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Canada pledges food aid for Cuba as US fuel blockade continues

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada announced Wednesday it is sending $8 million Canadian (US$6.7 million) in food aid to people in Cuba as the island faces an escalating fuel crisis as oil shipments have slowed following U.S. threats of tariffs. Foreign Affairs Minister ...

US to end health aid to Zimbabwe after funding talks collapse

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The United States has said it will wind down health assistance to Zimbabwe after negotiations collapsed on a U.S.-proposed funding deal that the African nation rejected in part over a requirement to share sensitive health data. The ...