Havana, Feb 24, 2026 (AFP) - Starved of fuel, Cubans scramble to make ends meet

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The US-imposed oil blockade on Cuba is upending the lives of everyday workers, who are switching jobs and ditching their cars to make due amid rolling blackouts and fuel shortages. Yixander Diaz jettisoned both his ride and his work when the father of two, a taxi driver, turned to bricklaying. "Times are tough," the 27-year-old, who now commutes by bicycle from his Havana suburb to the city center, told AFP. Since toppling Venezuela's leftist lea......

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