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Cuba Lifts Restrictions on Essential Goods Brought in by Travelers

HeadlineJul 15, 2021

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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