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Cuba faces its worst fuel crisis in decades.
Live from the UK, this is the Marketplace Morning Report from the BBC World Service.
I'm Guy Kilty.
Good morning.
Cuba's tourism industry has suffered a major blow after dozens of flights were cancelled because of a lack of aviation fuel.
Air Canada, which flies many tourists to the Caribbean island, suspended flights on Monday because of the shortages.
The scarcity of jet fuel is the latest result of efforts by the Trump administration to impose an effective oil blockade on the communist nation.
The White House is threatening tariffs on any country which supplies Havana and local people are already feeling the pain.
The BBC's Will Grant reports.
Will Grant there.
Let's do the numbers.
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The company also said it plans to cut 5,000 to 6,000 jobs over the next two years, around 7% of its global staff.
And China's consumer inflation rose less than expected in January, up 0.2% from a year earlier.
The British department store Harrods says more than 180 survivors of abuse by the store's former owner, Mohamed Al-Fayed, have applied for financial compensation.
Hundreds of women have accused the late Egyptian billionaire of rape and sexual assault while working at Harrods.
The luxury retailer says around 50 women have received payments to date.
Sales of electric motorbikes are growing and it's no longer just the preserve of niche manufacturers.
The BBC's Elizabeth Hotson's been looking at this rapidly growing market.
That's it from us.