Reuters reports that the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted its 27th annual resolution calling for an end to the U.S. economic embargo on Cuba. This after a failed bid by Washington to amend the text to push Cuba to improve its human rights record.<br />The U.N. vote can carry political weight. Only the U.S. Congress can lift the more than 50-year-old embargo, though. The United States and Israel voted against the resolution.189 countries voted in favor. <br />
