US says it is considering closing its embassy in Cuba 3 hours ago Share this with Facebook

-



A vintage US car passing in front of the US Embassy in Havana (17,/2/ 2015)Image copyrightAFP
Image captionMore than 20 US embassy staff have been affected by the mysterious attacks.
The US is considering closing its embassy in Cuba after diplomatic staff reported health problems which Washington blames on a "sonic attack".
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said a decision whether to shut to the mission in Havana was "under evaluation".
More than 20 staff suffered conditions ranging from mild brain trauma and hearing loss to dizziness and nausea.
US officials believe some kind of device was used to undermine their health. Cuba denies any involvement.
Read More :
At least two Canadians have also been affected by similar symptoms.
"It's a very serious issue with respect to the harm that certain individuals have suffered," Mr Tillerson told CBS.
Despite an investigation involving the FBI, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Cuban authorities, there is still no full explanation as to the cause of the incidents since late 2016.
President Raul Castro reportedly gave his personal assurance to the then-US Charge d'Affaires in Havana that Cuba was not behind the attacks.
The US reopened its embassy in Havana in 2015 following decades of frozen relations.
In 2016 President Barack Obama became the first sitting US president to visit Cuba since Calvin Coolidge in 1928.
In June President Donald Trump announced a partial roll-back of Mr Obama's Cuba policies, but said he would not close the US embassy in Havana.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Postharvest Technology Businesses for MSMEs across sub-Saharan Africa

-
Image
Key Facts(GROUNDNUTT ENGINE):EMMYBLOG Bountifield’s solution is based on a one-to-many approach, allowing them to reach millions more people with technology. In Malawi, their technology includes a manual sheller and an imported motorized sheller for peanuts. In Senegal and other countries, their technology includes an Ewing Multi-Crop Grinder, which is a multi-functional burr mill technology. In Kenya, their technology includes an imported motorized multi-crop thresher for sorghum, millet, green grams and pigeon peas, and rice. Bountifield has a plan to positively impact 10 million African people by 2030 with their solution. Key Features Bountifield addresses the gap in postharvest technology markets and the consequent food loss that occurs from manual labor in processing food throughout Africa. Our solution is not the sale of one tool, but our ability to develop small-scale agro-processing businesses with: a) a portfolio of Bountifield-approved tools; b) tailored training and services...
Read more

Problems in Agriculture: Loss of Land and Decreased Varieties

-
Image
Lesson Transcript Learn about agriculture, the science of farming to raise animals and grow plants used in the production of food and other products, such as leather. Explore problems faced by farmers, including loss of land and decreased varieties of animals and plants produced. Understand how these problems impact the production of food and other farm products. Problems in Agriculture Think about how much food you eat each day. Now, think about how big the human population is and how much food is needed to feed all of those people. Since the development of agriculture, most of the food needed to feed the population has been produced through industrialized agriculture. Since the 1960s, the amount of food produced through this type of agriculture has increased drastically, and currently there is enough food produced to feed every human on Earth. Although industrialized agriculture has been successful in producing large quantities of food, the future of food production is in jeopardy du...
Read more