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The Economist understands that American officials are considering sending fuel to the island to stave off a humanitarian crisis
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Cuba faces deepening divisions as fuel shortages, power cuts and food scarcity worsen amid America's oil embargo and the state's…

An upheaval beckons in an increasingly miserable country

America's pressure campaign against Cuba has forced the regime to negotiate a potential deal that could open the island to US…

Even if the island were not burdened by embargoes and communism it would be a poor investment prospect

But Donald Trump could make a deal with the communist regime

Chinese solar panels are flooding into the troubled island nation