Rare protests have taken place in Cuba as the island nation's economic
By Dave Sherwood and Alien FernandezSANTIAGO DE CUBA (Reuters) - A crowd swarms the steps of a small state-run market on the outskirts of Santiago, Cuba's second-largest city, sweating and shouting, jostling for a chance at a once-monthly ration of chicken.A pound bag of thighs is going for a bargain 20 pesos - about a nickel at the black-market exchange rate - but furor devolves to chaos as word spreads there may not be enough for everyone.And that's when the lights go out."This is life here,"...
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government has protested as interventionist comments from the U.S. Embassy on the island following demonstrations against power blackouts and food shortages by hundreds of people in eastern Cuba. Cuba’s Foreign Ministry delivered a note expressing the complaint to the chargé d’affaires at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Havana, Benjamin Ziff.On Sunday,
Cuba protests US comments following protests against power blackouts, food shortages
Cuba’s government has protested as interventionist comments from the U.S. Embassy on the island following demonstrations against power blackouts and food shortages by hundreds of people in eastern Cuba
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