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World Service,21 Oct 2024,26 mins

Cuba’s double whammy

World Business Report

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Essential businesses and schools in Cuba remain closed until Wednesday as Hurricane Oscar makes landfall. Much of the island is in midst of a massive power failure. Also, a $47 billion civil case has opened in court in London over who's responsible for Brazil's worst-ever environmental disaster, when a mining dam collapsed in 2015. And Jim O'Neill who coined the term 'BRICS' expresses concern the group of countries which is meeting in the Russian resort of Kazan 'no longer knows what it stands for' You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033. We would love to hear from you!

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