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World Service,18 Mar 2024,26 mins

Electricity and food shortages lead to rare protests in Cuba

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The island is experiencing one of its worst crisis in the last three decades, with people struggling to get staples like milk and bread. Presenter Sam Fenwick examines the difficulties the Cuban economy is facing. Former US President Donald Trump hasn't been able to find a private company to guarantee the $464m million he's been ordered to pay in a New York civil fraud case. We hear about the consequences this could have for the former US president. And --why the number of stolen luxury watches has surged in the past year. (Picture: People walk on the street in downtown Havana, Cuba. Picture credit: REUTERS)

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