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Spanish hotel group Melia said on Wednesday it would immediately stop managing, marketing and providing brand services for 15 hotels in Cuba, pointing to the island’s worsening geopolitical, legal and economic conditions.

The move comes as US President Donald Trump’s administration steps up pressure on Cuba, using an oil blockade and tighter sanctions in an effort to cut off resources and force a change in its government.

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