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Cuba's informal market finds new space on growing internet

Cuba’s informal market finds new space on growing internet

HAVANA (AP) — In the Telegram group chat, messages roll in like waves. “I need liquid ibuprofen and acetaminophen please,” one user wrote. “It’s urgent, it’s for my 10 month old baby.” Others offer medicine brought from outside Cuba, adding: “Write me in a direct message. Emoji’s spotted lists feature antibiotics, pregnancy tests, vitamins, rash …

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Royal Caribbean is quietly bringing back a beloved adult event

Royal Caribbean is quietly bringing back a beloved adult event

After the cruise industry returned to sailing from North American ports in July 2021, all cruise lines had to make major changes due to the covid pandemic. Some were obvious like vaccine requirements, masks and additional cleaning protocols. Capacity was also limited and social distancing was enforced (as much as possible on a cruise ship. …

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The crypto crisis continues.  Here is the latest news on the collapse of FTX |  CNN Business

The crypto crisis continues. Here is the latest news on the collapse of FTX | CNN Business

New Delhi CNN Business — Aftershocks from Last Week’s Massive Trillion-Dollar Crypto Industry Earthquake Continued to Reverberate In Monday. Digital currency prices fell again as the crisis engulfing the market deepened over the weekend. Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency in the world, has fallen around 65% so far this year. It was trading at around $16,500 …

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Droughts and rising seas threaten Cuban agriculture

Droughts and rising seas threaten Cuban agriculture

By MEGAN JANETSKY November 12, 2022 GMT https://apnews.com/article/business-cuba-caribbean-droughts-economy-be688d051fc0c9f4bab6bd9c72d7c205 BATABANO, Cuba (AP) — Yordán Díaz Gonzales pulled weeds from his fields with a tractor until Cuba’s summer rainy season turned them to feet-deep red mud. Now it takes five farmhands to tend to Díaz’s harvest. This squeezes Diaz’s profit margin and diminishes Cuba’s agricultural productivity, already …

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