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Cuban President Lifts Customs Restrictions on Food, Medicine

People protest in front of the Capitol in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, July 11, 2021. Hundreds of demonstrators went out to the streets in several cities in Cuba to protest against ongoing food shortages and high prices of foodstuffs, amid the new coronavirus crisis. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced that the country will lift import duties (BBC) on food, medicine, and personal hygiene items that travelers bring into Cuba, a concession after nationwide protests that began on Sunday. Critics say the move is insufficient; due to pandemic-related travel restrictions, few flights are arriving in Cuba.

Haiti: Haitian authorities issued arrest warrants (Al Jazeera) for five “armed and dangerous” suspects in last week’s killing of President Jovenel Moise, including a former senator and a former government official.

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