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Cubans’ resilience sorely tested as US oil sanctions bite
As Washington punishes Cuba for supporting Venezuela, Cubans are replacing tractors with oxen and oil with firewood
On a muggy morning in eastern Havana, a bus crammed with more than 100 sweaty commuters pulls in to a bus stop.
- Ed Augustin
- The Guardian
The doors open and more passengers press in before – inch by inch – the hydraulic doors groan shut, slowly shunting the new arrivals inside.
“All the buses are coming like this,” said Roberto López, 66, on his way – fingers crossed – to buy biscuits in the…
Bus services throughout Cuba have been slashed in recent weeks as the…