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A group of elderly people wait at a dining hall to receive food assistance through the Sistema de Atencion a la Familia (SAF) system in Havana, Cuba, March 10, 2026. Pensions in Cuba have shrunk to the equivalent of $7 a month on the black-market exchange, as the peso has lost about a third of its value against the dollar since the start of the blockade. REUTERS/Norlys Perez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SEARCH "NORLYS CUBA ELDERLY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
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Vintage cars and a tricycle drive on a street downtown as Cuba's state-run economy has descended into a full-blown crisis after the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump hardened sanctions and cut off the Caribbean nation's oil supply, in Havana, Cuba, February 21, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez
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