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Cuba postponed its annual cigar fair due to fuel shortages

Cuba will postpone its world-renowned annual cigar fair this year due to fuel shortages caused by a US oil embargo, organisers announced on Saturday. The island has been experiencing long blackouts for the past few weeks.

In an official statement, the fair’s organiser and the global monopoly on Cuban cigar sales, Habanos S.A., said the decision was made to “preserve the event's high standard of quality.”

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