Although it arrived in in eastern Cuba in 2011, the state telecom company had kept quiet about it until now.

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The vote was off, and when Gordon Brown became Prime Minister he signed up to Lisbon (although he arrived for the ceremony late and avoided joining other EU leaders at a self-congratulatory gathering).

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Although the check arrived, there were fears it wouldn't.

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