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Cuba Jamming Ham Radio? Listen For Yourself

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As anti-government protests spilled onto the streets in Cuba on July 11, something strange was happening on the airwaves. Florida operators reported the signals were loudest there, enough to make communication with hams in Cuba impossible. Valladres explains he escaped from Cuba to the United States in a raft in 2005.

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Come Home With Memories, Not a Shocking Phone Bill

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The horror story goes something like this: A family returns from a trip abroad, and the glow from the vacation has barely begun to fade when a cellphone bill with hundreds — or even thousands — of dollars in international charges arrives. Smartphones have become an indispensable part of international travel.

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Is It Safe to Travel to the Bahamas? Here’s What You Need to Know.

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Currently, Turks and Caicos and Cuba are also Level 2 because of concerns over crime. However, shark attacks are extremely rare in the Bahamas: The Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File indicates that there have only been 29 unprovoked attacks in the country since the 16th century.

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Climate Talks End In Copenhagen Accord; Countries Settle On Non- Binding 2 ºC Warming Limit

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In the end, 188 countries voted in favor of the motion, with Cuba, Bolivia, Sudan, and Venezuela voting against it. Weech secured consensus before mid-morning by calling a vote to “take note” of the accord, rather than approve it. The accord will not become an official United Nations document unless unanimous approval is secured.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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Based on calculations by the International Energy Agency (IEA), 75% of the growth in the world’s energy demand from 2005 to 2030 will come from developing countries. The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund). International Finance Corporation; and. International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Drawing Rights (SDRs).