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July 15, 2021

Cuba Lifts Restrictions on Essential Goods Brought in by Travelers
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Cuba announced it will allow incoming travelers to bring in unlimited
food, medicine and hygiene products without having to pay a customs tax.
The move comes after several days of rare anti-government
demonstrations, with people decrying a lack of medicines and basic
goods, which is due in large part to the catastrophic U.S. blockade.


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