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Miguel DÃaz-Canel cites China and Vietnam as possible models for opening up the countryâs economy Cubaâs economy needs urgent changes to overcome a crisis intensified by a US oil blockade, the president, Miguel DÃaz-Canel, has said…
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Miguel DÃaz-Canel cites China and Vietnam as possible models for opening up the countryâs economy Cubaâs economy needs urgent changes to overcome a crisis intensified by a US oil blockade, the president, Miguel…
Read original at The Guardian →Four months into US oil blockade, Cubans see island drained as state electric company fights to provide even a few hours of power a day The doctor called from the darkness, a shadowy figure sitting on the stoop of his…
Read original at The Guardian →As Cuba heads into another month of blackouts due to the near-total fuel blockade imposed by the US, many say their lives now revolve around these power outages. For Ana Rosa Romero, a 70-year-old widow living in a…
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Miguel DÃaz-Canel cites China and Vietnam as possible models for opening up the countryâs economy Cubaâs economy needs urgent changes to overcome a crisis intensified by a US oil blockade, the president, Miguel DÃaz-Canel, has said…
View source →Four months into US oil blockade, Cubans see island drained as state electric company fights to provide even a few hours of power a day The doctor called from the darkness, a shadowy figure sitting on the stoop of his apartment building.…
View source →As Cuba heads into another month of blackouts due to the near-total fuel blockade imposed by the US, many say their lives now revolve around these power outages. For Ana Rosa Romero, a 70-year-old widow living in a high-rise building, the…
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