Long-lasting power cuts, mounting rubbish and a hit to the tourism industry - Cuba's energy crisis is deepening. Fuel shortages have been worsened by the US blocking oil shipments from Venezuela, a long-standing ally in the region, to the island. US President Donald Trump has called Cuba a "failed nation", saying it should make a deal with the US. There are unconfirmed reports that the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, is engaging in talks with the communist Castro leadership - turning to former leader Raul Castro's grandson, Raul Guillermo Rodriguez. New episodes of the Global News Podcast are published twice a day. You can listen here: https://link.mgln.ai/GNP-YT And you can find more of our YouTube episodes here: https://bbc.in/GlobalNewsPodcast Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Cuba #DonaldTrump #BBCNews
Donald Trump’s fuel embargo intensifies Cuba’s energy crisis | Global News Podcast
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Long-lasting power cuts, mounting rubbish and a hit to the tourism industry - Cuba's energy crisis is deepening. Fuel shortages have been worsened by the US blocking oil shipments from Venezuela, a long-standing ally in the region, to the island. US President Donald Trump has called Cuba a "failed nation", saying it should make a deal with the US. There are unconfirmed reports that the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, is engaging in talks with the communist Castro leadership - turning to former leader Raul Castro's grandson, Raul Guillermo Rodriguez. New episodes of the Global News Podcast are published twice a day. You can listen here: https://link.mgln.ai/GNP-YT And you can find more of our YouTube episodes here: https://bbc.in/GlobalNewsPodcast Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Cuba #DonaldTrump #BBCNews
