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World Briefing | The Americas: Cuba: U.N. Vote Reaffirms Opposition To U.S. EmbargoFor the 16th straight year, the United Nations General Assembly voted to lift the 46-year-old American trade embargo of Cuba. Only Israel, the Marshall Islands and Palau voted with the United States against the nonbinding resolution to end the embargo. Speaking for Cuba, Felipe Pérez Roque, the foreign minister, said the United States was responsible for holding back Cuban progress with a “brutal economic war.” In reply, Ronald Godard, an American envoy, said Cuba had imposed an “embargo on freedom” on its people. Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationDoubts over Australian terror case spark official review by chief prosecutor...Beheading and Shooting by Russian Neo-Nazis on Video... Militia Talks Could Reshape Darfur Conflict... Rome Mayor Wins Election to Lead a Center-Left Party... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - World Briefing | The Americas: Cuba: U.N. Vote Reaffirms Opposition To U.S. Embargo |
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