Fidel is off - this is one of those historical moments, which is why Virgin bloody Radio deemed it important enough for the second item on its 8am news. Shame, I'd hoped he'd survive yet another US President. Viva Fidel!*
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7252109.stm
* by which I don't mean that Communism is necessarily a great way to run a country, but somewhere that exports doctors strikes me as better run than somewhere that exports private mercenary companies.