL, Dec. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bruno Fernandes (L) of Portugal vies with Ricardo Rodriguez of Switzerland during the Round of 16 match between Portugal and Switzerland of the 2022 FIFA World Cup at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Dec. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

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Cuba calls on U.S. to lift trade embargo

STORY: Cuba calls on U.S. to lift trade embargo DATELINE: Oct. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:17 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of press conference 2. various of Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez 3. various of streets in Havana 4. various of U.S. Embassy in Cuba 5. Cubans protesting U.S. embargo (File) STORYLINE: Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Wednesday called on the U.S. government to lift its decades-long trade embargo, or blockade, against the country. "The U.S. blockade has caused Cuba losses valued at 3.806 billion U.S. dollars between August 2021 and February 2022," Rodriguez told a press conference in the country's capital Havana. The call comes ahead of the Cuban government's annual submission to the UN General Assembly of a draft resolution calling for an end to the embargo. The General Assembly is scheduled to discuss and vote on the draft resolution in early November. U.S. trade sanctions, Rodriguez said, severely limit Cuba's access to food, medicine, t

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINA-WANG YI-CUBA-FM-MEETING

(220920) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) meets with Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez in New York, the United States, on Sept. 19, 2022. (Photo by Liao Pan/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-CHINA-WANG YI-CUBA-FM-MEETING

(220920) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (2nd R) meets with Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez (2nd L) in New York, the United States, on Sept. 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

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Cuban FM expresses thanks for international solidarity against the U.S. blockade

STORY: Cuban FM expresses thanks for international solidarity against the U.S. blockade DATELINE: May 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): BRUNO RODRIGUEZ, Cuban Foreign Minister STORYLINE: Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Monday thanked the world for its support for the country in the fight against the U.S. blockade. Rodriguez made the remarks at the International Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba held in Havana, with the participation of Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and around 1,000 activists from some 60 countries and regions. Rodriguez thanked the participating delegates of 219 unions, political groups or civic organizations for their solidarity. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): BRUNO RODRIGUEZ, Cuban Foreign Minister "Through your struggle, you encourage the creative, persistent and victorious resistance of the Cuban people in the midst of enormous difficulties. We give our utmost gratitude for the international days organized against t

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Cuba says U.S. tries to exclude it from Summit of the Americas

STORY: Cuba says U.S. tries to exclude it from Summit of the Americas DATELINE: April 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the summit 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): BRUNO RODRIGUEZ, Cuban Foreign Minister STORYLINE: The Cuban government on Monday said the United States is attempting to exclude the island nation from the 9th annual Summit of the Americas, which will be held in Los Angeles, California from June 8 to 10. "I denounce that the United States government has decided to exclude Cuba from participating at the 9th Summit of the Americas," Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez stated in an official declaration. The official revealed that Washington exercises "extreme pressures" on the governments of the region that oppose Cuba's exclusion. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): BRUNO RODRIGUEZ, Cuban Foreign Minister "The government of the United States is fooling the public and the governors of the hemisphere by saying that they have not decided yet which countries to inv

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Japan vows to boost ODA to Cuba as foreign ministers meet

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez shake hands as they meet in Cuban capital Havana on May 2, 2015. Kishida arrived in Havana on April 30 as the first top Japanese diplomat to visit the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan vows to boost ODA to Cuba as foreign ministers meet

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) hold talks with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez (R) in Cuban capital Havana on May 2, 2015. Kishida arrived in Havana on April 30 as the first top Japanese diplomat to visit the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cuban foreign minister speaks in response to U.N. vote

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez speaks at a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Oct. 27, 2015, after the United States voted against a U.N. resolution demanding an end to the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Cuban President Castro still exerts political influence: Rodri

TOKYO, Japan - Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the Cuban Embassy in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2009. Rodriguez said former Cuban President Fidel Castro, who stepped down in February last year, is still an influential figure and remains an ''ethical and political reference point'' in the country. (Kyodo)